The Alcorn State baseball team will be in action this weekend on "The Yard" as they place SWAC East opponent Alabama A&M. Last season the Braves and Alabama A&M combined for 11 homeruns in game one in Lorman which was one of the most historical hitting games every put together by two teams.
Dugout Quick Facts - Braves -
Earl Burl III .349 this season with 15 hits, 12 runs and four doubles. He is the only player in the conference to hit a single, a double, a triple and a homerun in the same game this season.
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Collin Carroll leads the Braves with a .394 batting average. He has 13 hits and two homeruns on the season.
- The Braves split their SWAC East opener last weekend with Jackson State in Lorman 9-8 and 21-3.
Dugout Quick Facts - Alabama A&M- The Bulldogs have won four Division I non-conference games this season against IPFW, UAB and Marshall twice.
- So far this season, two of the Bulldogs are hitting over .400. Julio Nunez is hitting .450 while Brandyn Crutcher is hitting .410.
- Last weekend, the Bulldogs swept Mississippi Valley State in their SWAC East opener 3-0 and are sitting on top of the division.
The first pitch of tomorrow's doubleheader is set for noon and 3:00 p.m. Game three will be on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
