NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Braves scored collected 12 hits to stay alive at the 2015 SWAC Baseball Tournament defeating Alabama A&M 13-3 in seven innings.
LaDerrick Williams and
Jordan Boston each recorded three hits in the game to lead the Braves to a victory.
Boston got the Braves on the board first with a RBI single to score
Earl Burl III.
After Alabama A&M tied the game at 1-1, the Braves came away with a five-run inning in the second.
Alabama A&M's Ben Lott hit a two-run homerun in the top of the fourth inning to close the gap to 6-3.
The Braves picked up two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to go up 8-3 on Burl's two RBI single to left field.
A five-run sixth inning by the Braves put the game out of reach to keep their hopes alive for their second SWAC title.
The Braves will face the loser of the Grambling State/Texas Southern game tomorrow at noon.
