LORMAN, Miss. – The Braves Baseball team faced off against Prairie View A&M, the No. 1 team in the Southwestern Athletic Conference West Division, in the opening game of a three-game series Friday evening. Alcorn State put up its reasonable offensive effort, but it was no match for the Panthers, falling 14-0 at William 'Rat' McGowan Stadium.
Jamaal Green collected two hits in the contest, and Christopher Pittman and Jack Butler collected one apiece to lead the Braves at the plate. As a team, Alcorn recorded four hits while committing three fielding errors.
Tyler Daniels suffered his second pitching loss of the season on the mound, starting to throw for five innings, nine hits against, 12 runs (10 earned), seven walks, and one strikeout. Diego Lopez-Molina and Jamil Betancourt also made mound appearances.
PV connected for 13 hits and scored 14 runs. Alex Martinez led the charge with a 4-for-5 appearance with two RBIs and two runs. Dominic Cox had four ribbies, and Demarie Smith scored three runs.
Keanu Maldonado (7-2) earned the pitching victory, throwing the complete 7-inning game for two walks and seven strikeouts.
The Panthers came out of the gate hot, scoring seven runs in the first inning. They kept that momentum going through the rest of the contest to shut out the Braves, 14-0.
Alcorn and Prairie View return to action on Saturday, April 30, for the second game of the series. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
