MONROE, LA – Alcorn State baseball struggled to find its rhythm offensively in an 11-1 road loss to the University of Louisiana Monroe on Tuesday night at Lou St. Amant Field. The Braves (2-11) managed just five hits in the contest while ULM (8-8) capitalized on key scoring opportunities to take control in the middle innings.
Mason Duke provided the lone RBI for Alcorn, driving in Jesse Burton in the seventh inning to prevent the shutout. Reyfield Adams,
Nathan Gamez, Kalum Banks, and
Jeremiah Farmer each added a hit for the Braves. Starting pitcher
Jacobe Nailer (0-2) took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits over three innings, while
Andres Chirinos and
Guershon Exi provided relief appearances.
ULM broke open the game with a five-run fourth inning, highlighted by a grand slam from Colby Lunsford. The Warhawks added three more runs in the fifth and never looked back, holding Alcorn to just one run over seven innings.
GAME RECAP
First Three Innings – ULM 0, Alcorn 0
- Both teams started slow offensively, with neither side managing to push a run across through three innings.
- Adams and Gamez each recorded singles, but ULM's defense kept Alcorn from advancing past second base.
- Nailer worked three strong innings before running into trouble in the fourth.
Middle Innings – ULM 9, Alcorn 0
- ULM broke through in the fourth, loading the bases before Lunsford launched a grand slam to left field.
- The Warhawks continued the scoring in the fifth, tacking on three more runs behind a two-run double.
- Alcorn had an opportunity to score in the sixth after Adams walked and advanced on an error, but the Braves couldn't capitalize.
Final Innings – ULM 11, Alcorn 1
- The Braves got on the board in the seventh when Duke singled up the middle, scoring Burton from second.
- ULM responded in the bottom of the inning with two more runs to push their lead to 10, enforcing the run rule.
- Alcorn finished with five hits but left six runners stranded.
BY THE NUMBERS
- 5 – Alcorn recorded five hits in the game, but only one resulted in a run.
- 1 – Mason Duke drove in Alcorn's only run with a seventh-inning RBI single.
- 6 – The Braves left six runners on base, struggling to capitalize on scoring opportunities.
- 11 – ULM plated 11 runs on 10 hits, using a five-run fourth inning to take control.
UP NEXT
Alcorn State (2-11) will begin SWAC play this weekend with a three-game series against Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, FL. The series opener is set for Friday, March 14, with first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. CST.
