LORMAN, Miss. – Alcorn State baseball closed out the 2025 season with a hard-fought 9-3 loss to Florida A&M on Saturday afternoon at Rat McGowan Stadium. The Braves (6-43, 1-29 SWAC) showed resilience with a three-run rally in the ninth inning, but the Rattlers (30-23, 24-6 SWAC) maintained control throughout the contest with timely hitting and aggressive baserunning.
Florida A&M jumped out to an early 4-0 lead through two innings and held Alcorn scoreless until the eighth.
Jermel Ford, Reyfield Adams, and
Ty Boze each delivered extra-base hits in the ninth to help spark a late surge, while six different Braves recorded hits in the finale.
Despite the loss, the Braves finished the season with their best offensive inning of the series, stringing together four hits and three runs in the final frame.
GAME RECAP
Florida A&M Builds Early Cushion
- The Rattlers scored one in the first and added three more in the second behind a two-RBI triple from Broedy Poppell and a sacrifice fly by Jay Campbell to make it 4-0.
- Alcorn had its best early chance in the third, putting runners at the corners, but a lineout double play ended the inning.
Middle Innings – Hornets Extend Lead
- A pair of runs in the fourth and solo tallies in the seventh and ninth extended Florida A&M's advantage to 9-0.
- Alcorn's bullpen settled in midway through the game, with Luke Sanders, Edwin Guzman, and Caden Wade combining to allow just one earned run over the final five innings.
Ninth Inning Spark for Alcorn
- Jermel Ford doubled to lead off the eighth and came around to score on a wild pitch for the Braves' first run.
- In the ninth, Chance Jackson doubled and scored on an RBI double from Adams. Ty Boze followed with a sharp RBI single to left, plating Adams.
- Julian Jarrett singled to put runners on the corners, but the game ended with a strikeout and groundout.
OFFENSIVE LEADERS
- Jermel Ford: 2-for-5, double, run scored, stolen base
- Reyfield Adams: 1-for-5, double, RBI, run scored, stolen base
- Ty Boze: 1-for-1, RBI, stolen base
- Chance Jackson: 1-for-1, double, run scored
- Julian Jarrett: 1-for-2, walk
- Brandon Robinson: 1-for-4
PITCHING SUMMARY
- Kanious Davis (L, 1-7): 1.1 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K
- Guershon Exi: 2.0 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
- Luke Sanders: 2.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 K
- Edwin Guzman: 2.0 IP, 1 unearned run, 0 H, 1 BB
- Caden Wade: 1.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H
BY THE NUMBERS
- 8 – Total hits for the Braves, including three in the final inning
- 3 – Extra-base hits: doubles by Ford, Adams, and Jackson
- 3 – Stolen bases by Alcorn (Ford, Adams, Boze)
- 3 – Runs scored in the final two innings after being held scoreless through seven
- 4 – Errors by Alcorn's defense leading to multiple unearned runs
SEASON WRAP-UP
Alcorn State finishes the 2025 campaign with an overall record of
6-43 and a
1-29 mark in SWAC play.
