Alabama State stages late-night rally, stuns Southern in tourney

FORT WORTH, Texas — Alabama State rallied from a six-run deficit to end Southern’s long day of baseball with a stunning 10-9 defeat Thursday night at the SWAC tournament.

The Jaguars (21-22) had begun Thursday with a 7-1 victory over Alabama A&M in a game that began at 9 a.m.

Alabama State’s victory came at 1:15 a.m. Friday, with the tying and winning runs scoring on a squeeze bunt and an SU error.

Before that, D.J. Wallace had hit a grand slam and driven in five runs against the Hornets.

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aleb Hatcher drove in three runs, and Jose DeLeon provided clutch pitching for 7.1 innings.

He left with a 9-3 lead, but with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth.

Josh Powell walked Richard Amion to force in one run, then gave up a two-run double to Leo Rojas. Powell allowed a fourth run to score when Richard Gonzalez’s groundout sent Amion home, cutting the Jaguars’ lead to 9-7.

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