NEW ORLEANS -- The Jackson State baseball team won its second straight and 16th overall Southwestern Athletic Conference championship with a 9-8 victory over Alabama State Sunday evening at MBL Youth Academy at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, La.
The Tigers and the Hornets squared off for the seventh time this season and while ASU held a 5-1 regular season edge, JSU held on to win the league crown. After five innings, the Hornets held a 6-5 advantage over the Tigers. JSU scored three runs to take an 8-6 lead and added an insurance run in the eighth to secure the victory.
Desmond Russell (9-4) pitched five innings to pick up the win. He allowed six runs on 10 hits and struck out five batters. Alexander Juday got the save in relief work. In two innings he gave up only one run on one hit and finished with three strikeouts.
Melvin Rodriguez and Charles Tillery powered JSU’s offensive efforts with each player recording three hits. Rodriguez scored a run and had two RBIs and Tillery scored two runs and had one RBI.
COURTESY JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS
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