Jackson State Baseball Takes Two From Eastern Michigan

JACKSON, Mississippi -- The Jackson State baseball team improved to a 3-1 record on Saturday when the Tigers took two games from the Eastern Michigan Eagles at Braddy Field. JSU won the first game 5-3 and took the second game 8-6.

Game 1: Four home runs (Josh Crispin, Jesus Santana, Raul Hernandez and Stephan Vidal) powered JSU’s victory in game one. The Tigers started the scoring in the first inning. Robert Perteet and Crispin each doubled to get on base and scored to put the Tigers ahead 2-0. With Hernandez on base, Vidal hit JSU’s first homer on the day for JSU.

JSU used a three run second inning to try to pull away from Eastern Michigan. With Lamar Briggs on first base, Santana posted a two run homer. The next batter, Hernandez hit a solo homer making the score 7-0.

The Eagles got back into the game in the fourth inning. EMU scored four runs, which was sparked by Max Schuemann’s homerun.

The Tigers added an insurance run in the sixth when Crispin hit a homer. The Tigers finished with 12 hits and three errors. EMU scored its 6 runs on 12 hits.

Nick Galattas pitched 7.2 innings to pick up the win.

Game 2: Game two was a back and forth affair. Jackson State took the early lead, scoring four runs in the first. The Tigers added three more runs in the second. Making the score 7-0 early.

Eastern Michigan started to mount a comeback in the fourth, scoring four runs in that frame, to trim JKST’s lead the just three runs.

The Tigers added an insurance run in the sixth, to make the score 8-4. The 8 runs would be enough, as Jackson State was able to hold off a late charge, for the 8-6 win.

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