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Jacksonville State University Athletics

Composite Calendar
Fisher Cantrell
12
Winner Jacksonville St. JACKSONV 18-4
7
Alabama A&M ALABAMA 7-16
Winner
Jacksonville St. JACKSONV
18-4
12
Final
7
Alabama A&M ALABAMA
7-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville St. JACKSONV 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 7 12 9 1
Alabama A&M ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 7 8 3

W: Cantrell, Fisher (1-1) L: Charles Morris (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Gamecock Barrage Secures 12-7 Victory vs. Alabama A&M

MADISON, Ala. — Jax State baseball scored 11 runs in the final three innings en route to a 12-7 victory over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs on Wednesday at Toyota Field.

Jax State improves to 18-4, bouncing back after a one-run loss on Tuesday. Alabama A&M falls to 7-16 on the season.

Fisher Cantrell earned his first victory of the season after two and two-thirds innings of scoreless ball, striking out seven. Cantrell was the active Jax State pitcher when the lead changed in the ninth inning. Charles Morris was tabbed with his first loss of the season.

The game was locked into a scoreless draw until the top of the fourth inning, when Matthew Cash scored Orlando Pena on a sac fly to center field.

The Bulldogs plated five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, starting with a wild pitch with the bases loaded to tie the game. Back-to-back two RBI hits would put the Bulldogs up 5-1.

In the top of the seventh inning, Jax State would tie the game with four runs, starting with a two-RBI single through the right side by Jaxon Pate, scoring Ace Williamson and Caleb Johnson. A throwing error by the Alabama A&M pitcher would plate the fourth run for Jax State, and a sac fly by Grayson Ashe to score Trey King would tie the game at 5-5.

Jax State plated seven runs in the top of the ninth inning, highlighted by three home runs by Peña, Sam Richardson, and Johnson. The final three runs for the Gamecocks would score on back to back throwing errors by the Bulldogs third baseman, putting Jax State up 12-5 needing three outs to finish the game.

Alabama A&M would make a small dent in the lead with a two-RBI single to cut the lead to 12-7, but Chase Horst would shut down the bases-loaded threat with a foul out and a line out to secure the victory.

Gamecocks starting pitcher James Wilson opened up with 5.1 innings of work, a career-high. Wilson struck out six and only walked one in 82 total pitches.

The Gamecocks will open home conference play on Friday night against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Action is set to begin at 6 p.m. at Jim Case Stadium.

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