TSU Baseball Falls To Grambling State In Game 2

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Grambling State broke a tie with a four-run fifth and relied on its defense the rest of the way as TSU dropped a 10-4 decision Friday afternoon at MacGregor Park.

TSU’s Justin Cooper started the scoring with a solo homer to left in the first for the 1-0 lead. Grambling State would tie it in the second as a TSU fielding error allowed the runner to score.

Grambling State moved ahead 2-1 in the third on a sac fly followed by a two-RBI double to extend the lead to 4-1. TSU would fight back and tie it at 4-all in the bottom half as Tyrese Clayborne doubled home Jeremy Almaguer followed by Roderick Coffee’s sac fly and a GSU balk which paved the way for Jordan Vidato to score from third.

Grambling State broke the tie in the fifth with a pair of homers, the latter a three-run shot for an 8-4 lead. TSU struggled to get runners on from that point as they were held to one hit over the next five innings outside of four GSU walks, an error, and a hit batter. GSU added another run in the eighth as a TSU fielding error led to a 9-4 lead followed by a solo homer in the ninth.

The series concludes tomorrow with a 1 p.m. rubber match at MacGregor Park.

Team Statistics

PITCHING: W: Jacorey Boudreaux (5-0); L: Alex Olguin (0-1)

Grambling State

BATTING: 2B: John Garcia 1; HR: Trevor Hatton 1; Keylon Mack 2; RBI: Shemar Page 1; Trevor Hatton 1; John Garcia 2; Keylon Mack 4; SF: Shemar Page 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: Terry Burrell III 1; Jarficur Parker 1; Trevor Hatton 2; John Garcia 1; Julian Murphy 1; Cameron Bufford 1; Keylon Mack 2; Daylon Ardoin 1; SB: Daylon Ardoin 1; HBP: Trevor Hatton 1; John Garcia 1