GRAMBLING, La. | It was a tough day for the Grambling State University baseball team, as the Tigers fell to Texas Southern 24-4 on Saturday afternoon at Wilbert Ellis Field and R.W.E. Jones Park.
GSU was never able to threaten TSU, falling behind 19-0 after four innings. Cameron Bufford led GSU at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a pair of singles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Texas Southern put the pressure on Grambling State early, scoring two runs before making an out. TSU put up a total of six runs in the first inning.
- In the second inning, CJ Castillo drilled a leadoff triple for TSU. Castillo scored one batter later on a ground ball, stretching Texas Southern's lead to 7-0. TSU led 9-0 at the end of two full innings.
- Texas Southern continued to pad its lead in the third and fourth innings, scoring a total of 10 runs, crafting a 19-0 mountain for GSU to climb.
- Grambling State tried to kick start a comeback effort in the fifth inning. Aries Gardner got Grambling State on the board with an RBI double. Later in the inning, Terry Burrell III sent a sacrifice fly to centerfield, plating Gardner and trimming TSU's lead to 19-2. Another sacrifice fly by Jarficur Parker, cut the lead to 19-3.
- The effort proved to futile, as TSU cruised to the 24-4 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Grambling State plated four runs runs on seven hits. The Tigers left eight runners on base
- Texas Southern finished with 24 runs on 18 hits, leaving four runners stranded
- GSU committed three errors
- TSU made one error
- Jacorey Boudreaux (7-4) got the start on the mound for Grambling State, allowing nine runs on six hits in 2.0 innings of work. He also tallied one strikeout while issuing three walks
- Jordan Martinez (4-2) earned the win for Texas Southern, surrendering four runs on seven hits, to go along with six strikeouts
UP NEXT
Grambling State wraps its home schedule on Sunday afternoon versus Texas Southern for Senior Day. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
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