MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Mississippi Valley State University baseball program ended its contest that was suspended on April 15 in Itta Bena in a 14-4 loss before falling in the originally scheduled game two of this weekend's series, 8-1 immediately following the suspended game.
The Basics
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- Final Score (Suspended Game): Alabama State 14 | Mississippi Valley State 4
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- Final Score (Game 2): Alabama State 8 | Mississippi Valley State 1
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- Records: Mississippi Valley State (10-27-1, 4-21 SWAC) | Alabama State (27-22, 18-7 SWAC)
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- Location: Montgomery, Alabama – Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex
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- Series History: Alabama State Leads 114-127-1
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- Winning Streak: Alabama State (W13) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: March 2, 2019 (12-11, 10 Innings)
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Mississippi Valley State Top Performers
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- Darrien Chapman did not play in Saturday's ballgame but was a hitting menace in the suspended one, cranking out a pair of home runs to account for three RBIs and two runs scored.
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- Angel Perez made his first career pitching appearance to close out the suspended contest, not allowing a single earned run over three innings.
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- Abraham Ortiz pitched well, giving up just three runs in 5.2 frames of work and a trio of strikeouts.
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- Chris Soeder registered a double on top of scoring on April 15 while picking up the lone RBI of the afternoon on May 14.
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- Maury Weaver scattered three hits, two runs, a double plus a walk over the month-long hiatus.
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- Dreylin Holmes also logged three base knocks and a two-bagger in that timespan while Eric Johnson II also slugged an extra-base hit (double) as well.
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Notes
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- The Diamond Devils will have to wait until next season to break its four-year tournament drought, when it dropped both games as the third seed in the East at the conclusion of the 2018 season.
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The Green and White hopes to keep its losing streak from hitting a dozen on Sunday afternoon with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. in Montgomery.
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