Box Score
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Mississippi Valley State University baseball program rode the powerful swing of Jaxon Haynes, whose solo shot in the seventh pulled MVSU within one (7-6), and then his three-run bomb in the eighth, put the Devils in front for good to provide the winning / final margin, 9-7.
It was Valley's second non-conference win of its past three games, the first time the team has claimed multiple wins against schools not in the SWAC since defeating both Louisiana-Monroe and Illinois-Chicago back in 2015.
The Basics:
- Score
- Mississippi Valley – 9
- New Orleans – 7
- Records
- Mississippi Valley (4-11, 0-0 SWAC)
- New Orleans (8-10, 2-4 Southland)
- Series History
- Privateers Lead 9-1 (10%)
- Winning Streak
- Diamond Devils (W1) / Privateers' Last Win: March 10, 2026 (14-0)
Diamond Devils' Top Performers:
- Haynes could not be stopped, only contained (once), wreaking havoc by going 4-for-5 with a pair of round-trippers and two singles, driving home four of his teammates and scoring three times as well.
- Five separate pitchers put a goose egg on the scoreboard during their inning of work with Daniel Scott registering his first career win and Camden Farmer locking down his first save at the four-year level.
- Tom Early was the epitome of patience, coaxing three walks in five plate appearances while holding his own with a knock when he did put the bat in motion.
- Eric Williams was the only other MVSU student-athlete to tally a multi-hit day (2-for-5), adding a ribbie and a score.
- Dylan Hummel provided an extra-base hit (double) out of the lead off spot and Tanner Aoki drew a pair of bases on balls.
Next:
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- It's SWAC time for the Green and White, starting on Friday in Pine Bluff as Coach Bilbrey's road warriors open league play at 3 p.m. opposite the Golden Lions of UAPB.
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