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HOUSTON, Texas – The Mississippi Valley State University baseball program recorded double-digit hits in all three games of the series but were unable to breakthrough into the win column at Texas Southern, losing game three by a 9-3 decision.
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The Basics:
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- Score
- Texas Southern – 9
- Mississippi Valley – 3
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- Records
- Mississippi Valley (4-17, 0-6 SWAC)
- Texas Southern (10-10, 5-1 SWAC)
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- Series History (Since 2012)
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- Winning Streak (Since 2012)
- Tigers (W6) / Diamond Devils' Last Win: February 17, 2023 (7-5)
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Diamond Devils' Top Performers:
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- Gabe Huelsing took the title of top offensive producer that Cody Leming claimed over the last two days, registering knocks in each of his three at-bats including the lone extra-base hit (double) while also reaching on a bean ball and scoring.
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- Tom Early connected for a two-run single and was also hit by a pitch with the other ribbie stemming from Noah Bufford's 2-for-4 affair.
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- Tanner Aoki was the third aforementioned player with numerous hits as he poked a pair of singles and crossed the dish once whereas Kendall Brookins worked the squad's only two walks of the afternoon.
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- Pitching wise, both Angel Escobar and Gage Deutsch yielding no runs during their one inning of work, each striking out one hitter.
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Next:
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- After a grueling 21-game road slate that spanned nearly the first full month-and-a-half of the season, the Diamond Devils finally get to play inside the friendly confines of Magnolia Field for its Home Opener at 5 p.m. on Friday opposite Alabama A&M.
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