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8
Alabama A&M ALABAMA 7-23
9
Winner Mississippi Valley MISSISSI 7-17
Alabama A&M ALABAMA
7-23
8
Final
9
Mississippi Valley MISSISSI
7-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Alabama A&M ALABAMA 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 8 8 2
Mississippi Valley MISSISSI 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 9 14 1

W: Ladd, Kobe (1-0) L: Brady Baxter (1-3) S: Brown, Chris (1)

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Game Recap: Baseball | | MVSU Communications

Devils Jump Out To Early Lead, Hang On For Home Opening Series Sweep

 
ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University baseball program tagged Alabama A&M's starter for seven runs over the first two innings and then clung onto their lead for the next eight frames to sweep the Bulldogs out of the delta by a final tally of 9-8.
 
The Basics:
 
  • Score
    • Mississippi Valley – 9
    • Alabama A&M – 8
 
  • Records
    • Mississippi Valley (7-17, 3-6 SWAC)
    • Alabama A&M (7-23, 2-7 SWAC)
   
  • Series History (Since 2009)
    • Bulldogs Lead 50-40 (44.4%)
 
  • Winning Streak (Since 2009)
    • Diamond Devils (W4) / Bulldogs' Last Win: March 22, 2025 (12-11)
 
Diamond Devils' Top Performers:
 
  • Tom Early had a career afternoon, notching his first ever three-hit and four-RBI outings at MVSU during a 3-for-4 showing that included a walk plus a run scored, more than doubling up on his season ribbie total (3) coming into the game.
 
  • Chris Soeder joined his teammate by also going 3-for-4, tacking on half as many RBIs (2) and an equal number of free passes (1) on top of doubling.
 
  • Kobe Ladd was credited with the pitching win as the most effective pitcher out of the eight thrown by the Green and White, getting four outs without a run allowed whereas Chris Brown hammered down the one-out save with a strikeout.
 
  • Kendall Brookins reached safely on four separate occasions Sunday, singling twice in three official at-bats as well as drawing a pair of free passes, scoring three crucial runs in the process.
 
  • Both Eric Williams and Tanner Aoki rounded out the five players to register multiple knocks by combining to hit .444 (4-of-9) as Williams drove home a runner plus stole a bag while Aoki crossed the plate one time.
 
  • Stephen Landaz got on-base three times but may need an ice bath to recover from it, garnering a single, two runs scored, and a ribbie but also got beaned twice with errant pitches.
 
Next:
  
  • Head Coach CJ Bilbrey and company have a golden opportunity to build substantial momentum moving forward, starting with Tuesday' 5 p.m. contest versus NCCAA member Southeastern Baptist.
 

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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play ALABAMA MISSISSI
MISSISSI BOT 1st Tom Early singled, advanced to second on an error by p, advanced to third, 2 RBI (0-0); Kendall Brookins scored; Tanner Aoki scored. 0 2
MISSISSI BOT 1st Tom Early scored on a wild pitch, unearned. 0 3
MISSISSI BOT 1st Eric Williams grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-0); Chris Soeder advanced to third; Stephen Landaz scored. 0 4
ALABAMA TOP 2nd Miles Jackson stole second, advanced to third on an error by c, scored, unearned; Keondre Fields stole home. 2 4
MISSISSI BOT 2nd Tom Early singled to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Kendall Brookins advanced to second; Cody Leming scored; Gabe Huelsing scored. 2 6
MISSISSI BOT 2nd Chris Soeder singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Stephen Landaz advanced to second; Tom Early advanced to third; Kendall Brookins scored. 2 7
ALABAMA TOP 3rd Colin Mason homered to left field, RBI (0-0). 3 7
ALABAMA TOP 4th Zak Rice advanced to second on a wild pitch; Brycen Hammonds advanced to third on a wild pitch; Miles Jackson scored on a wild pitch. 4 7
ALABAMA TOP 4th Zak Rice advanced to third on a wild pitch; Brycen Hammonds scored on a wild pitch. 5 7
MISSISSI BOT 4th Stephen Landaz singled, bunt, advanced to second on an error by p, advanced to third, RBI (0-0); Tom Early out at second 1b to c; Kendall Brookins scored. 5 8
MISSISSI BOT 4th Chris Soeder singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Stephen Landaz scored, unearned. 5 9
ALABAMA TOP 7th AJ Anderson doubled to left field, RBI (0-0); Keondre Fields scored. 6 9
ALABAMA TOP 8th Zak Rice homered to left center, RBI (0-0). 7 9
ALABAMA TOP 8th Isaac Castro advanced to third on a wild pitch; Colin Mason scored on a wild pitch. 8 9

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