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12
Winner Southern U. SOUTHERN 21-21
2
Mississippi Valley MISSISSI 11-28
Winner
Southern U. SOUTHERN
21-21
12
Final
2
Mississippi Valley MISSISSI
11-28
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern U. SOUTHERN 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 12 17 1
Mississippi Valley MISSISSI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 3

W: Bobby Spencer (8-3) L: Richard, Luke (2-5)

3/28/26
Mississippi State Athletics

Game Recap: Baseball | | MVSU Communications

Aoki Reaches Safely Four Times In Game One vs. Jaguars

 
ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University baseball program saw its leadoff man on the lineup card get aboard in all four plate appearances, but the Diamond Devils were unable to fully capitalize as Southern University prevailed, 12-2.
 
The Basics:
 
  • Score
    • Southern – 12
    • Mississippi Valley – 2
 
  • Records
    • Mississippi Valley (11-29, 7-15 SWAC)
    • Southern (22-21, 15-7 SWAC)
   
  • Series History (Since 2012)
    • Jaguars Lead 4-0 (0%)
 
  • Winning Streak (Since 2011)
    • Jaguars (W4) / Diamond Devils' Last Win: N/A
 
Diamond Devils' Top Performers:
 
  • Tanner Aoki was a constant thorn in the visitors' sides, going 2-for-2, both singles, in his two official at-bats alongside a pair of walks and scoring one of the club's two runs.
 
  • Johnny Escobalez Jr. was the other Devil to reach multiple times, doubling as well as a base on balls.
 
  • Ty Burns cracked the other two-bagger while the two RBIs were picked up by a Tom Early single and a fielder's choice by Chris Soeder in back-to-back ABs during the eighth inning.
   
Next:
  
  • Valley State will attempt to break out of its elongated funk and even the series with the Southern Jaguars at 5 p.m. Saturday night in the delta.
 
 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play SOUTHERN MISSISSI
SOUTHERN TOP 1st Kameron Byrd reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-0); KJ White Jr. out at second ss to 3b to 2b, picked off; Ryan Hunter scored. 1 0
SOUTHERN TOP 1st Glenn Green III doubled to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); Jacoby Radcliffe scored; Kameron Byrd scored. 3 0
SOUTHERN TOP 2nd Kameron Byrd singled, RBI (0-0); Jaylon Lucky advanced to second; KJ White Jr. advanced to third; Ryan Hunter scored. 4 0
SOUTHERN TOP 4th Jaylon Lucky homered to left field, RBI (0-0). 5 0
SOUTHERN TOP 6th Jacoby Radcliffe reached first on an error by p, RBI (0-0); Jaylon Lucky scored. 6 0
SOUTHERN TOP 7th Beny Bikar Jr. doubled down the lf line, RBI (0-0); Kenyon Hughes scored. 7 0
SOUTHERN TOP 7th Ryan Hunter Failed pickoff attempt, advanced to third; Beny Bikar Jr. scored. 8 0
SOUTHERN TOP 8th Glenn Green III homered to left field, RBI (0-0). 9 0
MISSISSI BOT 8th Tom Early singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Kendall Brookins advanced to second; Cody Leming advanced to third; Tanner Aoki scored. 9 1
MISSISSI BOT 8th Chris Soeder reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-0); Tom Early advanced to second; Kendall Brookins out at third ss to 3b; Cody Leming scored. 9 2
SOUTHERN TOP 9th Jacoby Radcliffe singled to center field, 2 RBI (0-0); KJ White Jr. scored; Omari Johnson scored. 11 2
SOUTHERN TOP 9th Glenn Green III doubled to center field, RBI (0-0); Jacoby Radcliffe scored. 12 2

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