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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.
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The Basics:
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- Score
- Southern – 12
- Mississippi Valley – 2
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- Records
- Mississippi Valley (11-29, 7-15 SWAC)
- Southern (22-21, 15-7 SWAC)
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- Series History (Since 2012)
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- Winning Streak (Since 2011)
- Jaguars (W4) / Diamond Devils' Last Win: N/A
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Diamond Devils' Top Performers:
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- 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.
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- Johnny Escobalez Jr. was the other Devil to reach multiple times, doubling as well as a base on balls.
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- 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.
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Next:
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- 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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