HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | Dre Amaral and
Miles Jackson belted solo home runs as the Alabama A&M University baseball team opened its three-game Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series on Friday with a 20-3 loss in seven innings to Bethune-Cookman at the Bulldog Baseball Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Bethune-Cookman (25-17 overall, 15-4 SWAC) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but Alabama A&M (9-31, 5-14) got a run back in the bottom of the frame, courtesy of a leadoff solo homer by Amaral.
However, the Wildcats used a 10-run second inning to extend the advantage to 15-1.
BCU stretched the lead to 16-1 with a run in the third inning as AAMU got a run back, trimming the deficit to 16-2 after three innings.
A solo homer by Jackson cut the margin to 16-3 in the sixth, but Bethune-Cookman proved to be too much, plating four runs in the seventh for a 20-3 victory.
GAME NOTES
- Alabama A&M finished with three runs on nine hits, committed five errors and left eight on base
- Dre Amaral went 2-for-4, with two runs scored and one RBI
- Tristian Curless and Miles Jackson also collecting two hits
- Kobe Stokes (1-1) took the loss, surrendering 14 runs (13 earned) on eight hits, with three walks in 1.2 innings
- Charlie Lazo and Trey Scott pitched in relief
- Bethune-Cookman finished with 20 runs on 19 hits and stranded nine on base
- Colton Olasin went 5-for-5, with three RBI and two runs scored
- Jose Gonzalez went 3-for-4, with four RBI and two runs scored
- Garrett Chun went 3-for-4, with four runs scored and a pair of runs driven in
- Tanner Baccabello (6-1) gave up three runs on eight hits, fanned six and walked two in 6.0 innings to pick up the win
- Jeffrey Gonzalez worked one inning in relief
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M continues its three-game SWAC series with Bethune-Cookman on Saturday from the Bulldog Baseball Field. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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