HUNTSVILLE, Ala. |Tristan Curless went 3-for-5, with four RBI and one run scored as the Alabama A&M University returned from its nine-game road swing with a 14-4 victory in seven innings over Mississippi Valley State in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Friday at the Bulldog Baseball Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
Mississippi Valley State (8-17 overall, 0-9 SWAC) opened the scoring in the top of the first with one run, but Alabama A&M answered in the bottom of the frame.
 
Dre Amaral drew a walk and advanced to third on a Brycen Hammonds single to center. Tristan Curless followed with a single down the line in right as Amaral scored. Miles Jackson walked to load the bases as Jesus Riera brought Hammonds across on a sacrifice fly to right as the Bulldogs grabbed a 2-1 lead.
 
Alabama A&M (4-24, 2-8) plated four runs on three hits in the second to push the lead to 6-1.
 
Angel Rivera opened the frame with a walk. After a groundout advanced Rivera to second, Amaral singled to put runners on the corners. After a pitching change, Hammonds walked, loading the bases. Curless followed with a base hit to right, clearing the bases as Rivera, Amaral and Hammonds scored. Jackson flied out to left as Curless scored.
 
MVSU got a run back in to the top of the third, but AAMU responded with a pair of runs, extending the advantage to 8-2. 
 
Both teams plated a run in the fifth and the Delta Devils added another run in the top of the sixth, cutting the deficit to 9-4. 
 
However, Alabama A&M put the game away with a five-run sixth inning as the Bulldogs cruised to the 14-4 victory.
 
GAME NOTES

• Alabama A&M finished with 14 runs on 11 hits, with one error and left nine on base
• Tristan Curless went 3-for-5, with four RBI and one run scored
• Brycen Hammonds went 3-for-3, with three runs scored and a pair of runs driven in
• Anthony Mateo (1-5) picked up the win as he surrendered three runs on eight hits, with one strikeout and one walk
• Dustin Hernandez worked the final two innings in relief
• Mississippi Valley State finished with four runs on nine hits, committed two errors and stranded eight on base
• Quin Bennett took the loss, giving up four runs on three hits, with three walks and one strikeout in 1.1 innings
• Isaiah Valenzuela, Kobe Ladd and Craig McGee pitched in relief 

UP NEXT  
Alabama A&M continues its three-game SWAC series with Mississippi Valley State on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Bulldog Baseball Field.
 
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