THE HILL | Charles Morris drew a bases-loaded walk, scoring AJ Anderson from third as the Alabama A&M University baseball team won Game 2 of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series against Mississippi Valley State, 12-11, with a walk-off win over the Delta Devils on Saturday afternoon from the Bulldog Baseball Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
Mississippi Valley State (4-9 overall, 0-5 SWAC) struck for two runs on two hits in the top of the first inning to grab an early 2-0 lead.
 
Alabama A&M (7-15, 2-3) responded in the bottom of the inning with a pair of runs, tying the game at 2.
 
Trey Rutledge struck out but reached on a passed ball. AJ Anderson drew a walk and Kylan Duncan brought Rutledge across with a ground out to the second baseman. After a walk to Charles Morris, Dre Amaral singled up the middle, scoring Anderson to tie the game.
 
The Delta Devils answered in the second with four runs, highlighted by a three-run homer to left by Jace Jones, taking a 6-2 advantage.
 
The Bulldogs closed the gap to 6-4 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning.
 
Elvis Victoriano drew a base on balls to begin the frame and scored on Angel Rivera's double to left center. Rutledge followed with a perfect bunt down the third base line as Rivera stopped at third. AJ Anderson brought Rivera across with a sacrifice fly to right.
 
AAMU cut the deficit to 6-5 in the third with one run as Morris and Amaral drew back-to-back walks to open the inning. With two outs, Rivera plated Morris with a single to center.
 
Mississippi Valley State got a run back in the fourth, pushing the advantage to 7-5.
 
The Bulldogs tied the game at 7, plating two runs in the bottom of the fifth as Amaral opened with a single and scored on an Isaac Castro triple to left center. Castro scored on Victoriano's base hit down the left field line.
 
Alabama A&M used the long ball to take a 10-7 lead in the sixth as Morris crushed a two-run homer deep over the wall in right and Isaac Castro belted a solo home run over the wall in left.
 
The Delta Devils took advantage of an error in the eighth, with one run to close the gap to 10-8.
 
Mississippi Valley State grabbed an 11-10 lead with three runs in the top of the ninth, but AAMU answered in the bottom of the frame as Rutledge drew a walk, stole second and scored on an AJ Anderson base hit to left.  Duncan was intentionally walked and Desmore Joseph was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two outs. Morris drew the walk on four balls to bring home Anderson for the game-winning run for the 12-11 victory.
 
GAME NOTES

• Alabama A&M finished with 10 runs on 11 hits, committed a pair of errors and stranded nine on base
• Dre Amaral went 3-for-4, with one RBI and one run scored
• Isaac Castro was 2-for-5, with two RBI and two runs scored
• Angel Rivera went 2-for-4, with two RBI and one run scored
• AJ Anderson was 2-for-3, with two runs scored and two RBI
• Charles Morris went 1-for-3, with three RBI and two runs scored
• Raymond Clark started for the Bulldogs, giving up six runs on six hits, with three walks and a pair of strikeouts in 2.0 innings
• Nick Espinola, Jordan Nolley and Charles Morris (1-0) pitched in relief
• Mississippi Valley State finished with 11 runs on 16 hits, with one error and nine left on base
• James Snipes gave up five runs (three earned) on four hits, with five walks and one strikeout in 3.0 innings
• Malik Kemp, Kobe Ladd, Kai Hanasaki, Brady Heinzmann and Kade Wood (1-1) worked in relief

 
UP NEXT  
Alabama A&M closes out its three-game SWAC series with Mississippi Valley State on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. from the Bulldog Baseball Field.
 
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