Alex Martinez gave Grambling State fits, as Martinez bagged four hits in Prairie View A&M baseball’s season opener with a 7-5 victory on Friday. Martinez singled in the third, singled in the fifth, singled in the seventh, and singled in the ninth.
Prairie View A&M Baseball 23 tallied three runs in the fifth inning. Prairie View A&M Baseball 23 put the pressure on, lead by singles by Martinez, Michael Burroughs, and Sebastian Coria.
Elijah Breeden earned the win for Prairie View A&M Baseball 23. The hurler lasted four and a third innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out seven. Michael Dews and Ty Tubbs entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. Tubbs recorded the last two outs to earn the save for Prairie View A&M Baseball 23.
Boykins took the loss for Grambling State. The pitcher went five innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and striking out four.
Prairie View A&M Baseball 23 racked up 12 hits on the day. Martinez, Coria, and Marshal Jonas all managed multiple hits for Prairie View A&M Baseball 23. Martinez led Prairie View A&M Baseball 23 with four hits in five at-bats.
Grambling State collected eight hits on the day. Burrell III and Hatton all collected multiple hits for Grambling State. Grambling State was sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Gardner had the most chances in the field with eight.