Who’s Hot in HBCU Baseball (February 28-March 2)

Black College Nines continues its season-long look at Who’s Hot in HBCU baseball…

Albany State University 

Brady Davis (2-1) led the Golden Rams to victory over LeMoyne-Owen, allowing 3 hits and 2 runs, with 8 strikeouts in 6.2 innings.

 

 

 

Southern University

With a score of 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning and a player on base, Dylan Jones hit a two-run home run in Friday’s three-game opening series, leading to a 5-4 walk-off victory over Saint Peter’s University.

 

 

Jaylon Jones’s weekend series produced 4-for-8 with 2 doubles, 5 runs, 1 walk, and 5 runs batted in, along with 2 stolen bases.

 

 

 

Lane College

Saul Gonzalez led the team to two wins over Benedict College, going 6-for-10 with 5 runs, 10 RBIs, 2 walks, a sacrifice fly, and 3 stolen bases.

 

 

 

Jackson State University

The Tigers swept Alcorn State in a weekend series, outscoring them 43-10 with scores of 11-1, 19-6, and 13-3. Joseph Eichelberger had notable performances: 0-for-1 with 2 RBIs in game one, 5-for-5 with a double, 4 runs, and 5 RBIs in game two, and 1-for-4 with 2 runs in the final game.

 

 

Clark Atlanta University

In the three-game series against Miles College, Jason Jones went 4-for-7 with 3 runs, a double, a triple, 6 RBIs, and a stolen base.

 

 

 

Coppin State University 

Reagan Rivera led Coppin State to a 9-6 victory over the University of Massachusetts in the series opener on Friday. Rivera allowed just three earned runs while striking out nine in 6.0 innings.

 

 

 

Texas Southern University

Jayden Jones went 5-for-10 with 2 doubles, 5 runs, a sacrifice fly, 6 RBIs, and a stolen base in the weekend series sweep over Grambling State.