Courtesy: Prairie View A&M Athletics
VERO BEACH, Fla. —Sophomore Michael Burroughs collected four hits to help lead the Prairie View A&M Panthers past the N.C. A&T Aggies 7-5 on Friday.
Junior Elijah Breeden (1-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Prairie View A&M (4-1). The right-hander went two innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on two hits, allowing no walks and striking out three. Junior Michael. Dews also made an impact on the mound for the Panthers, starting the ballgame and throwing six innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on seven hits, with one walk and four strikeouts.
In addition to his four hits, Burroughs had a double, a home run, and an RBI to lead the Panthers. Junior Isaac Davila put together a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and three RBI. Junior Lee. Allen also contributed for Prairie View A&M, putting together three hits in four trips to the plate while adding a double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Panthers got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom of the first inning with the game still scoreless. Freshman Michael Smith came across to score the lone run of the inning for Prairie View A&M and get them on the board.
The Aggies then tied the ballgame at one before the Panthers came back to reclaim their advantage in the fourth inning. Prairie View A&M pushed across a run on Davila’s one-out RBI double, which brought the score to 2-1 in favor of the Panthers.
Prairie View A&M’s lead had evaporated by the time the sixth inning arrived and turned into a 3-2 N.C. A&T advantage, when the Panthers re-took control at 4-3. Davila’s run-scoring single highlighted a two-run output in the frame for the Panthers.
Prairie View A&M lost the lead they built in the sixth but got back on the board in the seventh trailing 5-4. The Panthers sent in two runs, including one on a solo homer off the bat of Burroughs, bringing the Prairie View A&M advantage to 6-5.
The Panthers kept N.C. A&T off the scoreboard before building on their lead to 7-5 the following inning. Prairie View A&M picked up a run on Davila’s leadoff home run off of senior Jake Delisi. The score remained 7-5 for the rest of the game, as the Panthers held on for the win.
GAME NOTES
» Burroughs racked up four hits on the day for Prairie View A&M.
» The Panthers had both Davila and Burroughs crush multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Prairie View A&M’s highest-scoring inning was the seventh when it pushed two runs across.
» Four Panthers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Panthers had a total of 15 hits.
» The Panthers out-hit the Aggies at a 15-10 clip.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers limited N.C. A&T to just 1-for-5 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
» PVAMU pitchers faced 39 N.C. A&T hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and six fly balls while striking out eight.
» Davila led the Panthers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and three RBI.
» N.C. A&T was led offensively by junior Tre Williams, who went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.
» Delisi led the Aggies pitching staff, throwing 1.1 innings of one-run ball.