GAME 2 | Florida A&M 9, Jackson State 3
TALLAHASSEE, Fl --The Florida A&M Rattlers took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never surrendered the advantage on the way to a 9-3 win against the Jackson State Tigers on Friday.

Junior Raylan Wagner (1-0) got the win for Florida A&M (15-17, ). The right-hander went 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits, allowing three walks and striking out two. Senior Zach Morea also pitched well, going 2.2 shutout innings while allowing three hits, walking one and striking out three.

Senior Jared Weber led the way offensively for the Rattlers, going 2-for-4 in the ballgame with a double, a triple and two RBI. Senior Ty Hanchey put together a standout performance at the plate as well, going 1-for-2 with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Senior Janmikell Bastardo also contributed, going 2-for-4 for Florida A&M with a double and two RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Rattlers got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Florida A&M put up two runs in the frame, highlighted by an RBI triple off the bat of Weber.

The Tigers failed to push any runs across before the Rattlers built on their lead in the third inning. The Florida A&M offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a two-run double off the bat of Bastardo, which brought the Rattlers lead to 6-0.

Jackson State narrowed Florida A&M's lead to 6-1 before the Rattlers stretched the advantage to 8-1 in the fifth inning. The Rattlers added two to their tally on Hanchey's two-run homer to .

Florida A&M held the Tigers without a run before their offense got things moving the next inning. Sophomore Ben Kim crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Rattlers, bringing the Florida A&M advantage to 9-1. Jackson State put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Rattlers still coasted to the 9-3 win.

GAME NOTES
» The Rattlers power output was led by Weber, who had two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Florida A&M's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed four runs across.
» Florida A&M took a 2-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Rattlers out-hit the Tigers at a 10-9 clip.
» Florida A&M went 3-for-8 (.375) with runners in scoring position.
» Florida A&M pitchers limited Jackson State to just 2-for-11 (.182) with runners in scoring position.
» Florida A&M pitchers faced 41 Jackson State hitters in the game, allowing 12 ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out five.
» The Rattlers drew five walks from Jackson State pitching.
» Weber led the Rattlers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two RBI.
» Jackson State was led offensively by senior Ty Hill, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
» Sophomore Erick Gonzalez led the Tigers pitching staff, throwing 2.2 scoreless innings.

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