GAME 1 | Florida A&M 11, Alabama A&M 1
HUNTSVILLE, AL --Junior Janmikell Bastardo put together a brilliant outing at the plate Saturday, hitting for the cycle to help lead the Florida A&M Rattlers over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 11-1.
Senior Caleb Granger (3-1) got the win for Florida A&M (6-12, 1-0). The right-hander went eight innings, giving up one run on four hits, allowing one walk and striking out six.
Bastardo completed his cycle in five at-bats, driving in one run along the way. Senior Ty Jackson supplemented Bastardo's historic day by going 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI. Bastardo also helped out for the Rattlers, going 4-for-5 for Florida A&M with a double, a triple, a home run and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 1-0, the Rattlers first put runs on the board in the third inning. Florida A&M scored two runs on solo shots from senior Adam Haidermota and Jackson.
The Bulldogs failed to push any runs across before the Rattlers built on their lead in the fifth inning. Florida A&M pushed across a run on senior Sebastian Greico's two-out RBI double, which brought the score to 3-1 in favor of the Rattlers.
Florida A&M kept Alabama A&M scoreless before building their lead to 5-1 the following inning. The Rattlers added two to their tally on Ben Kim's two-run homer.
Florida A&M held the Bulldogs scoreless before their offense got things moving the next inning. The Rattlers picked up a run on Bastardo's one-out solo home run off junior E. Hurlburt, bringing the Florida A&M advantage to 6-1.
The Rattlers kept Alabama A&M scoreless before expanding their lead to 11-1 the following inning. Florida A&M hit two home runs in the inning on the way to pushing five runs across. The score remained 11-1 for the rest of the game, as the Rattlers coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» The Rattlers got two home runs off the bat of Jackson.
» Bastardo collected four hits on the day for Florida A&M.
» Granger struck out six Bulldogs hitters.
» The Rattlers had three players put together games with multiple extra-base hits.
» Jackson drove in four runs for Florida A&M.
» Florida A&M's highest scoring inning was the eighth, when it pushed five runs across.
» Florida A&M took the lead at 2-1 in the top half of the third and never lost that advantage.
» Granger put together eight innings of one-run ball for the Rattlers.
» Four Rattlers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Florida A&M hitters hit six home runs in the ballgame.
» The Rattlers out-hit the Bulldogs at a 14-4 clip.
» Florida A&M went 4-for-8 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» Florida A&M pitchers faced 27 Alabama A&M hitters in the game, allowing 13 ground balls and three fly balls while striking out six.
» Jackson led the Rattlers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI.
» Alabama A&M was led offensively by junior J. Riera, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
» Sophomore A. Mateo led the Bulldogs pitching staff, throwing six innings of five-run ball.
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