GAME 2 | Florida A&M 13, Alabama A&M 7
HUNTSVILLE, AL --Senior Sebastian Greico racked up four hits to help lead the Florida A&M Rattlers over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 13-7 on Saturday.
Senior Andrew Ginther (1-1) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Florida A&M (7-12, 2-0). The right-hander went 4.2 innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on three hits, allowing no walks and striking out four.
In addition to his four hits, Greico had a double, a home run and three RBI to lead the Rattlers. Senior Adam Haidermota compiled a standout performance as well, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI. Senior Evan Badger also contributed for Florida A&M, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding a double, a walk and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rattlers got on the scoreboard first, starting in the second inning. Florida A&M scored three times, picking up one on an RBI base knock off the bat of Badger.
The Rattlers then lost some of their lead, expanding on their advantage in the third inning after the Bulldogs cut it to 3-2. Florida A&M plated two runs off of Alabama A&M pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double off the bat of Haidermota, which brought the score to 5-2 in favor of the Rattlers.
Alabama A&M narrowed Florida A&M's lead to 5-3 before the Rattlers stretched the advantage to 11-3 in the fourth inning. The Rattlers bats heated up in the inning, scoring six runs, including a two-run error off the bat of senior True Fontenot.
The Bulldogs fought back, closing the gap to 11-5 until Florida A&M added some insurance in the ninth. The Rattlers scored twice on Greico's two-run homer, bringing the score to 13-5 in favor of Florida A&M. Alabama A&M put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Rattlers still coasted to the 13-7 win.
GAME NOTES
» Greico racked up four hits on the day for Florida A&M.
» The Rattlers had both Haidermota and Greico smack multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Fontenot drove in four runs for Florida A&M.
» Every Florida A&M starter reached base safely in the win.
» Florida A&M's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed six runs across.
» The Rattlers had control of the rest of the game after jumping ahead of the Bulldogs 3-2 in the top of the second.
» Four Rattlers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Rattlers had a total of 15 hits.
» The Rattlers out-hit the Bulldogs at a 15-10 clip.
» Florida A&M went 8-for-20 (.400) with runners in scoring position.
» Florida A&M pitchers limited Alabama A&M to just 2-for-11 (.182) with runners in scoring position.
» Florida A&M pitchers faced 43 Alabama A&M hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out nine.
» The Rattlers drew eight walks from Alabama A&M pitching.
» Greico led the Rattlers at the plate, going 4-for-6 with a double, a home run and three RBI.
» Alabama A&M was led offensively by junior J. Riera, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
» Senior D. Hernandez led the Bulldogs pitching staff, throwing four innings of five-run ball.
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