RSCBL Alumni Bell and Hamilton help lead Alcorn to Round 1 Victory
Wednesday marked the first day of the annual Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, held in New Orleans, LA at Barrow Stadium. Alcorn State came into the tourney as the #3 seed from the East side of the bracket, and round one pitted them against the 2 seed Grambling State Tigers.
The Braves upset the Tigers 8-7 in the tightly played contest. RSCBL Alumni Cedric Bell and DerVincent Hamilton combined for 3 hits, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored in the middle of the Brave lineup. Starting line-ups had Bell (DH) and Hamilton (LF) in the 3 and 6 holes respectively.
Braves scored 3 runs in the top of the 3rd to jump out to a 4 run lead to pace the game. Cedric Bell started the 3 run inning with a RBI single after a SAC bunt by teammate C. Walker moved J. Sanez into scoring position after he began the inning with a single of his own. Bell later led off the 5th inning with a Double, but was put out on the bases later in the inning.
The Braves wouldn't score again until the 7th inning, where they posted 4 runs to take the lead for good. Highlighted by a 2 run home-run by DerVincent Hamilton.
The Braves will face the winner of Alabama State and Southern University tomorrow night at 6 pm.
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