Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Bethune-Cookman’s Jorge Rodriguez drove in three runs while leading the Wildcats scoring attack in a 9-8 win over Alabama State on Thursday at Rickwood Field.
 
B-CU took a 7-0 advantage after the first three innings of play before Alabama State chipped away at the Wildcats lead and eventually took an 8-7 advantage in the game in the top half of the seventh inning.

Bethune-Cookman’s scores two runs in the bottom half of the seventh inning to reclaim the lead for good. Alabama State’s Caleb Sanders was tagged with the loss as he pitched 5.1 innings while allowing five hits and an earned run.

BCU’s Yoansell Diaz picked up the win allowing one hit and no runs. Alabama State’s Juan Cruz drove in three runs for the Hornets. As a team Bethune-Cookman collected 13 hits during the game while ASU tallied nine hits.
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
 
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.

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