MADISON, Ala. – Prairie View A&M (14-16) used a ninth inning RBI walk-off single to right center by junior Kellen Rogers to rally to a 2-1 win over Southern (16-28).  

After four scoreless innings the Panthers struck first in the bottom of the fifth.  Senior Andrew Garcia started the inning by reaching first on a throwing error by the short stop.  PVAMU's Damarie Smith gave the Panthers life with the next at bat hammering a single shot to right center advancing to second on the throw scpromg Garcia to make the score 1-0 over the Jaguars.
 
Southern followed suite to tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the sixth.  After two and ½ defensive innings it looked as the though the game would go extra. 

The Panthers Garcia contributed a triple down the left line to set up the scoring run.  Fresh off the bench Rogers stepped to the plate and fought off a 1-2 count crushing a walk-off RBI single to right center field to advance the Panthers to a 2-1 win over Southern and an undefeated record in the 2021 SWAC Tournament.

Southern's first baseman Colton Frank went 1-for-3 with one RBI and Jovante Dorris recorded one hit for the Jaguars.
 
Smith and senior Xavier Jefferson collected two hits in four at-bats.  Brayden Johnson, Christian Mendez each went 1-for-2.  Garcia grabbed the biggest hit of the game going 1-for-4 with two runs.
 
Derrick Curry (3-1) earned the win, pitching 1.0 innings of relief.  The junior faced three batters to hold off the Jaguars.

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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.
 
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