Box Score PINE BLUFF, Ark. (April 2) - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Baseball team used a six-run second inning to propel them to a 12-4 win over Grambling State, here Saturday afternoon at the Torii Hunter Baseball, Softball and Little League Complex.
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The Golden Lions are now 7-4 in Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division play and 7-18 overall, while the Tigers are 8-3 in conference play and 11-15 overall. With the win, UAPB ties the series at 1-1 with GSU and are one-game out of first place in the Western Division.Â
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UAPB finished the contest with 15 hits, while GSU tallied six in the contest.
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The Golden Lions was led by both
Aderly Perez and
Julian Jones, who both went three-for-five from the play and scoring one run.
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Diamyn Hall led the Tigers from the plate with two hits in three at-bats and scoring one run.
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Blake Estep (1-3) picked up the win for UAPB. In relief, Blake pitched five innings, allowing one hit and striking out three in the 20 batters he faced.
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Dion Holbrook (0-3) received the loss for the Tigers. In his outing, Holbrook pitched one and two-third innings, allowing five hits and five earned runs in the 11 batters he faced.
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GSU grabbed the early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning with Wesley Drain scoring on a Larry Barraza grounds out to the shortstop.
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UAPB scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning to take a 6-1 lead.  Â
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The Tigers plated a run in their half of the fifth inning and two runs in their half of the eighth inning.
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UAPB scored one run in the fourth, two in the fifth, one in the sixth and two in the eighth for the 12-4 finale.
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