MONTGOMERY, Miss. (Interstat) — Cameron Hill went 3 for 6 with a home run and three RBIs as Grambling defeated Alcorn State 11-4 in the first game of a Southwestern Athletic Conference doubleheader Friday at Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium.

The Tigers improved to 16-23 overall, while the Braves fell to 3-34. Grambling collected 13 hits to Alcorn State’s 11. The Braves scored twice in the first inning, but the Tigers tied it in the fourth and broke the game open with a five-run sixth. Hill doubled and scored in that frame, then homered with two RBIs in the ninth.

Trey Bridges tripled and drove in two runs. Aidan Lopez went 3 for 4 with an RBI. Keyon Guillory pitched five innings, allowing no hits but three earned runs with one strikeout. Hampton Phillips and Rafael Capistran each tossed two scoreless innings in relief. For Alcorn State, Chase Moore went 3 for 4, and Kanious Davis had two hits. Devin Kriley allowed three earned runs in four innings.