Mississippi Valley State edges Jackson State 13‑11 in SWAC slugfest

ITTA BENA, Miss. (Interstat) — Mississippi Valley State rallied from an 11-1 deficit to beat Jackson State 13-11 on Saturday in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game at Magnolia Field. The Delta Devils scored 12 unanswered runs after the top of the second inning, taking the lead for good on Kendall Brookins’ two-run single in the sixth. Brookins finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Stephen Landaz added two hits and two RBIs for Mississippi Valley State (12-32). Diego Melendez led Jackson State (20-23) with three hits, including a home run and two RBIs. Tyree Reed homered and drove in two runs, and Kade Walker pitched three scoreless innings with five strikeouts for the Tigers. Jackson State had 14 hits; Mississippi Valley State had 17. The Tigers scored two runs in the seventh on Eric Torres’ homer but could not complete the comeback.