ITTA BENA, Miss. (Interstat) — Derek Arrocha pitched a complete-game no-hitter and Jackson State defeated Mississippi Valley State 7-1 on Sunday afternoon at Magnolia Field in a Southwestern Athletic Conference series finale.

Arrocha allowed one earned run on no hits with seven strikeouts over nine innings. The only run came in the fifth inning on a run-scoring single by Cody Leming that drove in Johnny Escobarez, who had reached on a strikeout and a wild pitch. Arrocha retired the final 13 batters he faced, finishing his second straight winning start after a 6-2 victory over Alcorn State on May 4.

The win improved Jackson State to 21-23 overall and 9-7 in the SWAC. Mississippi Valley State fell to 12-33 and 6-11.

Robert Tate led the Tigers with three hits, including a solo home run in the ninth inning, and finished 3-for-5. Pierre Cabral also had three hits, driving in two runs. Hederick Torres and Shemar Harris each recorded two hits and an RBI. Diego Melendez doubled and drove in a run in the first inning, and Edwin Lemus Hudson added a run-scoring single in the seventh.

Mississippi Valley State managed seven hits but grounded into three double plays. Logan Darnell started for the Delta Devils and took the loss, allowing six earned runs on 12 hits over six innings with three strikeouts. Camden Farmer pitched three innings of relief, giving up three hits and one run.

Jackson State jumped ahead in the first inning. After Tyree Reed struck out, Tate singled and scored on Melendez’s double to left-center. The Tigers added two runs in the fourth on an RBI single by Torres and a run-scoring double by Harris. They extended the lead to 5-0 in the fifth when Cabral singled home Reed.

Mississippi Valley State’s only rally came in the fifth. After Escobarez struck out but reached on a wild pitch, Tanner Aoki was hit by a pitch. Leming then singled to left, scoring Escobarez, but Aoki was thrown out trying to advance to third. Arrocha allowed no further damage.

The Delta Devils threatened in the ninth when Kendall Brookins singled and Jaxon Haynes singled, but Arrocha got pinch-hitter Jace Jones to fly out to right field to end the game.

Jackson State collected 15 hits, while Mississippi Valley State had seven. The Tigers won the weekend series two games to one after splitting the first two games. On Saturday, Mississippi Valley State won 13-11, and on Friday, Jackson State won 11-5.

Jackson State hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mississippi Valley State travels to Prairie View for a three-game series starting Thursday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Jackson State 7, Mississippi Valley State 3, and its ELO system gave Jackson State a 78.70 percent probability to win.