HEMPSTEAD, Texas (Interstat) — Isaac Herrera pitched eight shutout innings, striking out six and scattering nine hits, as Prairie View defeated Mississippi Valley State 11-1 on Thursday afternoon at Tankersley Field in a Southwestern Athletic Conference matchup. The Panthers improved to 10-34, while the Delta Devils fell to 12-34.

Prairie View scored twice in the first inning on RBI singles by Ty Moore and Zacarias Salinas. Mississippi Valley State tied it in the fifth on an unearned run, but the Panthers answered with three runs in the bottom half, keyed by Basilio Williams’ RBI single and a run-scoring groundout. Prairie View added two more in the sixth, benefiting from a costly error. Ryland Duson’s RBI double and Salinas’ sacrifice fly stretched the lead to 9-1 in the seventh. The Panthers tacked on two more in the eighth on Ethan Walker’s bases-loaded walk and Moore’s sacrifice fly.

Nineteen Prairie View hits backed Herrera’s complete-game effort. Moore, Duson and Walker each had three hits. Daniel Scott took the loss for Mississippi Valley State, allowing five earned runs in 4⅓ innings. The teams meet again Friday and Saturday.