Texas Southern 14, at Prairie View 12

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (Interstat) — In a Southwestern Athletic Conference slugfest Saturday afternoon that stretched into the evening, Texas Southern outlasted Prairie View 14-12 at Tankersley Field, erasing a deficit with a four-run ninth inning to improve to 18-14 while the Panthers dropped to 5-31. Both teams collected 15 hits and each committed one error, but the Tigers capitalized on key hits late. Texas Southern first baseman Anthony Ruiz went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, extending a hot stretch that included a 2-for-4 performance in Friday’s 13-0 win over Prairie View. Ruiz homered on the game’s first pitch,… Read more...