HEMPSTEAD, Texas (Interstat) — Texas Southern defeated Prairie View 14-12 on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Tankersley Field in a Southwestern Athletic Conference slugfest. The Tigers improved to 18-14 overall, while the Panthers fell to 5-31.

Anthony Ruiz led Texas Southern with a home run and two RBIs, finishing 3 for 5. Shaun Williams added a homer and two RBIs, going 2 for 4. Kewan Braziel pitched three scoreless innings with three strikeouts for the Tigers. Prairie View’s John Lawson starred, going 3 for 3 with a home run and five RBIs. Michael Burroughs drove in three runs, and Ryland Duson and Ethan Walker each homered.

Texas Southern struck first on Ruiz’s first-inning solo homer. Prairie View answered with Walker’s solo shot and a Burroughs RBI single. The Tigers expanded their lead on Williams’ homer and a wild pitch, but Prairie View’s Lawson launched a three-run homer in the third to cut the deficit. The teams traded runs through the middle innings. Texas Southern broke open a 10-10 tie with a five-run ninth, highlighted by Jonathan Trejo’s two-run double. Prairie View scored once in the eighth but could not complete the comeback.