NACOGDOCHES, Texas (Interstat) — Stephen F. Austin erupted for 11 first-inning runs Friday and cruised to a 17-2 victory over Mississippi Valley State in the first game of a doubleheader at Jaycees Field.

The Lumberjacks sent 15 batters to the plate in the opening frame, capitalizing on two errors by Delta Devils second baseman Tanner Aoki. Stephen F. Austin finished with 12 hits, including a three-run double by Henning and a two-run double by DeJesus. Both of Creel’s RBIs came on sacrifice flies.

Mississippi Valley State scored its runs on RBI singles from Eric Williams in the fifth and Christopher Soeder in the sixth. The Delta Devils collected 10 hits but fell to 0-2. Stephen F. Austin improved to 2-0.