Valparaiso 2, at Jacksonville State 13

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (Interstat) — The Jacksonville State Gamecocks erupted for eight runs in the seventh inning, turning a close contest into a rout and defeating the Valparaiso Beacons 13-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday at Rudy Abbott Field. The offensive explosion broke open a game that had been a tight 5-2 pitchers’ duel through six innings, propelled by a dominant start from Jacksonville State’s Beau Bryans and a series of timely hits from the middle of the Gamecocks’ lineup. Bryans, the top star for Jacksonville State, set the tone with a commanding performance. The right-hander struck… Read more...