MONTGOMERY, Miss. (Interstat) — Isreal Ramos homered twice and drove in six runs Wednesday as Mississippi Valley State routed Alcorn State 15-8 in the first game of a Southwestern Athletic Conference doubleheader at Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium.

Ramos, who went 3 for 5, launched a two-run homer in the second inning and a three-run shot in the third to fuel the Delta Devils’ offense. Ty Burns added a grand slam in the seventh inning for Mississippi Valley State, which had 10 hits.

The Braves outhit the Delta Devils 15-10 but stranded numerous baserunners. Keaten Hawk and Kanious Davis each had three hits for Alcorn State. Chase Ragas provided two scoreless innings of relief in the loss.

Mississippi Valley State improved to 9-17 overall, while Alcorn State fell to 2-24.