MONTGOMERY, Miss. (Interstat) — Tom Early drove in four runs Thursday as Mississippi Valley State held off Alcorn State 13-10 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game at Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium.

The Delta Devils built a large early lead and withstood a late Braves rally. Early tripled in two runs in the fifth and added a two-run single in the eighth. Cody Leming added three hits and two RBIs for Mississippi Valley State.

Alcorn State’s Gavin Caston hit a two-run homer in the fourth. Both teams finished with 12 hits. Devin Kriley took the loss for Alcorn State despite striking out five over 4 2/3 innings.

Mississippi Valley State improved to 10-17. Alcorn State fell to 2-25.