LORMAN, Miss. (Interstat) — Payton Allen tossed six innings of one-run ball, striking out seven and allowing no hits, as Grambling defeated Alcorn State 20-8 in the first game of a Southwestern Athletic Conference doubleheader Monday. The Tigers improved to 17-23 with 17 hits, while the Braves fell to 3-35 with seven hits. Shannon Martin went 2-for-3 with five RBIs, Aidan Lopez was 3-for-5 with two RBIs, and James Woody and Trey Bridges each had three hits and two RBIs. Charles Ashe drove in four runs, and Cameron Hill homered and added two RBIs. Grambling scored six runs in the first inning, five in the eighth and four in the ninth. Alcorn State answered with a three-run third inning, but could not overcome the deficit. Jaylyn Bennett had two RBIs and Christian Dunn drove in three runs for the Braves.