GRAMBLING, La. (Interstat) — Grambling rallied for a 6-4 victory over Florida A&M in the first game of a Southwestern Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday at Memorial Gym. The Tigers improved to 19-24 overall, while the Rattlers dropped to 21-21.

Trevor Esparza pitched 6⅓ innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs with eight strikeouts to earn the win. Cameron Hill led Grambling offensively, going 3 for 4 with three RBIs, including a two-run double in the seventh inning that put the Tigers ahead for good. Chris Marcellus homered and drove in one. Grambling executed two sacrifice hits.

Florida A&M scored four runs in the top of the first inning but managed only one more after that. Rattlers starter Garrett Workman worked 6⅓ innings, gave up no hits but five earned runs with three strikeouts. Cody Williams tossed 1⅔ hitless innings with four strikeouts in relief. Will Brown had two hits and an RBI for Florida A&M, and Jackson McKenzie drove in two.

Grambling’s pitching combination of Trenton Shaw (one inning, one hit, three strikeouts) and Mohamed Harati (1⅔ innings, three hits, one earned run, one strikeout) closed out the victory.