HOUSTON (Interstat) — Joe Dolinshek pitched 5.2 innings of no-hit ball, allowing three earned runs with two strikeouts, as Alabama State defeated Texas Southern 6-4 in the first game of a Southwestern Athletic doubleheader Sunday at M.O. Campbell Center.

The Hornets (26-19) jumped ahead 6-0 in the third inning on Miguel Oropeza’s two-run homer. Jackson Williams homered in the fourth, Cale Clark doubled home a run in the sixth and Trey Callaway homered in the eighth. Devin Chandler added an RBI single in the ninth.

Texas Southern (18-18) answered with a run in the bottom of the third on Christopher Chavez’s RBI single. Elijah Rodriguez homered in the fourth, Evan Joubert drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth and Anthony Ruiz had an RBI single in the ninth.

Alabama State outhit the Tigers 9-8. Texas Southern grounded into three double plays. Justin Mayes struck out eight over five innings for the Tigers.