HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Interstat) — Jackson McKenzie homered and drove in four runs to lead the Florida A&M Rattlers to a 9-8 win over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs on Thursday evening at Bulldog Field. McKenzie doubled in the first inning for an RBI and later hit a two-run homer in the fourth. Will Brown added a three-run homer in the fourth inning. Ryan Young tossed 3 2/3 innings of hitless relief with five strikeouts for the win. Clark Lincoln worked four innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out three.

Florida A&M improved to 22-22, while Alabama A&M fell to 7-39. The Rattlers collected 13 hits to the Bulldogs’ 10. Jay Campbell went 3-for-5 with an RBI. Zak Rice had two hits and two RBIs for Alabama A&M, and Miles Jackson went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Brady Baxter and Antonio Torres each threw two scoreless innings in relief for the Bulldogs.

Alabama A&M scored five runs in the first two innings, aided by two errors in the second. Florida A&M answered with six runs in the fourth and added two more in the fifth. The Bulldogs rallied for two runs in the sixth but fell short.