PINE BLUFF, Ark. (Interstat) — Trevor Esparza tossed 6.1 innings of no-hit ball and Grambling exploded for 10 runs in the sixth inning to beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 15-3 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday at Torii Hunter Baseball/Softball Complex.

Esparza allowed three earned runs and struck out six while walking none. Nick Robinson recorded the final two outs in relief. Shannon Martin went 2 for 3 with two RBIs, James Woody was 2 for 4 with an RBI and Charles Ashe III drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved to 21-26.

Grambling took a 15-0 lead after scoring two in the third and three in the fourth before the Golden Lions (21-30) got on the board with two runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Tigers then put the game away with a 10-run sixth inning, taking advantage of two errors and a wild pitch. Martavius Thomas added an RBI and Trey Bridges had an RBI single.

Aaron Grant went 2 for 2 for Arkansas-Pine Bluff, which also got a run-scoring single from Augusto Schroeder in the seventh. Emerson Lott took the loss, allowing one earned run in 2.1 innings.

The win avenged a 16-1 loss to the Golden Lions on Friday.