Hornets edge Rattlers 8‑6 for SWAC baseball title

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (2026 SWAC Baseball Championship) (Interstat) — Jorhan LaBoy tossed 4⅓ scoreless innings of relief and Trey Callaway smashed a three-run homer to lift Alabama State to an 8-6 victory over Florida A&M on Sunday.

The Hornets (34-21) seized control early, scoring in the first inning on Nigel Jenkins’ RBI single and adding four runs in the third and fourth innings. Callaway’s sixth-inning blast made it 8-2. Florida A&M (30-23) rallied with a run in the seventh on Jay Campbell’s single and a two-run error plus a sacrifice fly by Will Brown in the eighth, but the Rattlers left the tying run on base.

LaBoy, named the game’s top star, allowed no hits and struck out two. James Peterson started and worked 4⅔ innings, surrendering two earned runs. Callaway finished 1 for 5 with three RBIs, and Miguel Oropeza went 2 for 3 with an RBI. For Florida A&M, Jackson McKenzie, Jay Campbell and Will Brown each collected three hits.