JACKSON, Miss. – Six pitchers combined for a six-hit shutout as the New Orleans Privateers got ahead in the fourth and didn't look back in a 7-0 win over the Jackson State Tigers on Tuesday at Bob Braddy Field.
Tyler Velino,
Skylar Jones,
Gus Rogers,
Reid Leonard,
Luke Lycette and
Cortland Clarke combined to stymie the Tigers lineup. As a unit they had nine strikeouts to three walks on the night. It was just the second time Jackson State had been shut out in 26 games this year.
The offense broke through in the fourth behind
Eli Tidwell. After two walks drawn by Adrian Domginuez and
Eddie Castillo, Tidwell doubled to drive in a run that gave the Privateers a 1-0 lead.
New Orleans scored in each of the next two innings to increase their lead to 3-0. A Dominguez RBI single drove in
Kareh Valentin in the fifth. Tidwell then scored on an ensuing error after a bunt put down by
Evan Rogers in the sixth.
The final punch delivered by the offense resulted in four runs in the eighth inning. Tidwell collected another extra base hit, this time a triple that brought in
Kruise Newman. Valentin reached on one of five Tigers errors that scored another run and
Dylan Biddick brought in another run on an RBI ground out.
Clarke came in and struck out two in his second appearance of the season. As a staff, the Privateers landed 62 percent of their 132 pitches for strikes on the night.
INSIDE THE BOX
Tidwell had two hits, two RBI and two runs to help lead the offense. Dominguez and Newman also had two hits each. Castillo reached twice on a base hit and a walk. Jones and Leonard each had three strikeouts in two innings.
NEXT UP
The Privateers travel to Southeastern this weekend for a three-game series that starts on Friday at 6 p.m.
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