Game One Box Score Game Two Box Score
PINE BLUFF, Ark.-The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (13-15, 6-8 SWAC) baseball team split a doubleheader with the Texas Southern Tigers (13-14, 6-8 SWAC) winning 6-5 and losing 8-6 at Regional Park on Saturday.
The Golden Lions captured game one of the series rallying from a two run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Golden Lions put up three runs in the bottom frame capped off by a Sean Prater single that subsequently drove in the game winning run.
Texas Southern jumped put to a 8-1 advantage in game two of the doubleheader after scoring five runs in the first inning and three runs in the second. UAPB chipped away at the lead putting up two runs in the bottom of the sixth. TSU was able to hold the Golden Lions scoreless in the seventh inning sealing the victory.
Both teams will return to the field Sunday, April 5th to play the third and deciding game of the series. The winner of the contest will have the inside track for second place in the SWAC’s Western Division. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.