Montgomery, Ala. – Nolan Santos once again struck out double-digit batters, but Alabama State evened up the weekend series with a 9-5 win, Saturday night in Montgomery, Ala.
 
How It Happened
 
The Wildcats (19-23, 13-7 SWAC) took control early as Jeremy Garcia scored Brian Perez with an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning.
 
An inning later, B-CU added three more on a Boris Peña RBI single and a two-run homer for Malik Stephens, his third of the year.
 
Alabama State (23-17, 14-4 SWAC) cut into the lead in the third inning, scoring on a wild pitch. A three-run homer tied things up in the sixth at 4-4.
 
The two teams traded runs in the seventh, B-CU's coming on a bases-loaded walk by Franki Febles.
 
Alabama State took the lead for good in the eighth, scoring four runs on an RBI double, single, bases-loaded walk, and a wild pitch to take a 5-9 lead, and that would be all.
 
Nolan Santos made the start for the Wildcats He threw 6.2 innings, allowing five runs – all earned – on six hits and three walks. He turned in another double-digit strikeout game, finishing with 11 on the evening.
 
Brenton Fisher took the loss. In two-thirds of an inning, he allowed two runs on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Amir Asghar also took two-thirds of an inning. He walked two and struck out one.
 
Notes

• Four Wildcats registered mutli-hit games – Matthew Garcia, Irvin Escobar, Boris Peña, and Jeremy Garcia.
• Malik Stephens has reached safely in 13 straight games after a base hit.
• B-CU left 13 men on base.
• Nolan Santos has struck out double-digit batters in three straight games, four of his last five starts, and five total times this season. He has 82 total punchouts this season.

Up Next

The rubber match of the three-game series is set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST.
 
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