UAPB Baseball: Greene Puts Together Quality Performance In Golden Lions Victory Over Alcorn St.

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas —Thanks in part to a great performance on the hill from senior Andre Greene, the UAPB Golden Lions brought home a 4-3 victory against the Alcorn St. Braves on Sunday at the Torii Hunter Baseball Complex.

The solid outing from Greene earned him the victory on the mound for UAPB. The right-hander went 7.2 innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on six hits, allowing three walks and striking out six.

Junior Lawrence Noble led the way offensively for the Golden Lions, going 2-for-4 in the ballgame with a triple and an RBI. Junior Isiah Cohens compiled a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI. Sophomore Carlos Velez also chipped in, going 1-for-2 for UAPB with two walks and an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Golden Lions got on the scoreboard first, starting in the fifth inning. UAPB got an RBI single from Cohens, scoring Noble from third base.

The Braves failed to push any runs across before the Golden Lions built on their lead in the seventh inning. Noble’s run-scoring single was the big hit in UAPB’s three-run inning, which brought the Golden Lions lead to 4-0. Alcorn St. put three runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but UAPB still held on for the 4-3 win.

GAME NOTES
» Greene struck out six Braves hitters.
» Greene put together 7.2 innings of two-run ball for the Golden Lions.
» Noble led the Golden Lions at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.

The Golden Lions dropped Friday’s series opener 5-4, but bounced back to win game two 5-4 in 10 innings.

The Golden Lions will be back in action Tuesday, April 11 against Central Arkansas.  First pitch is set for 6 p.m.