Southern Rallies in Ninth to Stun Texas Southern 9-8 in Game 2
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HOUSTON, Tx — Southern University erased a three-run deficit in the ninth inning with a go-ahead home run and held off Texas Southern for a 9-8 comeback win on Saturday, clinching Game 2 of their three-game weekend series.
Tied 5-5 through seven innings, Texas Southern surged ahead in the bottom of the seventh. Jonathan Trejo broke the tie with an RBI single to right, and Kelton Phillips followed with a two-run single to give the Tigers an 8-5 lead.
Right-hander Isaac Garcia entered in the eighth and retired the Jaguars in order, preserving the lead heading into the ninth. But Southern responded with a walk and a two-run homer to right field, flipping the score 9-8.
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