SU'S DARREN CLARK AND GENE FILYAW PUSH JAGUARS PAST MVSU DELTA DEVILS, 11-3 :: Jags face rival and western division champs, Prairie View at 2:00 PM Saturday.

	Joshua Kirk moved his career SWSAC Tournament record to 3-o with a complete game win over Mississippi Valley State Friday.

May 20, 2006

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Southern's Darren Clark and Gene Filyaw each had three RBI's and a home run, while Joshua Kirk (5-5) had his best outing of the season with a complete game at the Southern Jaguars defeated the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, 11-3 at Trustmark Park in Pearl, MS in the second round of the SWAC Baseball Tournament.

The Jags used three big innings to bust open the game.

After Mississippi Valley initially opened the scoring in the third inning, SU came back to score two runs in the bottom of the third to take their first lead of the night. Roydrick Merritt singled and was advanced on a Taylor Spriggs sacrifice bunt. After Demarcus Coats was hit by a pitch, Brandon Revis singled through the middle to plate Merritt. Gerard Gause then singled to right field scoring Coats.

In the fourth inning, Gene Filyaw led off the inning with a solo blast to left center. After Calvin Anderson grounded out, hot-hitting Kevin Cox doubled down the right field line, then was advanced to third on a Roydrick Merritt hit to third base. Catcher Taylor Spriggs' single to left field scored Cox. Merritt scored on a wild pitch to push the SU lead to 5-1.

The Jags would push across four insurance runs in the eighth inning to make the score 11-2.

Mississippi Valley State pushed across one run in the top of the ninth, before Kirk would slam the door to end the ballgame.

SU's Kirk went the distance allowing three runs on seven hits and walking only two batters. He struck out six Delta Devils. "Rancho", as Kirk is known on the team, pushed his career SWAC Tournament record to 3-0.

At the plate, the Southern Jaguars were led by Darren Clark and Roydrick Merritt who each went 3-for-5. Kevin Cox, Gene Filyaw, Brandon Revis and Taylor Spriggs each had two hits.

For the night, SU collected 18 hits, while limiting Mississippi Valley State to seven hits
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Southern will face western division champion and rival Prairie View A&M (16-4 winners over Texas Southern) in the semi-final round at 2:00 PM.

Prairie View took the season series 4-2 over the Southern Jaguars in 2006.