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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. \u2014 Jackson McKenzie<\/a> came to Rickwood Field on Thursday night and did something that will be talked about for a long time. The FAMU designated hitter hit for the cycle \u2014 single, double, triple and home run \u2014 going 4-for-6 with three RBIs and four runs scored to lead the Rattlers to a 15-6 victory over Southern University. Florida A&M improved to 29-22, erupting for 19 hits in five hours and 39 minutes of baseball that included a nearly two-hour rain delay.<\/p>\n McKenzie completed the cycle with the most dramatic hit last. In the eighth inning, with two outs and Jay Campbell<\/a> standing on third after a triple down the right field line, McKenzie stepped in against Noah Bagby and sent the first pitch he saw over the right field wall for a two-run homer \u2014 his first home run of the game and the final piece of one of baseball’s rarest individual achievements. The crowd at Rickwood erupted.<\/p>\n The cycle unfolded inning by inning. McKenzie singled through the right side in the third with Campbell and Monile on base to set up FAMU’s three-run frame. He tripled to right center in the sixth and scored on an Ethan Miller<\/a> RBI single. He doubled down the left field line in the seventh \u2014 after nearly two hours of standing in the rain \u2014 and scored on a Colton Ryals<\/a> double. Then came the homer in the eighth. Four at-bats. Four extra-base hits and a single. The cycle.<\/p>\n Garrett Workman<\/a> set the foundation, working 5.1 innings of two-earned-run ball on six hits while striking out three. He navigated around Southern’s only real threat \u2014 a Jaylon Lucky two-run homer in the fourth \u2014 and kept the Rattlers in control until the rain arrived at the end of the sixth with FAMU ahead 9-3.<\/p>\n When play resumed just after 10:30 p.m., FAMU picked up right where it left off. Matthew Perez<\/a> drove in four on the night \u2014 including a two-RBI single in the sixth and an RBI double in the second \u2014 doing the workmanlike damage that let McKenzie’s cycle be the headline. Campbell added a triple and a double. Alex Monile<\/a> went 3-for-3 before giving way to Ryals, who added a run-scoring double in the seventh. The Rattlers scored in five of the nine innings and sent 44 batters to the plate.<\/p>\n Clark Lincoln<\/a> closed it out with 1.2 innings of clean relief after Tanner Walker<\/a> ran into trouble in the eighth. Southern scored three late runs on four walks \u2014 a momentary blemish on a night that belonged entirely to Florida A&M and, above all, to Jackson McKenzie<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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\nKey Stats \u2014 Florida A&M 15, Southern University 6
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\nJackson McKenzie<\/a> \u2014 4-6, HR, 3B, 2B, 1B (cycle), 3 RBI, 4 R
\nMatthew Perez<\/a> \u2014 3-6, 2B, 4 RBI
\nJay Campbell<\/a> \u2014 2-4, 3B, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
\nAlex Monile<\/a> \u2014 3-3, 2B, 2 R, BB
\nJosue Figueroa<\/a> \u2014 2-5, 2 RBI, SF, R
\nColton Ryals<\/a> \u2014 1-2, 2B, RBI, R<\/p>\n
\nGarrett Workman<\/a> (W, 6-4) \u2014 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
\nClark Lincoln<\/a> \u2014 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
\nTanner Walker<\/a> \u2014 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 K<\/p>\n