JONESBORO, Ark. (3/5/16) – The Arkansas State baseball team used a strong offensive performance from Ty White in game one and a solid pitching outing from Adam Grantham in game two to sweep Milwaukee in a doubleheader Saturday at Tomlinson Stadium/Kell Field in Jonesboro by scores of 7-4 and 8-1.

Game one began well for the Red Wolves (7-4) as the home team scored a run in the second inning on a RBI double by Jeremy Brown and added another in the fourth on a Tony Ortiz RBI single for a 2-0 advantage. Starter Cody Jackson was perfect through four innings, but ran into trouble in the fifth when Milwaukee (2-9) plated three runs on two RBI singles and a fielder's choice. Jackson was lifted with just one out in the inning, but the Panthers took a 3-2 edge into the sixth inning.

The bottom of the sixth inning was kid to Arkansas State when Matt Burgess walked to lead off the inning before a Brown double put both men in scoring position at second and third. Milwaukee struck out pinch-hitter Jake Bakamus, but Burgess came home on a wild pitch to tie the game 3-3 before RBI singles from Tanner Ring and Joe Schrimpf stretched the A-State lead to 5-3.

Milwaukee cut the home team's lead to 5-4 on a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning, but White hit his first career home run, a two-run shot over the right field fence just under the scoreboard, to put the score at 7-4. Ring, who had come in to register the final two outs of the eighth inning on the mound, tossed a perfect ninth with two straight strikeouts to end the game to pick up his second save of the season and preserve the A-State win.

Peyton Culbertson earned his first career win for the Red Wolves with two scoreless innings out of the bullpen. The Collierville, Tenn., native only allowed one hit during the two frames. Offensively, White led the way with three hits and three RBIs, while also stealing his fifth bag in as many tries this season. Ortiz picked up two hits and a RBI in the game, while Schrimpf and Brown also knocked in one run each.

Ian Ross and Billy Quirke led the Panthers with two hits apiece, while Brian Keller took the loss on the mound despite a solid effort. Keller allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits with 10 strikeouts against just one walk.

Grantham was the story in game two for Arkansas State as the Kennett, Mo., native tied a career high with six innings pitched and allowed just one run (earned) on four hits with five punch outs and two walks. He also fielded his position exceptionally well as he earned his first win on the mound since his freshman season in 2013. The right-handed pitcher set a career high with four assists and started two double plays with the first being a lineout to him and throw over to first to double the runner off, while the other was of the 1-6-3 variety.

The Red Wolves began the scoring in the bottom of the second inning on a Bakamus run-scoring single and a sacrifice fly by White for a 2-0 edge. A-State tacked on another run in the bottom of the third when Burgess crossed the plate on a passed ball.

Arkansas State blew the game open with a four-run, fourth inning which saw RBI singles from Schrimpf and Ring before a two-run single by Garrett Rucker capped the scoring and gave the home team a 7-0 advantage.

Milwaukee's Daulton Varsho doubled down the right-field line with two outs in the top of the sixth and came around to score on a RBI single from Luke Meeteer for the Panthers' only run of the contest. A-State scored another run on a Frankie Alvarez single in the bottom of the frame to set the final at 8-1.

Tanner Kirby tossed two scoreless innings in relief of Grantham, while Zachary Patterson threw a shutout inning in his first career action at Arkansas State to end the game. Offensively, Burgess and Rucker led the team with two hits each, while Rucker's two RBIs were the most on the team. White, Schrimpf, Bakamus, Ring, and Alvarez all had one RBI apiece.

Austin Schulfer took the loss for Milwaukee after allowing seven runs (five earned) in four innings on eight hits. Meeteer led the Panthers at the plate with a 3-for-3 effort and the team's only RBI, while John Boidanis and Matt Quartel had two hits apiece.

The 2016 home-opening series against Milwaukee at Tomlinson Stadium/Kell Field in Jonesboro concludes Sunday afternoon with a 1:00 p.m. matchup against the Panthers. Tickets for the 2016 campaign are on sale and be purchased online at AStateRedWolves.com/tickets or by calling the A-State Ticket Office at 1-888-ASUFANS.

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