JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A three-run homerun by Antonio Chambers in the ninth inning leads to a 9-8 Kentucky State victory at Edward Waters Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida. 
 
The Thorobreds win the series against the 2022 HBCU National Champions Edward Waters 2-1 with their win this afternoon. 
 
Joseph Esparza started things off early with a three-run homerun in the first inning. The Tigers could only score one run at the bottom of the first to give Kentucky State a 3-1 lead. 
 
Esparza singled to bat one runner in; he was then batted in on a double by Jace Wilson to extend the Thorobreds to a 5-1 lead at the end of the fourth. 
 
Edward Waters scored six runs in the fifth and six innings to take a 5-8 advantage after six. 
 
The Thorobreds continued to fight as Chambers hit a homerun with two runners on base to tie the game at 8-8 in the top of the ninth. Esparza sent John Hidgon home on a sacrifice fly to center to secure the 9-8 Kentucky State victory.
 
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Kentucky State will travel to Wilmore, Kentucky to play Asbury on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.