TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  -- Justen Crews put together an outstanding outing at the plate Friday, hitting for the cycle to help propel the Florida A&M Rattlers over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 17-2.

Freshman Garrett Workman (6-4) got the win for Florida A&M. The southpaw went five shutout innings, giving up six hits, one walk and striking out seven. Freshman Brent Sims also pitched well, going one shutout inning without allowing a hit.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Rattlers got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Florida A&M's offense started clicking and put up five runs, including a two-run double off the bat of freshman Justin Lopez.

The Bulldogs failed to push any runs across before the Rattlers built on their lead in the third inning. The Florida A&M offense exploded for eight runs, highlighted by a grand slam off the bat of sophomore Josue Figueroa and a two-run single from Lopez, which brought the Rattlers lead to 13-0.

Florida A&M held Alabama A&M scoreless before expanding their lead to 15-0 the following inning. The Rattlers scored two runs off of Alabama A&M pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double from Crews.

The Bulldogs gained ground, closing the gap to 15-2 until Florida A&M added some insurance in the sixth. The Rattlers scored twice on Crews' two-run homer, bringing the score to 17-2 in favor of Florida A&M. The score remained 17-2 for the rest of the game, as the Rattlers coasted to the win.

GAME NOTES
» Crews compiled four hits on the day for Florida A&M.
» Workman struck out seven Bulldogs hitters.
» Florida A&M got a fantastic power hitting day from Crews, who reached safely with three extra base hits.
» Three different Florida A&M hitters drove in four runs.
» Every Florida A&M starter reached base safely in the win.
» Florida A&M's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed eight runs across.
» Florida A&M grabbed a 5-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Four Rattlers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Rattlers out-hit the Bulldogs at a 14-7 clip.
» Florida A&M went 8-for-13 (.615) with runners in scoring position.
» Florida A&M pitchers limited Alabama A&M to just 1-for-9 (.111) with runners in scoring position.
» Florida A&M pitchers faced 30 Alabama A&M hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and five fly balls while striking out 10.
» The Rattlers drew six walks from Alabama A&M pitching.
» Crews led the Rattlers at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, a home run and four RBI.
» Alabama A&M was led offensively by freshman Charles Morr, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
» Junior Killian McLa led the Bulldogs pitching staff, throwing three innings of four-run ball.