NEW ORLEANS — Juwan Fitch pitched a complete game, and Co Co Simoneaux and Antonio Rodriguez hit home runs to help Xavier University of Louisiana defeat Mississippi University for Women 15-0 at Wesley Barrow Stadium in the opener of a three-game baseball series.
        The game was stopped after 6 1/2 innings because of the 10-run rule.
        The teams will play a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday. Start time was pushed back one hour because of expected overnight rain.
        XULA (17-4), No. 1 in the Black College Nines small-school HBCU rankings announced Thursday, won for the 12th time in its last 13 games. The shutout was XULA's fourth this year, and the winning margin was a season high.
        Fitch (6-0), a freshman left-hander, did not allow a run for the fourth consecutive start. He allowed three hits, walked four and struck out five to lower his season ERA to 1.59.