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Southern University

Anabella Valadez
Devonta Williams
4
Southern SU 7-23, 4-6 SWAC
5
Winner Grambling GSUSB 21-12-1, 7-3 SWAC
Southern SU
7-23, 4-6 SWAC
4
Final
5
Grambling GSUSB
21-12-1, 7-3 SWAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern SU 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 7 2
Grambling GSUSB 2 1 0 1 0 1 X 5 8 3

W: Erin Gibbs (7-2) L: Latta, Raquel (2-3) S: Dacia Richard (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Kevin Albarez, Assistant Sport Information Director

Lady Jaguars Battle Grambling in 5-4 Defeat

GRAMBLING, La. – Southern battled back-and-forth with Grambling in the opening game of the SWAC series at GSU Softball Complex in Grambling, Louisiana. The Lady Jaguar's came up short 5-4.
 
Southern dropped to 7-23 and 4-6 in SWAC play. Grambling improved to 21-12-1 and 7-3 in conference.


Southern 4, Grambling 5
W: E. Gibbs (7-2) L: Chakirrious Parker (2-1) 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Southern got on the board in the first after a pair of errors by Grambling. The Lady Tigers responded in the bottom half of the inning by scoring a pair of runs.
  • GSU would add a run in the second to take a 3-1 lead.
  • Anabella Valadez would open the fourth with a single and steal second. After advancing to third on a fly ball, Valadez would score when Blair Willis singled to cut the lead to 3-2.
  • Grambling would add another run in the bottom of the fourth.
  • McKenzie Ogden opened the sixth with a single and Sydney Wesley would walk to put runners on first a second. Ogden would get picked off, but Valadez would send a ball sailing over the center field wall to tie the game at 4-4.
  • Grambling would respond once again in the bottom of the inning to take a 5-4 lead and the Lady Jaguars would not be able to push across a run in the seventh.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Grambling outhit Southern 8-7.
  • The Lady Jaguars committed two errors in the field, while Grambling finished with three errors.
  • Southern would leave two runners stranded and Grambling left four on base.
  • Southern drew one walk and struck out four times.
  • Valadez finished 3-for-3 with a home run, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.
  • Ta'mya Johnson and Deija Russell both finished 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
 
UP NEXT
Southern and Grambling return on Saturday for a doubleheader to close out the series. The first game is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and the second game will follow.

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