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Alissa Castaneda
J.B. Carter
5
Southern SU 13-30, 8-13 SWAC
7
Winner Alcorn State SB ALCNSB 12-26, 9-11 SWAC
Southern SU
13-30, 8-13 SWAC
5
Final
7
Alcorn State SB ALCNSB
12-26, 9-11 SWAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern SU 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 6 1
Alcorn State SB ALCNSB 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 7 10 2

W: Parker, Kiri (6-10) L: Latta, Raquel (6-6)

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

Southern’s Comeback Comes Up Short Against Alcorn

LORMAN, MS – Southern scored five runs over the final three innings to tie the ballgame before Alcorn won it in the bottom of the seventh on Sunday afternoon at the Alcorn Softball Complex in Lorman, Mississippi.
 
Southern dropped to 13-30 overall and 8-13 in SWAC play. Alcorn improved to 12-26 and 9-11 in conference.
 
Southern 5, Alcorn 7
W: K. Parker (4-10) L:  Raquel Latta (6-6)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Southern started the game with runners on second and third with one out but could not get any runs in.
  • Alcorn got on the board in the second inning off an inside the park home run.
  • The Lady Braves would add three in the third and one in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead.
  • Southern would cut into the lead in the fifth. After walks to Asia George and McKenzie Ogden, Keira Miracle-Tilford singled to right to bring in George.
  • The Lady Jaguars would cut the lead to 5-4 in the sixth. Blair Willis would reach on a fielder's choice and steal second. After advancing on a wild pitch, Willis would score on another wild pitch.Alissa Castaneda would single up the middle to score Raquel Latta and George would single to right field to score Castaneda.
  • Southern would tie things up in the top of the seventh. Miracle-Tilford walked to open the frame and Anabella Valadez doubled to left field to score Miracle-Tilford.
  • In the bottom half of the inning, Latta would get the first batter out before Mycah Hall tripled to left field. Latta would get the next batter to fly out to center before Marsha Hunt hit a home run to center to win the game 7-5.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Alcorn outhit Southern 10-6.
  • The Lady Jaguars committed one error while Alcorn had two.
  • Southern would leave seven runners stranded and Alcorn left two on base.
  • Southern drew six walks and struck out two times.
  • Six different Lady Jaguars had a hit in the contest and four different batters collected an RBI.
  • Marsha Hunt went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored to lead Alcorn.
UP NEXT
The Lady Jaguars will finish their midweek matchups with a trip to Thibodaux, Louisiana to take on Nicholls at Swanner Field at GEO Surfaces Park on April 26 at 6 p.m. with the game being streamed on ESPN+.

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