DECATUR, Ala. – Sophomore second baseman
Jazzmin Romero blasted a go-ahead, solo home run to right center to give ASU a 3-2 lead in the second inning and it's a lead that they would never relinquish as the Lady Hornets staved off elimination in the SWAC Tournament by topping Alabama A&M 6-3 in a Thursday nightcap at Wilson Morgan Park.
The Lady Hornets (19-32) advance to take on Mississippi Valley State Friday at 2:30 p.m. on Field 1.
Live stats can be followed at
http://portal.stretchinternet.com/swac/.
Tweets will be made throughout the game @ASUBUZZ.
Eight different ASU players had one hit apiece while
Jenna Mae Thorne,
Kendall Core,
Laura Aguilar each drove in a run.
Aleesa Yanez gave the Lady Hornets some much-needed breathing room with a two-out, two-run single in the fifth inning to push the lead to 6-2.
Chelsea King started and worked the first three innings while
Maddie Phelps earned the victory with solid relief work.
Phelps went four innings and allowed one run (no earned) on only two hits. She struck out four and walked one.
Texas Southern 2, Alabama State 1 For six innings plus, Alabama State's
Chelsea King and Texas Southern's Jasmin Fulmore engaged in one of the best pitching duels in the SWAC all season.
Both freshmen came up big for their respective schools in recording key outs against the conference's top two offensive teams.
In a game that featured plenty of hustle plays and an errorless game in the field, it came down to execution with runners in scoring position.
Texas Southern made one more play and it proved to be enough as the Lady Tigers squeaked past Alabama State 2-1 on a walk off RBI single from pinch hitter Kierra Patton that deflected off the gloves of two Lady Hornets.
ASU had their biggest opportunity in the seventh inning, but left the bases loaded without plating a run.
King (6-6) allowed two runs on six hits and struck out two. She only allowed one free pass.
Fulmore went six and a third innings and allowed one run on four hits. She struck out five and walked one.
Samantha Jimenez (6-4) earned the win after recording the last two outs.
Laura Aguilar came through with a clutch RBI single to score
Brittney Wilson and tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the sixth.
#GOHORNETS#
