MONTGOMERY, AL – As was the case on Saturday, errors opened the door for their opponents to have big innings and the Alabama State softball team dropped their finale of the Black & Gold Tournament 15-4 to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County on Sunday at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex.
 
ASU (3-9) got off to a good start in the first inning when catcher Aleesa Yanez smoked a two-run single to right that scored both Jenna Mae Thorne and Valerie Centeno.
 
However, the Retrievers (2-7) got back into it with a two-run home run by Kaelin Jackson in the third to tie it at 2-2.
 
UMBC took the lead for good with a huge six-run inning in the fourth highlighted by a grand slam off the bat of first baseman Carly Lesko. 
 
Alabama State was unable to catch up, but scored two more in the fifth on a RBI double by Centeno and a RBI single by Kendall Core. 
 
UMBC's Danielle O'Neal put the game out of reach in the seventh with a three-run home run in the seventh.
 
ASU starter Maddie Phelps (1-4) took the loss, but only three of the eight runs that she allowed were earned.  She had three strikeouts and three free passes. 
 
Up next
The Lady Hornets will host the ASU Hornet Tournament at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex starting Friday and running through Sunday. 
 
ASU will host Howard and Gardner-Webb on Friday night, but the tournament begins at 11 a.m. with Gardner Webb and Howard playing against one another.
 
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