HUNTSVILLE, AL – With the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Eastern Division title already in their clutches, the Lady Hornets softball team (23-23 overall, 14-1 SWAC) now turns their attention toward achieving their next season-long goal: wrapping up the best conference record in the SWAC.
 
Alabama State will be looking to surpass Texas Southern (24-16 overall), who have already finished their conference portion of their schedule and finished at 16-2. 
 
The Lady Hornets will close out the regular season with a three-game road series in Huntsville at Alabama A&M starting Friday at 3 p.m.
 
The series concludes with a Saturday twin bill scheduled for a noon start. 
 
Live stats can be followed here: http://www.sidearmstats.com/alasu/softball/
 
Follow along with updates on the Alabama State twitter handle @ASUBUZZ.
 
The Lady Bulldogs (9-32 overall, 7-8 SWAC) still has plenty to play for too— in trying to secure the fourth and last remaining playoff spot in the East Division.
 
One more AAMU victory or one more Jackson State (7-27 overall, 4-10 SWAC) loss would punch the Lady Bulldogs' ticket into the playoffs for the SWAC Tournament. 
 
Jackson State has a three-game series set with Alcorn State this weekend. 
 
Shortstop Tiana Sanders has had one of the finest seasons in the conference.
 
The sophomore is ranked second in home runs with 10, is ranked third in runs scored with 28 and leads the SWAC in total bases with 78.
 
Her .351 batting average and 29 RBI also leads the team in those categories.
 
Alabama State has won the last three of four games versus AAMU last season including a 6-3 win in last year's SWAC Tournament.
 
Laura Aguilar will be looking to secure the batting crown as she leads the SWAC in  hits with 56.
 
Teammate Jenna Mae Thorne is second with 50 hits while Arkansas Pine Bluff's Tonnay Hawkins and Texas Southern's Haley Smith each had 48 hits apiece. 
 
Aguilar has already surpassed her career-high of hits in a single season.  She had 51 hits in 2015.    
 
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