JACKSON, Miss. | Alex Massie (Pottsboro, Texas) picked up three hits in the final game of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series against Jackson State helping the Hornets to a 7-1 victory on Wednesday.
Alabama State (17-24, 9-8 SWAC) pounded out eight hits in the nightcap, and used the arm of
Bailey Greenlee (Snohomish, Wash.) as she went 7.0 innings and allowed one run off three this with six strikeouts. In the first game of the day – the resumption of the suspended game –
Kindall DeRamus (Helena, Ala.) finished 2-for 5 with a pair of RBI, while D
estinee Dixon (Bullard, Texas) hit her second home run of the series.
Jaeda Gardner (Pike Road, Ala.) also finished 2-for-5 with a run scored in the loss.
Alabama State dropped the suspended game 5-4 in 10 innings.
How It Happened (Game 1) – Suspended Game
- T1 | Dixon hit her second home run of the day (1-0, Alabama State).
- B4 | Monica Serrano singled to center before Stephens reached on an error allowing a run to score (2-1, Jackson State).
- T5 | DeRamus doubled home a pair of runs before Jazmine Dodd (Bentonville, Ark.) singled to right to drive in another (4-2, Alabama State).
- B6 | Samiyya Huckabee singled to center to drive in a run before Stewart tripled in another (4-4).
- B10 | Lauren Stewart hit a sacrifice fly to right for the winning run (5-4, Jackson State).
How It Happened (Game 2)
- T1 | DeRamus and Dixon pulled off a double steal for the game's first run before Dixon scored on a wild pitch (2-0, Alabama State).
- B1 Jackson State got on the board with a sacrifice fly (2-1, Alabama State).
- T2 | DeRamus added to the Alabama State lead with a sacrifice fly to left (3-1, Alabama State).
- T5 | Alex Preston (Stockton, Calif.) drove home a run with a single to right before Alex Massie (Pottsboro, Texas) drove in another with a single to center (5-1, Alabama State).
- T6 | Dodd reached on an error allowing Gardner to score (6-1, Alabama State).
- T7 | Lauryn Maher (Atoka, Tenn.) scored on a fielding error (7-1, Alabama State).
Up Next
Alabama State returns to action this weekend at home in a SWAC series against Bethune-Cookman beginning with a doubleheader on Friday. The two teams will also play a single game on Saturday on Senior Day at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex.
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