MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State returns home for the first time since April 2 when they host Bethune-Cookman in a three-game Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series beginning on Friday at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex. The series starts at 3 pm on Friday followed by a second game and will conclude on Saturday at 1 pm.

Alabama State (17-24, 9-9 SWAC) sits in fourth currently in the SWAC East Division and will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday in the final Saturday game in Montgomery. The Hornets will also celebrate the 2021 SWAC Softball Championship on Friday afternoon between games.
The Hornets and Bethune-Cookman met earlier this season with the Wildcats winning the series with wins in the first two games, while Alabama State won the third game. Alabama State enters the weekend two games back of Bethune-Cookman, the East Division leaders, and one game back of Florida A&M.

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About the Hornets

• Kindall DeRamus (Helena, Ala.) leads the team in hitting this season at .422 with 57 total hits including seven doubles and three triples, She has scored 36 runs and knocked in another 23, while also sitting on the verge of setting a new school record in stolen bases with 29 (out of 33 attempts).
• Jazmine Dodd (Bentonville, Ark.) is hitting .370 with six doubles, a triple, and a home run while also scoring 22 runs and driving in another 21. Alex Massie (Pottsboro, Texas) is hitting .309 on the season, while Alex Preston (Stockton, Calif.) leads the team with 13 doubles.
• Bailey Greenlee (Snohomish, Wash.) leads the team with a 3.12 earned run average with a 10-10 record. She has recorded 99 strikeouts in 130.1 innings, while Elle Lunsford (Lawrenceville, Ga.) is 3-8 with a 3.37 earned run average with 30 strikeouts.

About the Wildcats

• Haley Parks leads the team in hitting at .278 with a pair of doubles, while Joslynn Davis is hitting .272 with a pair of doubles. Desirae Martinez leads the team with four doubles.
• Hannah Ortega leads the team with a 2.18 earned run average and a 12-9 record with 104 strikeouts in 160.1 innings, while Halyne Gonzalez is 6-9 with a 3.02 ERA.

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