MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State will play a pair of midweek games this week, their last of the regular season, when they travel to Jacksonville State on Tuesday and host No. 18 Auburn on Wednesday.
Alabama State (18-26) will meet Jacksonville State at 5 pm on Tuesday in the first meeting between the two schools after the first contest was rained out earlier this year in Montgomery. The two teams have met 13 times in school history with Jacksonville State (26-19) winning each meeting including nine played in Jacksonville. The last time the two teams met, Jacksonville State won 9-4 on March 10, 2020, in Jacksonville.
Meanwhile, the Hornets will play host to Auburn (36-10) on Wednesday night at 5 pm inside the Barbara Williams Softball Complex. Tickets are currently on sale at the ASU Ticket Office by calling (334) 229-4551 or visiting
BamaStateSports.com. The two teams met earlier this season with Auburn winning 6-2 in Auburn, and the Tigers have won all 12 meetings between the schools.
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About the Hornets
- Alabama State sits one-half game ahead of Mississippi Valley State for the fourth spot in the SWAC East Division with one conference series remaining. The Hornets hit the road to face Florida A&M this weekend, while Mississippi Valley State is on the road at Alabama A&M.
- Kindall DeRamus (Helena, Ala.) is hitting a team-high .421 on the season with seven doubles and three triples. She has scored 36 runs and knocked in 24 more from the leadoff spot, while also stealing 33 bases (on 37 attempts).
- Jazmine Dodd (Bentonville, Ark.) is hitting .357 with six doubles, a triple, and a home run. She has scored 23 runs and knocked in 21 more, while Alex Preston (Stockton, Calif.) leads the team with 13 doubles and a pair of home runs.
- Bailey Greenlee (Snohomish, Wash.) leads the team with a 2.81 ERA and 1.15 WHIP, while recording a 11-11 record in 144.1 innings pitched. She has struck out 106 hitters on the season. Meanwhile, Elle Lunsford (Lawrenceville, Ga.) is 3-9 with a 3.16 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 75.2 innings pitched.
About the Gamecocks
- Camryn McLemore leads Jacksonville State at the plate, hitting .407 with a 1.181 OPS. She has collected 35 hits that include seven doubles, a triple, and five home runs while knocking in 17 RBI.
- Lindsey Richardson is hitting .364 with five doubles and a home run, while Megan Fortner is hitting .311 with a team-high 16 doubles and 27 RBI. Karsen Mosley is hitting .308 with nine doubles and four home runs on the season.
- Sarah Currie is 10-7 in the circle with a 2.77 ERA, recording 67 strikeouts in 113.2 innings, while Kat Carter is 14-9 with a 3.07 ERA. She has 96 strikeouts in 162.0 innings.
About the Tigers
- Auburn is .500 (9-9) in the SEC this season, led by Carlee McCondichie at .374 with five doubles, two triples, and three home runs. She is joined at .300-plus by Sydney Cox at .350 with 10 doubles, two triples, and three home runs. She has scored 25 runs and knocked in another 24.
- Nelia Peralta and Makayla Packer are each hitting .345 with Peralta hitting 14 doubles and 10 home runs, while driving in 36 runs. Lindsey Garcia is hitting .310 on the season with eight home runs.
- Maddie Penta is 22-5 in the circle with a 1.43 ERA in 156.2 innings (221 strikeouts), while Shelby Lowe is 8-3 with a 2.67 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 78.2 innings. KK Dismukes is 5-2 with a 2.98 ERA and has recorded 48 strikeouts in 49.1 innings.
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