GULFPORT, Miss. | Alabama State used a six-run fifth inning to walk off Grambling State 10-2 in the opening game of the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Softball Championships.
Alabama State (21-29) used a two-hit day from SWAC Player of the Year
Kindall DeRamus (Helena, Ala.) and a complete game from
Bailey Greenlee (Snohomish, Wash.) in the win. DeRamus and
Jaeda Gardner (Pike Road, Ala.) each finished 2-for-2 at the plate with each driving in a run. Greenlee finished the day on the mound picking up the win, giving up two runs (both earned) on seven hits with a strikeout.
How It Happened
- T3 | Dazzlyn Woodard singled up the middle to drive in the game's first two runs (2-0, Grambling State).
- B3 | DeRamus singled to third to drive in Gardner, before scoring on a wild pitch (2-2).
- B4 | Morgan Gaither (Brookwood, Ala.) drove in a run on an RBI groundout, before Arianna Atchley (Millbrook, Ala.) scored on a Gardner double (4-2, Alabama State).
- B5 | Jazmine Dodd (Bentonville, Ark.) doubled home Greenlee, before DeRamus scored on a wild pitch. Alex Preston (Stockton, Calif.) tripled to drive home a pair of runs, before Morgan Gaither (Brookwood, Ala.) doubled home Disroe. The Hornets walked off Grambling State on a single off the bat of Aishja Wilcher (Barnesville, Ga.).
Up Next
Alabama State returns to action on Wednesday (May 11) against the winner of Texas Southern and Jackson State, with first pitch scheduled for 3 pm.
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