BATON ROUGE, La. – The Alabama State University women's softball team used an eight-run second inning and made it hold to claim a 9-6 win over Arlington Baptist on day two of the Mardi Gras Classic on Saturday. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Game 1: Alabama State 9 | Arlington Baptist 6  
Location: Baton Rouge, La. 
 Records: Alabama State 2-2 | Arlington Baptist 1-6 | Southern University 0-0
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 HOW IT HAPPENED - ABU

• Alabama State scored a run in the top of the first on a Brooke Ramsey RBI single.
• Arlington Baptist answered with a two-run bottom of the first to take a 2-1 lead.  
• The Lady Hornets pushed eight runs across to erase the deficit in the top of the second. 
• Leah Richardson had an RBI single and Alana Scott singled home two runs. Kindall DeRamus drew a bases-loaded walk to plate another run in the second. 
• Arlington Baptist rallied for three runs in the sixth and a run in the seventh. 
• ABU had two runners on base in the seventh before a fly out to left ended the game.

IN THE CIRCLE - ABU

• Olivia Brown (1-0) worked 3.1 innings to get the win in the circle, allowing two runs on one hit with three strikeouts and three walks. 
• Abby Sullivan gave up eight runs on seven hits with a strikeout to take the loss for Arlington Baptist.

INSIDE THE BOX - ABU

• Kiana Parrish had three hits including a double and run scored for the Lady Hornets.
• Scott had two hits and two RBI.
• Alexa Preson drove in a pair of runs on one hit.
• DeRamus, Brooke Ramsey, and Leah Richards drove in one run apiece.

UP NEXT:
 The Hornets close out the Gras Classic against Grambling State on Sunday at noon.