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Leah Richardson - ABU Mardi Gras
9
Winner Alabama State ASU 2-2
6
Arlington Baptist ABU 5-5
Winner
Alabama State ASU
2-2
9
Final
6
Arlington Baptist ABU
5-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Alabama State ASU 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 1
Arlington Baptist ABU 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 6 1

W: Brown, Olivia (1-0) L: Sullivan (0-0)

9
Winner Alabama State ASU 3-2
2
Southern University SUBR 0-8
Winner
Alabama State ASU
3-2
9
Final
2
Southern University SUBR
0-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Alabama State ASU 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 9 15 1
Southern University SUBR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 3

W: Greenlee, Bailey (2-1) L: Anabella Valadez (0-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

@BamaStateSB Beats ABU and Southern at Mardi Gras Classic

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Alabama State University women's softball team scored 18 runs to earn wins over Arlington Baptist and Southern University over two games to sweep day two of the Mari Gras Classic on Saturday.
 
Alabama State used an eight-run second inning and made it hold to claim a 9-6 win over Arlington Baptist in game one and Alex Preson drove in four runs to lead the Lady Hornets to a 9-2 win over Southern University in game two. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Game 1: Alabama State 9 | Arlington Baptist 6 
Game 2: Alabama State 9 | Southern University 2 
Location: Baton Rouge, La. 
Records: Alabama State 3-2 | Arlington Baptist 1-6 | Southern University 0-8 
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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 Preston drove in a pair of runs on one hit.
  • DeRamus, Brooke Ramsey, and Leah Richards drove in one run apiece.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED - SU
  • Alabama State scored one run in the second, four in the fourth, and a run in the fifth to build a 6-0 lead.
  • A Richardson sac-fly gave ASU a 1-0 lead in the second.
  • DeRamus had an RBI single up the middle and Preston belted a three-run home run in the fourth.
  • Jordan Caple stole third base and scored on a throwing error on the play in the fifth.
  • Southern plated two runs in the fifth, ASU answered with a run in the sixth and two runs in the seventh.
  • Preson got a run home with a sac fly in the sixth while Madison Britt and Jaeda Gardner had RBI singles in the seventh.
IN THE CIRCLE - SU
  • Bailee Greenlee recorded a season-high nine strikeouts in the circle while yielding two runs on seven hits to earn the win.
  • Anabella Valadez gave up nine runs on eight hits with five strikeouts to suffer the loss for Southern. 
INSIDE THE BOX - SU
  • Preston went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
  • DeRamus had an RBI on a pair of hits.
  • Alex Denby went 2-for-3 with a run scored.
  • Alabama State pounded out a season-best 15 hits in the game.
UP NEXT:
 The Hornets close out the Gras Classic against Grambling State on Sunday at noon.
 
 
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