MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State University swept a doubleheader from Jackson State University by the scores of 3-1 and 11-5 on Friday at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex.
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
FINAL GM 1: Alabama State 3| Jackson State 1
FINAL GM 2: Alabama State 11 | Jackson State 6
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | Barbara Williams Softball Complex
Records: Alabama State 22-16, 11-4 SWAC | Jackson State 17-23, 6-97 SWAC
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HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 1
- Jackson State took a 1-0 lead on a Mari Stephens RBI single.
- The lead held up until Alexia Denby hit a three-run home run to give the Lady Hornets a 3-1 lead in the fifth.
IN THE CIRCLE | GM 1
- Ashley Pye (6-4) picked up the win, allowing one run on five hits with a strikeout in 5.1 innings of work.
- Macie Kuppenbender (1-4) took the loss for Jackson State, yielding three runs on four hits with a strikeout.
INSIDE THE BOX | GM 1
- Denby blasted her league-best 12h home run of the season/
- Madison Myers was 2-for-2 with a run scored and a walk as the only Lady Hornet with multiple hits.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 2
- Alabama State bot of the gates quickly with an eight-run first inning.
- Kianna Parrish, Jaeda Gardner, Kindall DeRamus, and Midson Myers had RBI in the first inning.
- The Tigers scored three runs in the third inning and one in the fourth to cut the deficit to 8-4.
- Denby hit her second home run of the day to extend the lead to 9-1 in the home half of the fourth.
- Gardner and Scott delivered RBI singles to make the score 11-4.
- Jackson State scored a run in the sixth and seventh to cap the scoring.
IN THE CIRCLE | GM 2
- Ashley Pye (7-4) picked her second win, scattering two hits over 2.0 scoreless innings.
- Marissa Madina (0-1) gave up eight runs on five hits with three strikeouts in the loss for Jackson State.
INSIDE THE BOX | GM 2
- Denby hit her second home run of the day and now has a SWAC-leading 13.
- Parrish finished with two hits, including a double and one RBI.
- Gardner had two hits with two RBI, and Myers had two hits with an RBI.
UP NEXT: Alabama State University begins a three-game series against Florida A&M on Friday at 5 p.m. in Tallahassee, Fla.,