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Alexia Denby
David Campbell
6
Winner Alcorn State ALCORN 18-29
5
Alabama State ALST 30-21
Winner
Alcorn State ALCORN
18-29
6
Final
5
Alabama State ALST
30-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Alcorn State ALCORN 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 3
Alabama State ALST 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 1

W: Veamoi, Alexa (8-10) L: Brown, Olivia (5-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Lady Hornets Drop Heartbreaker in Extra Innings to Alcorn State

GULFPORT, Miss. | Alabama State University softball rallied from a 5-0 deficit only to fall 6-5 in 10 innings to Alcorn State University to bow out of the 2023 SWAC Softball Tournament on Thursday at the Gulfport Sportsplex on Thuresday.
    
 INSIDE THE MATCHUP   
 FINAL: Alcorn State 6 | Alabama State 5 (10) 
 Location: Gulfport Sportsplex | Gulfport, Miss.  
 Records: Alabama State 30-20 | Alcorn State 18-29 
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 HOW IT HAPPENED   
  • Alcorn State took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Kennedy Terry singled and scored when Genise Wells reached on a fielder's choice. 
  • Four runs crossed the plate for Alcorn State in the top of the fourth. 
  • Kristian Edwards worked a leadoff walk and came in to score on a Marsha Hunt infield single, and Jillian Walters scored on a Kristian Edwards triple to make the score 3-0. 
  • Genise Wells reached on a fielder's choice to plate a run, and a run scored on a Marsha Hunt ground out to give the Lady Braves a 5-0 lead. 
  • The Hornets used a four-run fifth to climb back and trail 5-4. Kiana Parrish led off with a single. Lauryn Maher pinch ran for Parrish and would score when she stole home after a Madison Myers single. Myers scored on a Kindall DeRamus RBI ground out, and Alexia Denby hit a two-run home run. 
  • The Lady Hornets put the tying run at third in the bottom of the sixth before a foul out and a strikeout ended the threat. 
  • Alabama State put the tying run at third with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Alana Scott delivered a one-out double to get into scoring position and moved to third on a Denby groundout. Scott would score to tie the game 5-5 when Zoee Disroe struck out and reached on a wild pitch to keep the inning going. 
  • Alabama State loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth. DeRamus beat the throw home on a Brook Ramsey grounder to the pitcher, but the play got turned by replay. Alcorn State would get out of the inning with a fly-out. 
  • The Lady Braves had the bases in the top of the 10th inning and would take a 6-5 lead on a Terry infield single to the shortstop.
  • Alabama State would line into a double play with one out in the bottom of the 10th to end the game.
IN THE CIRCLE   
  • Oliva Brown () gave up one run on four hits over 6.2 innings in relief of starter Bailey Greenlee as the pitcher of record for Alabama State.
  • Alexia Veamoi (2-3) worked 3.0 scoreless with a strikeout to earn the win in relief for Alcorn State.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
  • Alabama State broke the school record for wins in a season with 30. 
  • Denby home run was her 15th and the most homers in a season since Meagan Dixon hit 14 home runs in 2014. 
  • Denby went 2-for-5 with two RBI and runs scored.
  • Scott was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. 
  • DeRamus has an RBI and a single, and Brooke Ramsey had a double.
  • Head Coach Todd Bradley came up short in his bid for career win number 500, ending the season with 499.
UP NEXT: Alabama State University's season ends with a record 30 wins, while Alcorn State advanced to face Bethune-Cookman in another elimination game on Thursday. 
 
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