Tag: HBCU Softball

Manus has masterful performance in shutout win

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 0 Southern Ind. 16-20 3 Winner Tennessee St. 16-21-1 Team R H E Southern Ind. 0 5 0 Tennessee St. 3 4 1 W: Manus, Caitlyn (12-12) L: J. Newman (13-5) NASHVILLE, Tenn. —CaitlynManus was dealing, and the defense behind was solid on Saturday, hurling a five-hit shutout to lead the Tennessee State Tigers past the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (16-20, 9-9 OVC) 3-0 in OVC play from Tiger Field.  Manus (12-12) went the distance against the top-hitting team in the conference for Tennessee State (16-21-1, 7-8), giving up five hits, walking…

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Albany State siftball to host arch-rival Fort Valley State

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This weekend Albany State softball ( 21-13, 14-5) will host Fort Valley State ( 15-18, 9-9) in a three-game series. Saturday the two squads will square off in a doubleheader, with the first pitch scheduled for 2 pm EST. Sunday’s action will commence at 1 PM EST. The Golden Rams and the WIldcats last met on May 6 2022, with Albany State coming away with a 5-1 victory.

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Albany State softball takes a pair of loses at Georgia Southwestern

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams 3-game winning streak was snapped by the Georgia Southwestern University Hurricanes on Tuesday evening in Americus, Georgia.  With the loses, the Golden Rams fell to (21-13) overall.  The Hurricanes improved to (32-15).  In game 1, the Golden Rams were defeated (9-1) by the Hurricanes.  In the top of the 3rd inning, Keyatta Ayers hit a single to right field to score Ty’janae Brown.  The Golden Rams would maintain a (1-0) lead until the bottom of the 5th inning when the Hurricanes exploded for…

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Southern softball falls to Texas Southern 2-1

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Courtesy of Kevin Albarez, Assistant Sport Information Director, Texas Southern Athletics 2 Winner TXSOSB23 1 SU Team R H E TXSOSB23 2 9 0 SU 1 7 0 W: Jazmine Gendorf (5-5) L: Valadez, Anabella (1-10) BATON ROUGE, La. – Southern and Texas Southern flashed the leather in a tremendous defensive effort to open the Southwestern Athletic Conference play at Lady Jaguar Field on Monday afternoon. TSU would come away with a 2-1 victory. Southern dropped to 8-26 overall and 4-9 in SWAC play. Texas Southern improved to 9-17 and 6-7 in league play. Southern…

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Norfolk State takes doubleheader against Coppin State

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Courtesy of Alysse Scripter, Associate Sports Information Director Norfolk State Athletics Box Score 1 | Box Score 2NORFOLK, Va. —The Norfolk State University softball team won both games in its twinbill against the Eagles of Coppin State at NSU Softball Field in Norfolk, Va. NSU won game one 9-1 in six innings and game two 3-2.  Game one began with two solid innings of pitching and defense from both teams as neither team found the scoreboard until the third inning when the Spartans put two runs on the board in the bottom…

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SWAC Softball: Game-winning hit claims series for Bethune Cookman

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Courtesy of Bryce Hoynoski, Bethune Cookman Athletics 4 Alabama State 18-16, 7-4 SWAC 5 Winner Bethune-Cookman 10-23, 8-3 SWAC Team R H E Alabama State 4 10 0 Bethune-Cookman 5 7 0 W: Guzman, Victoria (2-9) L: Bailey Greenlee (10-7) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – It took an extra inning, but the Wildcats earned the series victory after a 5-4 win over Alabama A&M, Saturday afternoon at Sunnyland Park. For the fourth straight game, the Wildcats (10-23, 8-3 SWAC) struck first as Samantha Kelley’s RBI fielder’s choice scored Haley Parks to give B-CU the 1-0 lead. The Wildcats threatened again in the…

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Albany State softball splits double header with Clark Atlanta

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams and the Clark-Atlanta Panthers split on Friday when the teams played a double header at the ASU West Campus Softball Complex.  With the split, the Golden Rams are now (18-11) overall and (11-5) in the SIAC while the Panthers are (11-15) overall and (6-9) in the conference.     In game 1, the Golden Rams won (6-5) in dramatic fashion.  The Golden Rams scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to stun the Panthers who led (5-3)…

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Tennessee State softball to take on UAB this afternoon

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Title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— The Tennessee State University Tigers softball team (14-14-1, 5-3 OVC) will return on the road on Wednesday when they travel to Birmingham, Alabama, to take on the UAB Blazers (16-16, 5-4 C-USA). The two teams met in Nashville on March 15, with UAB winning 2-1. Tiger pitcher Caitlyn Manus took the tough luck loss in relief when she gave up an unearned run in the fifth inning. The Tigers have enjoyed four different four-game unbeaten streaks this season.…

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Clark Atlanta v Savannah State softball game postponed

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The softball game that was scheduled to take place between the Panthers of Clark Atlanta University and the Tigers of Savannah State has been postponed to due the heavy rains in the Atlanta area. The specifics of a makeup day and time will be announced sometime over the coming days.

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Albany State Softball swept by Edward Waters

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams softball team was swept by the Edward Waters Tigers in a 3-game series held in Albany on March 19-20.  With the loss on Monday afternoon, the Golden Rams are now (16-10) overall and (9-4) in the SIAC.  The Tigers improved to (22-4) overall and (8-2) in the SIAC.  The game was scoreless until Tiana McFarland hit a single to right field to score Morgan Brown.  McFarland’s hit gave the Golden Rams a (1-0) lead entering the bottom of…

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