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
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…
Read MoreMauroschadt’s 7 RBI power TSU to Lindenwood sweep
Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 7 Winner Tennessee State 11-10-1 1 Lindenwood 5-13 Team R H E Tennessee State 7 10 2 Lindenwood 1 5 1 W: Ayala, Holly (2-3) L: Cronin,Keighlan (1-6) ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Senior Marisa Mauroschadt had herself a day going a combined 3-for-7, a homer run, a double, and seven RBI to give the Tennessee State Tigers softball team a 7-1 and 4-2 sweep of the Lindenwood Lions. TSU also received complete games from freshman Holly Ayala (2-3, 1-0 OVC) and sophomore Caitlyn Manus (9-7, 2-0 OVC). Manus’ win surpasses the eight wins she had last season as…
Read MoreFlorida A&M Softball to open SWAC play against Jackson State
Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –– Florida A&M softball hosts Jackson State for their conference opening weekend. The Rattlers are coming off a tough home loss to Southeastern Louisiana in their home opener last week but have had a ton of success versus other HBCU (5-1) and SWAC (3-0) schools this season. This will be their SWAC opener, as the other games were part of a non-conference tournament. The Tigers are coming in with a 9-7 record and on a two-game winning streak. The Rattlers swept the Tigers in the 2022…
Read MoreNorfolk State softball falls 2-1 to Colgate
Title image via Nick Sutton/Kinetic Stills Courtesy of Alysse Scripter, Associate Sports Information Director, Norfolk State Athletics 2 Colgate 6-7 1 Norfolk State 7-4 Team R H E Colgate 2 6 3 Norfolk State 1 5 2 W: Misken, Bailey (4-2) L: Robinson, Alexis (4-1) NORFOLK, Va. | The Norfolk State University softball team fell on final day of the Battle of the Bay Classic to the Raiders of Colgate University 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. The Raiders (6-7) opened up the game with a single run in the top of the first inning on a single to third base,…
Read MoreAlbany State loses to Alabama State in exhibition matchup
Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams softball team lost (12-1) and (7-2) in an exhibition double header against the Alabama State Hornets on Wednesday afternoon at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex in Montgomery, Alabama. In game 1, the Golden Rams surrendered 3 runs in the 1st inning and 9 runs in the 3rd inning to the Hornets. The Golden Rams lone score came in the 3rd inning when Ciweya Tennison scored on a throwing error by the Hornets. In game 2, the Golden Rams took a (1-0) lead…
Read MoreTennessee State softball comes up short against Chattanooga, 3-2
Title image via Aaron Quinn Courtesy of Scott Wallace , Tennessee State Athletics 2 TSU 3 UTC Team R H E TSU 2 8 2 UTC 3 7 0 W: Taylor Long (2-0) L: Jean-Baptiste, Kailyn (0-1) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. —The Tennessee State Tigers fell 3-2 in a nine-inning matchup to the Chattanooga Mocs Wednesday. Freshman Holly Ayala (3-2) was a bright spot for the Tigers (6-3), starting the ballgame and throwing a complete game, giving up three runs, zero earned, on seven hits, with no walks and four strikeouts. In the batter’s box, the…
Read More2023 SWAC Softball Preseason Selections
Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2023 SWAC Softball Preseason teams and individual award selections on Thursday afternoon. The preseason teams and individual awards were voted upon by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Alabama State’s Kindall Deramus was named Preseason Player of the Year, while Texas Southern’s Jazmine Gendorf was tabbed Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Kindall Deramus |Freshman | Outfielder| Alabama State Deramus hit a team-best .410 during the regular season from the leadoff position. She finished regular season competition with…
Read MoreSIAC 2023 Preseason Softball Honorees
Courtesy of the SIAC The 2023 preseason team returns 14 of the 30 players from the 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams. Savannah State paced this year’s preseason team with nine selections after closing last season with one of the best records in modern Tigers’ history at 34-12. They led the regular season with a 28-2 conference mark and entered last year’s tournament as the No. 1 seed. The Tigers return 2022 SIAC Player of the Year, Joe Smith, who had an incredible redshirt-junior season. The Brunswick, Georgia native led the Tigers…
Read More2023 Albany State Softball season preview
Courtesy of Albany State Athletics In 2022, Albany State Softball had a tremendous season as they finished with a (35-9) overall record as well as the SIAC Eastern Division Champions. According to the Black Sports Network, the Golden Rams finished with the most wins of any HBCU on any level in the country. The Golden Rams feature several players that received accolades from the 2022 season. Madison Hurt finished as the number #7 leading hitter in the country with a batting average of .467. Morgan Brown was named SIAC Freshman of the year. …
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