Tag: SWAC Softball

UAPB Softballs gets 6-2 win over Alcorn

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title image via UAPB Softball Courtesy of UAPB Athletics 2 ALCNSB 6 Winner UAPBSB Team R H E ALCNSB 2 3 3 UAPBSB 6 5 3 W: Adams, Kayla (6-4) L: Kiri Parker (2-9) PINE BLUFF, Arkansas —Freshman Kayla Adams had everything working on Saturday, punching out 14 Alcorn St. hitters over seven innings of work to help lead the UAPB Lady Lions over the Lady Braves 6-2 Saturday afternoon at the Torii Hunter Softball Complex. In addition to her 14 strikeouts, Adams tossed seven innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned,…

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Grambling softball defeats FAMU 3-1 to get first SWAC Tourney win in a decade

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 1 FAMU 3 Winner GSU Team R H E FAMU 1 6 1 GSU 3 4 2 W: Richard , Dacia (11-5) L: Lauryn Peppers (7-9) Box Score  It was a defensive battle to open Grambling States trip[ to the 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament. Still, GSU used a three-run sixth inning to slip past Florida A&M 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon at the Gulfport Sportsplex. The victory marked the first time Grambling State (31-20-1) won a SWAC Tournament game since the Tigers beat Jackson State to…

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Grambling softball’s Cadashia Collins and Dacia Richard garner All-SWAC honors

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics The Grambling State University softball team placed two student-athletes on the 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) All-Conference teams, announced by the conference on Monday night. Cadashia Collins was named the SWAC Freshman of the Year and landed on the first team, while pitcher Dacia Richardnabbed second-team honors. Collins, a freshman shortstop from Chattanooga, Tenn., had a breakout season and was one of the key contributors for Grambling State’s offense as a true freshman. She contributed a batting average of .310 with 46 RBI, 14 doubles,…

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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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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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Florida A&M Softball to open SWAC play against Jackson State

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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…

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Albany State loses to Alabama State in exhibition matchup

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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…

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2023 SWAC Softball Preseason Selections

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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…

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Grambling softball announces 2023 schedule

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Senior Associate AD for Athletic Communications/Assistant Director, Strategic Communications and Marketing, Grambling State University GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University head softball coach Nakeya Hall announced on Monday the 2023 schedule for the upcoming season. The Lady Tigers, who went 24-24 overall and 11-13 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) last season will play in three classics/invitationals and face off against Louisiana Christian, UMass-Lowell, Tarleton State, Northwestern State and Louisiana Tech in non-conference games. “I am extremely excited about the 2023 season,” Hall said. “We will be…

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Grambling’s Rikkelle Miller earns All-Louisiana Honors

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From Grambling State Athletics: GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University freshman softball player Rikkelle Miller was named to the All-Louisiana Softball Second Team, the Louisiana Sports Writers Association announced late Sunday night. Miller, who earned Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Rookie of the Year and Second Team honors, garnered the recognition after an outstanding freshman campaign.  The Atlanta, Ga. native led team and SWAC in hitting, with a .423 batting average. In addition, Miller led the team in hits (47), RBIs (41), runs scored (21) doubles (nine) and home runs (eight). She also…

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