Alcorn Game Notes
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Riding a six-game winning-streak, the Alcorn State University softball program will play its final non-conference road games this weekend in a three-game set at Alabama A&M at Bulldog Field.
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Game one between the first-place Lady Braves (13-23, 10-2 SWAC) and the Bulldogs (12-23, 5-6 SWAC) is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday. The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at noon which will be streamed on the SWAC Digital Network.
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Alcorn leads the SWAC East Division by four games over Alabama State. The Lady Braves are 4.5 games in front of AAMU.
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Alcorn is coming off back-to-back sweeps over Jackson State and ASU. Alcorn outscored the Lady Tigers 20-4 and the Hornets 25-6. Three of the six games during the streak went five innings. The Lady Braves did not commit an error in the field in the three matches against ASU.
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Junior right-hander
Madi Creed has allowed just one run in her last two starts. She's struck out nine in 10.0 innings and picked up a pair of wins.
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Over the last six games, junior
Taylor Hughes is 10-for-18 (.556) from the plate with four walks. She's on an 11-game on-base streak and a six-game hitting streak. Hughes leads the team with 16 multi-hit games on the year.
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Hughes is one of two Lady Braves hitting over .400 on the season with a team-high .434 batting average. Junior
Jessica Crum is hitting for a .406 mark with nine homers, 45 RBI and a .792 slugging. Both Hughes and Crum rank top-five in the SWAC in batting average. Crum leads the league in RBI. Hughes is hitting for a .568 average in conference.Â
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Junior
Mariah Ortiz is all over the SWAC rankings. She is second in runs scored (33), fourth in triples (3) and fourth in walks (14). She's hitting for a .324 average and .421 on-base percentage on the season, and a .395 average and .511 on-base percentage in conference.
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Junior
Robin Harrison and freshman pitcher
Ambria Dorsey has been unhittable in conference. Harrison has a 1.62 ERA and Dorsey 1.68. The two combine for a perfect 6-0 record. Dorsey has allowed just two walks in 16.2 innings of work.
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In SWAC play, Alcorn has outscored the opposition 82-33. The Lady Braves have a 2.04 team ERA. They've seen their starting pitcher toss a complete-game in nine of the 12 contests with three shutouts.
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The Bulldogs took two out of three from Mississippi Valley State last weekend on the road. Pitcher Caitlyn Hayden has thrown 102.0 innings for AAMU and has a 7-11 record and 4.94 ERA.
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