Alcorn Game Notes | Live Stats
LORMAN, Miss. – The Alcorn State University softball program will look to cool off a red-hot Alabama A&M squad this weekend when it hosts the Bulldogs at 3 p.m. Friday and a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Alcorn Softball Complex.
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Alcorn (8-27, 5-3 SWAC) has had good success against AAMU (19-12, 9-2 SWAC) under head coach
Josef Rankin. The Lady Braves took two out of three from the Bulldogs on the road last year after sweeping them at home in 2016.
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Though this year, the Bulldogs come to Lorman on fire. AAMU has won seven in a row and sits in first place in the SWAC East Division standings. The Lady Braves will have to win the series if they want to repeat as SWAC East Champions.
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Last weekend, Alcorn split a doubleheader against Alabama State. Freshman
Ashley Arnold registered a walk-off double in game two to give Alcorn a 2-1 win. Game three was postponed due to inclement weather and make-up date has not yet been announced.
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The Lady Braves have not lost a conference series this year. They took two out of three from both Southern and Jackson State to start it off. The Lady Braves outscored the Lady Tigers 32-12 over the three games.
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Senior
Taylor Hughes leads the Lady Braves with a .362 batting average and .450 on-base percentage. She's the all-time hits leader at Alcorn with 176 in four years.
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Freshman
Amari Ramsey leads the team with a .550 slugging percentage. Ramsey is tied with junior
Victoria Tyler with three homers, as Tyler has tallied a team-high 20 RBI's.
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The Lady Braves are 7-0 this season when they score at least eight runs. They did it twice at JSU.
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AAMU is coming off doubleheader sweeps over Mississippi Valley State and Tuskegee, and a three-game sweep over Jackson State. The Bulldogs also swept a three-game series over Grambling State.
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Tiana Sanders leads the squad with a .408 average, .755 slugging, nine homers and 33 RBI's. Lauren Hayden is the team's ace with a 10-1 record and a 3.44 ERA in 81.0 innings.
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