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OXFORD, Miss. – After moving into first-place in the SWAC East Division standings, the Alcorn State University softball program will look to carry momentum into Tuesday when it faces Ole Miss in a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. at the Ole Miss Softball Stadium.
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Alcorn (11-27, 8-3 SWAC) is coming off a three-game sweep over Alabama A&M to move into first-place in the SWAC East Division standings. The Lady Braves outscored the Bulldogs 31-10 and outhit them 33-14. Alcorn has won eight of the last nine vs. AAMU dating back to 2016.
In a very tight SWAC East Division race, Alcorn has a 0.5 game lead on AAMU and a 1.0 game lead on Alabama State. AAMU and ASU square off in a doubleheader Tuesday.
The Lady Braves are 21-8 SWAC over the last two years and 32-15 SWAC over the last three years. Both marks are tops in the East Division. Alcorn has never posted three consecutive winning seasons in conference, but are two wins away from doing it.
Senior
Taylor Hughes leads the Lady Braves with a .379 batting average and .472 on-base percentage. She's the school's all-time leader in both hits (181) and doubles (34). Hughes also ranks second all-time in school history in RBI's (104), third in runs scored (94), fourth in walks (63) and 11th in triples (6).
Freshman
Amari Ramsey carries a .358 average and team-high .606 slugging on the season. She's tallied 17 extra-base hits which includes 11 doubles, two triples and four homers. Ramsey is a perfect 11-for-11 in stolen base attempts. She notched an 18-game hitting streak and 20-game on-base streak earlier this year.
The Lady Braves are 9-0 this season when they score at least eight runs.
Ole Miss (25-18, 5-13 SEC) is on a four-game winning-streak including a two-game sweep this weekend on the road at UTEP. The Rebels have not played a SWAC opponent this season.
Elantra Cox and Kylan Becker lead the team at the plate. Cox hoists a team-high .326 average, while Becker hits for a .323 average and team-high .400 on-base percentage.
The Rebels have been tough to score against this year. Their team ERA is 2.71. Kaitlin Lee leads the pitching staff with a 14-8 record and 2.31 ERA in 136.1 innings.
Alcorn and Ole Miss have played 17 times previously. The Lady Braves have won twice in the all-time series including 5-4 in 2007 and 3-1 in 2011.
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