LORMAN, Miss. – The Alcorn State softball team takes league play on the road as it travels to Prairie View, Texas to face Prairie View A&M in a weekend series. The Braves (7-16, 0-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) hope to end an extended losing streak as they face the Panthers (1-19, 1-2 SWAC) on the road. The first matchup of the three-game series is set for Friday, March 18 at 3 p.m., with a noon doubleheader on Saturday, March 19.
Alcorn enters the contests after dropping all three games in its league opening series against Texas Southern earlier in the week. The Braves fought hard in the three close competitions but could not outlast the Tigers.
Graduate outfielder Desirea Lindsey leads the Braves at the plate. The Gulfport, Miss. native has played and started in 21 games for 51 at-bats, 12 runs, 16 hits (two doubles), and seven RBIs to mount a .314 batting average and a .353 slugging percentage.
Kiri Parker has pitched the most innings for Alcorn with 38.1. She has appeared in nine games with six starts for three complete games and a 3.65 earned run average. The Vacherie, La. native, has 38 hits against, 32 runs (20 earned), 24 walks, and 13 strikeouts. Batters see a .255 batting average against her.
Prairie View will host the Braves after picking up one in the three-game series at Grambling last weekend. The Panthers fell 4-3 and 1-8 but grabbed a 6-1 victory in the final contest.
Biviana Figuero leads PV at the plate with a .457 batting average and a .609 slugging percentage. Hailey Elizarraras leads the team in the circle with a 5.79 ERA.
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