PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The Lady Braves softball team splits the day with Arkansas – Pine Bluff, delivering a 1-0 shutout in game one but falling 14-6 in game two. Alcorn moves to 15-27 overall and 10-12 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. UAPB is now 10-38 overall and 4-19 in conference play.
GAME ONE (W, 1-0)
Senior ace pitcher Alexa Veamoi threw the entire 7-inning game for her sixth victory of the season. The Athens, Ga. native issued a career-high 14 strikeouts in the shutout of the Golden Lions to lead the Lady Braves defense in the 1-0 victory.
At the plate, five Alcorn players connected for hits. Kelsey Lockridge and Mikeria Howard swung for doubles, while Kristian Edwards, Kennedy Terry, and Marsha Hunt had singles.
Six scoreless innings passed before the Lady Braves scored a run and claimed the victory in the top of the seventh frame. Lockridge took the inning's second at-bat to double to right field. Ka'Miya Dillon came in to pinch run for Lockridge and then scored on a double by Howard.
GAME TWO (L, 14-6)
The winning momentum did not carry into the second game. The Lady Braves dropped game two of the doubleheader 14-6.
Two pitchers took the circle for the Alcorn in the contest. Kiri Parker started for the loss, throwing for one inning for one strikeout, seven hits, and nine runs (eight earned). A'Mya Stevens took over in the second. She had two strikeouts, six hits, and five runs (three earned).
Mikeria Howard and Sarah Kennedy led the Lady Braves' offense. Both players had 2-for-3 appearances with one RBI. Genise Wells and Marsha Hunt also had single RBIs in the outing as Edwards, Terry, Wells, Hunt, Lockridge, and Felton game home for runs.
The two teams return to action tomorrow for the final game of the three-game series. The first pitch is set for 1 p.m. at the Torii Hunter Softball Complex.
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