MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Alcorn Softball travels to Memphis on Tuesday, April 14, as the Braves face off against the Tigers in a midweek nonconference matchup taking place inside Tigers Softball Complex at 4 p.m.
 
THE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, April 14
4 p.m. – at Memphis | Tigers Softball Complex | Memphis, Tenn. | ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
Keep up with everything Alcorn Softball this season by following the Braves social media platforms. You can follow @BravesSports on X/Twitter and @AlcornSports on Instagram.
 
STATS & NOTES
▪ The 19 home runs thus far on the year is the most for any Braves team since 2017 when the Purple and Gold hit 24 home runs as a unit.
▪ Yahnya Acevedo enters the week atop the Braves list for batting average (.336), hits (38), doubles (9) and RBIs (22).
▪ Chiara Olison is the leader in the pitcher's circle with a team-high seven wins and an ERA of 6.49 on the season.
▪ Alainah Felton owns the team's low ERA with a 4.85 mark on the campaign.
▪ The Purple and Gold have won two of their last five games, including a midweek win over in-state foe Jackson State last week in Lorman.
▪ Sanai Salvant has drawn a team-high 15 walks at the dish, followed by Paris Thompson (13).
▪ Karmen Bernard continues to be one of the toughest players to strike out in the SWAC, having accumulated just five in 76 at-bats for the Braves.
▪ Alcorn has stolen 49 bases on 54 attempts throughout the season.
 
HISTORY
▪ Memphis leads the all-time series against Alcorn, 23-1.
▪ The Tigers have won the last 17 consecutive in the series dating back to 2012.
▪ Tuesday's matchup will be the first meeting between the two sides since 2022.
▪ All but two contests in the series have occurred in Memphis – those two games being a doubleheader split and the only win of the series for the Purple and Gold in Lorman back in 2012.
 
QUOTES FROM COACH BILLIE
"Any time you step into a nonconference game like this against a quality opponent like Memphis, you want to come in prepared and play Alcorn Softball. Memphis is going to challenge us, and we welcome that."
 
"Games like this help you grow. Playing on the road against a tough opponent tells you a lot about your team's character, and I'm looking forward to seeing how we respond after a tough home weekend against one of the better teams in the SWAC like Texas Southern."
 
"We're excited to get back on the road and compete. Memphis is a quality program, and this is just yet another good challenge for our program as we continue taking steps towards where we want to be."
 
SCOUTING MEMPHIS (14-30, 3-15 AMERICAN)
Rankings: USA Today/NFCA Coaches – NR | ESPN.com/USA Softball – NR
Head Coach: Trena Prater (2nd season)
2026 Batting Average: .281; Runs Per Game: 4.5; Hits Per Game: 7.0; Slugging Percentage: .439
2026 ERA: 6.25; K/BB Ratio: 0.70; Opp. Batting Avg: .316
 
RECAPPING ALCORN'S LAST GAME (vs. Texas Southern)
Jade McQueen homered and drove in two runs in helping visiting Texas Southern post a 10-1 victory over Alcorn on Saturday afternoon at Alcorn Softball Complex to sweep the three-game SWAC Softball series.
 
McQueen, the Tigers first baseman, finished 3-for-3 with a home run, a pair of stolen bases, and two RBIs to pace a Tigers offense that produced 12 hits and scored in four of five innings. Dania Durr went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, while Katelynn Cooper and Marisa Perla each added two-hit efforts with an RBI apiece.
 
Texas Southern broke the game open with a four-run second inning, kicking off with McQueen's solo blast to right center. Back-to-back RBI doubles from Durr and Perla, followed by a run-scoring single from Kylie Wilson at the top of the lineup, pushed the lead to 4-0.
 
The Tigers added two more in the third, one in the fourth, and three in the fifth to put the game out of reach.
 
Melonie Guardiola was sharp in the circle, going the distance for the win.
 
The right-hander allowed just three hits and one run over five innings, walking one and striking out one, to improve to 3-1 on the season.
 
Alcorn managed its only run in the bottom of the fifth when Adriyana Ruffin laced a two-out triple to right field, plating Jamyiyah Cotten. Starter Chiara Olison took the loss, falling to 7-15 after surrendering four runs on five hits in two innings.
 
The Braves were held to three hits on the afternoon.
 
UP NEXT
Alcorn travels to SWAC Western Division leader Prairie View A&M for an essential three-game league series taking place April 17-18, in Prairie View, Texas.