Alcorn defeated No. 1 seed Alabama State on Thursday

Story from Alabama State Athletics:
GULFPORT, Miss. | Alabama State University softball rallied from a 5-0 deficit only to fall 6-5 in 10 innings to Alcorn State University to bow out of the 2023 SWAC Softball Tournament on Thursday at the Gulfport Sportsplex on Thursday.

HOW IT HAPPENED   

• Alcorn State took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Kennedy Terry singled and scored when Genise Wells reached on a fielder’s choice. 
• Four runs crossed the plate for Alcorn State in the top of the fourth. 
• Kristian Edwards worked a leadoff walk and came in to score on a Marsha Hunt infield single, and Jillian Walters scored on a Kristian Edwards triple to make the score 3-0. 
• Genise Wells reached on a fielder’s choice to plate a run, and a run scored on a Marsha Hunt ground out to give the Lady Braves a 5-0 lead. 
• The Hornets used a four-run fifth to climb back and trail 5-4. Kiana Parrish led off with a single. Lauryn Maher pinch ran for Parrish and would score when she stole home after a Madison Myers single. Myers scored on a Kindall DeRamusRBI ground out, and Alexia Denby hit a two-run home run. 
• The Lady Hornets put the tying run at third in the bottom of the sixth before a foul out and a strikeout ended the threat. 
• Alabama State put the tying run at third with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Alana Scottdelivered a one-out double to get into scoring position and moved to third on a Denby groundout. Scott would score to tie the game 5-5 when Zoee Disroe struck out and reached on a wild pitch to keep the inning going. 
• Alabama State loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth. DeRamus beat the throw home on a Brook Ramsey grounder to the pitcher, but the play got turned by replay. Alcorn State would get out of the inning with a fly-out. 
• The Lady Braves had the bases in the top of the 10th inning and would take a 6-5 lead on a Terry infield single to the shortstop.
• Alabama State would line into a double play with one out in the bottom of the 10th to end the game.

IN THE CIRCLE   

• Oliva Brown () gave up one run on four hits over 6.2 innings in relief of starter Bailey Greenlee as the pitcher of record for Alabama State.
• Alexia Veamoi (2-3) worked 3.0 scoreless with a strikeout to earn the win in relief for Alcorn State.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 

• Alabama State broke the school record for wins in a season with 30. 
• Dendy home run was her 15th and the most homers in a season since Meagan Dixon hit 14 home runs in 2014. 
• Denby went 2-for-5 with two RBI and runs scored.
• Scott was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. 
• DeRamus has an RBI and a single, and Brooke Ramsey had a double.
• Head Coach Todd Bradley came up short in his bid for career win number 500, ending the season with 499.