GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University softball team took a one-run lead into the sixth inning, but Northwestern State plated five runs on five hits in the top half of the frame and the Lady Tigers could not rally in a 7-3 loss to the Lady Demons on Tuesday afternoon at the GSU Softball Complex.
How It Happened
Northwestern State (15-16) led 2-0 entering the bottom of the fifth inning, but Grambling State (12-13) registered three runs on four hits to grab a 3-2 lead.
Tyler Robinson led off the inning with a double to right center and advanced to third on a
Versace Hicks-Butler bunt single.
Kenyshae Beasley reached on a fielder's choice to load the bases.
McKenzie Johnson followed with a single up the middle to score Robinson. After a pitching change,
Morgan Adams was hit by a pitch to plate Hicks-Butler from third.
Rikkelle Miller plated Beasley with a single up the middle.
The Lady Demons responded with a five-run sixth and did not look back in a 7-3 victory over the Lady Tigers.
Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State finished with three runs on seven hits, committed one error and stranded seven on base
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Rikkelle Miller led the way at the plate by going 3-for-4, with one RBI, while
McKenzie Johnson was 2-for-4, with a run batted in
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Tyler Robinson and
Versace Hicks-Butler each recorded one hit
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Kenyshae Beasley (0-3) started in the circle and went 5.2 innings. She surrendered seven runs (six earned) on 13 hits and walked three
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Ja'Lynn Bonner pitched 1.1 innings in relief
> Northwestern State finished with seven runs on 13 hits and left 11 on base
> Kaitlyn St. Clair paced the Lady Demon offense by going 3-for-3, with two runs scored, while Emma Hawthorne went 2-for-3, with one RBI and one run scored
> Bronte Rhoden started on the rubber and gave up three runs on five hits, fanned five and walked a pair in 4.0 innings pitched
> Mikayla Brown and Samantha Guile (4-7) saw action in relief
Up Next
Grambling State returns to Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) on Friday with a single game at Southern. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. The Lady Tigers and Jaguars wrap up the three-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday, with the first pitch scheduled for 11 a.m.
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