By: Habtom Keleta - Asst. AD for Media Relations
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Box Score 2 RUSTON, La. | Following a venue change due to wet field conditions, the Lady Tigers dropped both games of its Southwestern Athletic Conference doubleheader against Texas Southern on Senior Day at the Ruston Softball Complex. Five Grambling student-athletes were honored in a ceremony prior to game one.
Lady Tigers outfielder Morgan Adams
Lady Tigers outfielder Rodjahnae Dupont-Barlow
Lady Tigers outfielder Cameron Ellis
Lady Tigers first baseman Antiya Randle
Lady Tigers outfielder Kayla Robinson
Game 1
Texas Southern 10 Grambling 2
GSU pitcher
Payton Shells (4-3) struck out two TSU batters, but allowed 10 earned runs as she allowed a late grand slam that bounced off the top of the fence and then over the back side.
The Lady Tigers (7-11 overall, 4-5 SWAC) were led by
Tyra Triplett who finished 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored while teammate
Anaiyah Fultz batted 2-for-2 and was walked twice.
Lady Tigers catcher
Nyah Jones added one run and one hit in the loss.
Game 2
Texas Southern 5 Grambling 3
Grambling (7-12 overall, 4-6 SWAC) held its opponent scoreless through the first three innings due to solid defense and an array of pitches from freshman
Dacia Richard (0-3) and enjoyed a 1-0 lead when
Antiya Randle produced a sacrifice bunt to score
India Wells. TSU countered with a two-run home run in the fourth inning.
The Lady Tigers responded with two runs in the top of the fifth when Wells crossed home plate again for GSU to bring the score to 2-2. Randle then generated another sacrifice-RBI to score teammate
Cameron Ellis as Grambling took a 3-2 lead.
In the sixth inning, TSU managed a two-out RBI-triple that rolled perfectly into the corner of left field, tying the contest at 3-3.
In the seventh, TSU pinch hitter Danielle Sonnier entered the game and hit a two-out, two-run home run to center field in dramatic fashion as GSU could not recover in the final at-bat.
Up Next
Grambling State will travel to Ruston, La. to take on Louisiana Tech on Wednesday, April 21. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at the brand new Dr. Billy Bundrick Field.
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