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Lady Hornets’ comeback dooms Southern 7-6 in SWAC softball tourney

IRONDALE, Ala. (bamastatesports.com)  – Earlier this week at a team dinner, senior outfielder Jenna Mae Thorne reminisced about how she would often just miss on hitting a home run with hits that caromed off the outfield fences during her junior college playing days at Sierra College. On day two of the SWAC Tournament, Thorne had just a touch more power…

Lady Hornets sting UAPB 9-0 in SWAC softball tourney opener

IRONDALE, Ala. (bamastatesports.com)  – Kendall Core had herself a day to remember, Maddie Phelps mowed down Arkansas Pine Bluff hitters almost to perfection and the Alabama State softball team made quick work of the Golden Lions with a 9-0 run-ruled shortened victory in five innings to open the SWAC Tournament on day one Wednesday. Core unleashed her bat to the…

Lady Hornets draw UA-Pine Bluff in SWAC softball tourney

IRONDALE, Ala.  (bamastatesports.com)  – Unfinished business has been the Alabama State softball team’s rallying cry since last season’s SWAC Tournament when the Lady Hornets won four tournament games—including three straight elimination games—before losing in the SWAC title series against Texas Southern. The slate has been wiped cleaned once again as the 2016 SWAC Tournament gets underway for Alabama State (24-25…

ASU softball’s Centeno named Madness SWAC Player of the Week

CULVER CITY, CA (bamastatesports.com) — Junior Valerie Centeno has been named the College Sports Madness Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Week. The outfielder from Ventura, Calif. and reigning SWAC hit queen has really turned it lately, increasing her batting average by nearly 100 points over the past month. Backed by a current seven-game hitting streak, Centeno has raised…