Dirty Work: Softball drops home series to Texas Southern

Coming in hot off of their series three-game series sweep against storied rival Grambling State, the Jags looked to once again replicate their performance, this time against the Texas Southern Tigers. This game is a historically tough matchup for the jags as they have only beat the Tigers five times total in the last ten years. The Jag’s, however looked to put their past behind them to maintain their position near the top of the SWAC West division.
The first game was tight as Southern took a slight lead in the second inning as sophomore infielder Kassidy Moore brought home the first run off of a sacrifice fly ball to right field. Texas Southern then tied the game with a run in the third inning. Not to be outdone, at the bottom of the third inning, Southern scored their second run of the game off of a rbi single from redshirt senior Destiny Hernandez. Once again, Texas Southern answered back at the top of the fourth inning with a home run. The game remained tied till the seventh and final inning, when the Tigers scored two runs at the top of the inning, and the Jags were unable to respond, losing the first game 4-2.
The second game was hotly contested as both teams fired off early offensively. Texas Southern was first on the board with a run in the first inning. Southern then struck back in the third inning with a solo home run from redshirt senior Roxsanna Segura which tied the game. The tigers then scored two more runs in the fourth inning to gain a two run lead. At the top of the fifth inning Texas Southern scored once more at then Southern responded with three runs at the bottom of the fifth. The teams were deadlocked at four runs a piece for four straight innings until the tenth inning where freshman infielder Alana Mark hit a walk-off rbi double to left field to secure the win for Southern 5-4.
The third game of the series was a quieter offensive performance for the Jag’s as they only managed to score one total run. They were quiet most of the game till the fourth inning where Senior outfielder Cameron Andrews hit a sacrifice grounder and brought home the Jag’s one rbi. The Jag’s lost that game 5-1 and lost the series two games to 1. This series places Southern in a tie for second in the SWAC West division with a trip to Alcorn State next weekend on the docket. The Jag’s will look to regain their footing in the division with a series win.