Box Score
IRONDALE, Ala. –Alabama St ate defeated defending champion Texas Southern 18-8 in the 2016 SWAC Tournament Championship game.
Alabama State's Kendall Core (3-for-5, 4 RBI, 2 R) put the Lady Hornets on the board with a two-run shot in the first.
TSU got one run back in the second inning, but the Hornets opened up the game for good with a nine-run outburst, highlighted by a two-run homerun from Core and two-run base hits by Laura Aguilar and Brittney Wilson.
Texas Southern showed signs of life in the top of the fourth, as Domonique Tello (2-for-4, R) smacked a three-run double to cut the game to 11-5.
But the long ball continued to pay off for Alabama State, as Alexia Boggess and Wilson (2-for-4, 3 RBI) hit back-to-back solo shots to extend the Hornets' lead. Aleesa Yanez also left the yard for Alabama State.
Maddie Phelps (18-11) threw 3.1 innings, allowing six hits and four earned runs to earn the win. Tyra Williams (7-6) got the loss.
The all-tournament team is listed below.
All-Tournament Team
Paige Breal, Alcorn StateÂ
Shamberlynn Alop, Alcorn StateÂ
Imani Largin, Alabama A&MÂ
Kiara Suttles, SouthernÂ
Deja Talton, Mississippi Valley State
Haley Smith, Texas Southern
Amber Garza, Texas SouthernÂ
Domonique Tello, Texas Southern
Jenna Mae Thorne, Alabama StateÂ
Kendall Core, Alabama State
Melissa Christmann, Alabama State
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