MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Lady Tigers of Texas Southern University were knocked out of the winner's bracket of the Southwestern Athletic Conference softball tournament Friday after falling 6-3 to host Alabama State.
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TSU will face in-state rival Prairie View A&M on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the loser's bracket final. The winner of that game will need to defeat Alabama State twice to win the 2018 SWAC Championship.
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The Lady Hornets scored four runs in the top of the second inning to take a 4-0 lead, an advantage the hosts would not relinquish the rest the game.
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Sierra Valdez knocked a two-RBI single for the Lady Tigers in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 4-2. Freshman outfielder Tevanae Tate knocked her team-leading fourth home run of the season in the bottom of the seventh to make the score 6-3.
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Justine Jean pitched a complete game to lead the Lady Hornets, the No. 3 team from the SWAC's East Division. Felicia Garza took the loss for TSU. Senior hurler Jasmin Fulmore pitched five and one-third innings of relief for the Lady Tigers.
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