2017 alcorn softball game notes...1 vanessa sanders r/r of sr. las vegas, nev. (college of southern...

2017 ALCORN SOFTBALL GAME NOTES

- 1 - #FearTheBrave

NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN”

What’s Inside Projected StartersC Jessica Crum1B Taylor Hughes2B Bre GlennSS Sametria Collins3B Victoria TylerLF Mariah OrtizCF Madison ChitwoodRF Montana HolyfieldDP Vanessa Sanders

Pitching ProbablesG1 Robin Harrison G3 Ambria Dorsey G2 Madi Creed

The Pen2 Jazmin Castillo

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTFeb. 16 Kentucky State! (DH) W 10-2 (5)Feb. 16 Kentucky State! (DH) W 13-0 (5)Feb. 18 Buffalo@ W, 12-3Feb. 18 Morehead State@ L, 10-17Feb. 19 Middle Tennessee@ L, 2-10Feb. 19 Southeast Missouri St.@ L, 2-3Feb. 21 Nicholls (DH) L, 3-4Feb. 21 Nicholls (DH) L, 1-4Feb. 25 Southeast Missouri St. (DH) L, 0-8 (5)Feb. 25 Southeast Missouri St. (DH) L, 5-7Mar 2 Southern Miss (DH) L, 6-7Mar 2 Southern Miss (DH) L, 8-10Mar 3 No. 18 Louisiana# L, 0-8 (5)Mar 4 North Dakota State# L, 0-7Mar 4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi# L, 6-7Mar 5 No. 18 Louisiana# L, 4-14 (5)Mar 14 Eastern Kentucky (DH) L, 0-8 (6)Mar 14 Eastern Kentucky (DH) L, 4-12Mar 15 Mississippi College (DH) L, 1-6Mar 15 Mississippi College (DH) L, 2-8Mar 16 Grambling* W, 9-1 (5)Mar 17 Grambling (DH)* W, 6-3Mar 17 Grambling (DH)* W, 4-0Mar 21 Southeastern Louisiana (DH) L, 0-2Mar 21 Southeastern Louisiana (DH) L, 1-6Mar 23 UAPB* W, 6-4Mar 24 UAPB (DH)* L, 8-9 (8)Mar 24 UAPB (DH)* L, 4-6Mar 28 Lamar (DH) L, 7-8Mar 28 Lamar (DH) L, 1-9 (5)Mar 31 Jackson State* W, 5-0Apr 1 Jackson State (DH)* W, 9-1 (5), W, 6-3Apr 8 Alabama State (DH)* W, 4-3, W, 9-0 (5)Apr 9 Alabama State* W, 12-3 (5)Apr 11 Nicholls (DH) CanceledApr 14 Alabama A&M* W, 10-4Apr 15 Alabama A&M (DH)* L, 6-3; W, 3-2Apr 18 Mississippi State 3 p.m.Apr 21 MVSU* 2:30 p.m.Apr 22 MVSU (DH)* 1 p.m.Apr 25 Memphis (DH) 5 p.m.May 10-13 SWAC Tournament TBA

BOLD indicates home game* SWAC contest! Played at Vicksburg High School@ Southeastern Lousiana Tournament (Hammond, La.)# UL-Lafayette Tournament (Lafayette, La.)


- 2 - Numerical Roster #FearTheBrave

LADY BRAVES NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Player B/T Pos. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Vanessa Sanders R/R OF Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. (College of Southern Nevada)2 Jazmin Castillo R/R P Sr. El Paso, Texas (Americas HS)3 Kaylene Smith R/R INF So. Orange Park, Fla. (Long Beach HS)4 Sametria Collins L/R INF Sr. Bude, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)5 Madi Creed R/R P Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Glendale CC)7 Alicia Hill R/R INF Fr. Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge HS)8 Mariah Ortiz L/R OF Jr. Glendale, Ariz. (Glendale CC)11 Taylor Hughes L/L INF Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Greenway HS)12 Bre Glenn R/R INF Jr. Brandon, Miss. (Hinds CC)13 Montana Holyfield L/L OF Sr. Waynesboro, Miss. (Meridian CC)14 Katie Gore R/L C Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Paradise Valley CC)16 Ambria Dorsey R/R P Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Edge HS)18 Robin Harrison R/L P Jr. Vancouver B.C., Canada (McCook CC)21 Madison Chitwood R/R OF Sr. McCook, Neb. (McCook CC)22 Courtenay Holt R/R OF Sr. Brandon, Miss. (Hinds CC)23 Jessica Crum R/R C Jr. Prairieville, La. (Copiah-Lincoln)26 Adriana Gutierrez R/R OF Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS)27 Bianca Benavides L/R P So. McAllen, Texas (McAllen Memorial HS)28 Victoria Tyler R/R INF So. Gulfport, Miss. (St. Patrick Catholic HS)

Head Coach: Josef Rankin (Third season)Graduate Assistant: Ilene Suleymenyan


- 3 - Coach Central #FearTheBrave

HEAD COACH JOSEF RANKINThird Season

2015: 2-31 (0-14 SWAC)2016: 18-28 (11-6 SWAC)*

*2016 SWAC Coach of the Year

Coach Josef Rankin is a native of Biloxi, Mississippi. He played baseball throughout high school, at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College under Cooper Farris and Southern Uni-versity under Roger Cador. As a starting pitcher for the Southern Jaguars, Rankin had an 11-0 record. In 2002, he was selected as the SWAC Pitcher of the Year, a member of the All SWAC Team and SWAC Tournament Team, and was voted the SWAC Tournament’s Most Valuable Pitcher. Coach Rankin earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Troy University and a master’s degree in secondary education from William Carey University.

In 2009, Rankin married his beautiful wife, Jessica, and became head softball coach for the St. Martin Lady Yellow Jackets in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. In his five years as head coach, his record was 108-33-2. He led the Lady Jackets to four District Championships and three South-State Championship appearances. In 2010, his daughter, Abigail, was born.

In 2014, Coach Rankin took over the Alcorn softball team with only seven players on the roster, adding two transfers and three walk-ons and posting a 2-33 record in his first season. In 2016, the program underwent a significant turnaround under Rankin’s leadership. Their win-loss record improved to 18-28. The Lady Braves earned second place in the SWAC East with a conference record of 11-6 and third place in the SWAC Championship Tournament. Rankin was selected as 2016 SWAC Coach of the Year with Paige Breal being named as 2016 SWAC Newcomer of the Year. Three players (Breal, Sametria Collins and Taylor Hughes) were selected to 2016 All-SWAC Teams. Breal and Shamberlynn Alop were named to the 2016 SWAC All-Tournament Team. The overall team GPA for the 2015-2016 school year was a 3.13. 15 players were selected to the 2016 SWAC All-Academic Team.

His Program’s mission at Alcorn is “More Than Just Softball”. In explaining the mission, Rankin stated, “We want to prepare young ladies to compete in life after their softball career has ended. Our footprint has to be bigger than what we do as softball players. We have to find a way to impact the community, the university, and anyone around us in a positive way.”


- 4 - 2017 Season Stats #FearTheBrave

The Automated ScoreBookOverall Statistics for Alcorn State (as of Apr 15, 2017)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 15-24 Home: 7-6 Away: 7-13 Neutral: 1-5 SWAC: 12-3

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%

11 Taylor Hughes . 4 1 5 39-39 123 35 51 14 0 1 32 68 . 5 5 3 15 5 8 1 . 4 9 7 0 0 0-0 209 8 3 . 9 8 6

23 Jessica Crum . 3 8 9 38-38 108 26 42 12 0 9 47 81 . 7 5 0 17 0 26 1 . 4 5 4 5 0 0-0 81 15 1 . 9 9 0

8 Mariah Ortiz . 3 3 9 38-37 121 35 41 4 4 1 11 56 . 4 6 3 14 4 13 0 . 4 2 4 0 1 3-3 61 4 5 . 9 2 9

4 Sametria Collins . 3 1 5 39-39 130 32 41 4 2 0 8 49 . 3 7 7 18 0 26 0 . 3 9 6 1 2 13-15 76 62 14 . 9 0 8

28 Victoria Tyler . 2 7 7 39-39 112 7 31 6 0 2 21 43 . 3 8 4 7 1 13 1 . 3 2 0 2 1 1-1 26 49 8 . 9 0 4

26 Adriana Gutierrez . 2 1 3 32-30 80 14 17 2 0 0 2 19 . 2 3 8 7 1 9 0 . 2 8 4 0 1 4-6 47 3 2 . 9 6 2

-------------------- 5 Madi Creed 1.000 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 0 6 1 . 8 5 7

1 Vanessa Sanders . 3 3 9 20-20 62 12 21 7 0 2 15 34 . 5 4 8 3 3 4 0 . 3 9 1 1 0 1-1 32 3 2 . 9 4 6

13 Montana Holyfield . 3 1 7 25-22 63 9 20 3 0 2 9 29 . 4 6 0 5 0 9 0 . 3 6 8 0 0 0-0 16 1 1 . 9 4 4

18 Robin Harrison . 3 0 0 11-11 30 2 9 0 1 0 6 11 . 3 6 7 2 3 6 1 . 3 8 9 1 2 0-0 5 16 0 1.000

12 Bre Glenn . 1 8 6 29-27 59 8 11 0 0 3 10 20 . 3 3 9 4 1 9 0 . 2 5 0 0 2 3-3 40 38 3 . 9 6 3

14 Catherine Gore . 1 7 8 19-16 45 2 8 3 0 1 3 14 . 3 1 1 4 1 9 0 . 2 6 0 0 1 0-0 50 4 5 . 9 1 5

22 Courtenay Holt . 1 5 0 19-12 40 5 6 0 0 1 4 9 . 2 2 5 2 2 12 0 . 2 2 7 0 0 1-1 14 0 2 . 8 7 5

21 Madison Chitwood . 1 4 8 18-10 27 5 4 0 1 0 1 6 . 2 2 2 3 1 11 0 . 2 5 8 0 0 0-0 23 0 1 . 9 5 8

3 Kaylene Smith . 0 9 5 16-8 21 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 . 0 9 5 1 0 2 0 . 1 3 6 0 2 2-2 26 11 1 . 9 7 4

16 Ambria Dorsey . 0 7 7 8-7 13 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 . 1 5 4 0 0 4 0 . 0 7 7 0 0 0-0 0 13 0 1.000

7 Alicia Hill . 0 0 0 6-4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 7 1 3 . 7 2 7

2 Jazmin Castillo . 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 7 2 . 8 1 8

Totals . 2 9 4 39 1042 196 306 56 8 22 173 444 . 4 2 6 102 22 167 4 . 3 6 6 10 12 28-32 715 241 54 . 9 4 7

Opponents . 3 4 7 39 1015 215 352 55 11 23 179 498 . 4 9 1 113 19 115 0 . 4 1 6 16 21 91-101 734 298 63 . 9 4 2

LOB - Team (258), Opp (254). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (9). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1). Picked off - Collins 1, Hughes 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

18 Robin Harrison 3 . 6 4 6-5 15 9 9 1/0 0 77.0 102 55 40 32 41 16 3 5 . 3 2 5 4 13 0 2 8 5 Madi Creed 4 . 7 2 4-7 18 12 9 2/0 0 75.2 118 60 51 22 38 20 4 10 . 3 5 4 2 3 0 8 4 2 Jazmin Castillo 6 . 4 9 2-5 8 7 2 0/1 0 32.1 49 40 30 29 12 11 3 2 . 3 5 3 7 0 0 2 316 Ambria Dorsey 6 . 8 3 3-7 15 11 4 0/1 1 53.1 83 60 52 30 24 8 1 6 . 3 6 2 5 3 0 4 6Totals 5 . 0 8 15-24 39 39 24 4/1 1 238.1 352 215 173 113 115 55 11 23 . 3 4 7 18 19 0 16 21

Opponents 4 . 3 5 24-15 39 39 17 5/1 2 244.2 306 196 152 102 167 56 8 22 . 2 9 4 20 22 1 10 12

PB - Team (17), Crum 10, Gore 7, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Gore (57-61), Crum (31-36), Creed (29-31),Dorsey (27-29), Harrison (24-27), Castillo (8-11).



The Automated ScoreBookMiscellaneous Stats for Alcorn State (as of Apr 15, 2017)

(All games)

Multiple Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total11 Taylor Hughes 11 4 1 - 16 8 Mariah Ortiz 10 3 - - 13 4 Sametria Collins 9 1 1 - 1123 Jessica Crum 4 6 - - 1028 Victoria Tyler 7 1 - - 8 1 Vanessa Sanders 6 1 - - 713 Montana Holyfield 6 - - - 626 Adriana Gutierrez 4 - - - 412 Bre Glenn 2 - - - 218 Robin Harrison 1 1 - - 214 Catherine Gore 1 - - - 122 Courtenay Holt 1 - - - 1TEAM 62 17 2 0 81

Multiple RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total23 Jessica Crum 3 7 2 - 1211 Taylor Hughes 3 3 1 1 8 1 Vanessa Sanders 3 1 - - 412 Bre Glenn 2 - 1 - 328 Victoria Tyler 2 - 1 - 313 Montana Holyfield 1 1 - - 2 8 Mariah Ortiz 2 - - - 218 Robin Harrison 1 1 - - 222 Courtenay Holt 1 - - - 116 Ambria Dorsey - 1 - - 1 4 Sametria Collins 1 - - - 1TEAM 19 14 5 1 39

Hitting Streaks Longest Current 8 Mariah Ortiz 10 311 Taylor Hughes 7 1 4 Sametria Collins 7 328 Victoria Tyler 6 523 Jessica Crum 6 -13 Montana Holyfield 5 5 1 Vanessa Sanders 5 118 Robin Harrison 4 -26 Adriana Gutierrez 4 312 Bre Glenn 3 -22 Courtenay Holt 3 -21 Madison Chitwood 2 -14 Catherine Gore 2 1 3 Kaylene Smith 1 - 5 Madi Creed 1 116 Ambria Dorsey 1 -

Reached Base Streaks Longest Current11 Taylor Hughes 14 14 4 Sametria Collins 13 523 Jessica Crum 13 - 8 Mariah Ortiz 10 926 Adriana Gutierrez 9 918 Robin Harrison 8 828 Victoria Tyler 6 613 Montana Holyfield 5 5 1 Vanessa Sanders 5 112 Bre Glenn 4 -14 Catherine Gore 4 122 Courtenay Holt 3 -21 Madison Chitwood 2 2 3 Kaylene Smith 2 - 5 Madi Creed 1 116 Ambria Dorsey 1 -




(All games)

Starting Lineup By Position(Team W-L record when starter)

PITCHER: 5 Madi Creed 12 (4-8) 16 Ambria Dorsey 11 (4-7) 18 Robin Harrison 9 (5-4) 2 Jazmin Castillo 7 (2-5)CATCHER: 23 Jessica Crum 23 (12-11) 14 Catherine Gore 16 (3-13)FIRST BASE: 11 Taylor Hughes 39 (15-24)SECOND BASE: 4 Sametria Collins 18 (3-15) 12 Bre Glenn 13 (8-5) 3 Kaylene Smith 8 (4-4)THIRD BASE: 28 Victoria Tyler 39 (15-24)SHORTSTOP: 4 Sametria Collins 21 (12-9) 12 Bre Glenn 14 (3-11) 7 Alicia Hill 4 (0-4)LEFT FIELD: 8 Mariah Ortiz 16 (4-12) 26 Adriana Gutierrez 13 (9-4) 22 Courtenay Holt 5 (1-4) 1 Vanessa Sanders 5 (1-4)CENTER FIELD: 8 Mariah Ortiz 21 (11-10) 21 Madison Chitwood 10 (4-6) 26 Adriana Gutierrez 8 (0-8)RIGHT FIELD: 1 Vanessa Sanders 14 (7-7) 13 Montana Holyfield 11 (4-7) 26 Adriana Gutierrez 9 (3-6) 22 Courtenay Holt 5 (1-4)DESIGNATED HITTER: 23 Jessica Crum 15 (3-12) 13 Montana Holyfield 11 (7-4) 18 Robin Harrison 5 (2-3) 16 Ambria Dorsey 3 (2-1) 22 Courtenay Holt 2 (0-2) 5 Madi Creed 1 (0-1) 1 Vanessa Sanders 1 (1-0) 2 Jazmin Castillo 1 (0-1)

Starting Lineup By Lineup Spot(Team W-L record when starter)

LEADOFF: 4 Sametria Collins 35 (13-22) 8 Mariah Ortiz 4 (2-2)2ND SPOT: 8 Mariah Ortiz 30 (13-17) 4 Sametria Collins 4 (2-2) 26 Adriana Gutierrez 4 (0-4) 11 Taylor Hughes 1 (0-1)3RD SPOT: 11 Taylor Hughes 38 (15-23) 28 Victoria Tyler 1 (0-1)CLEANUP: 23 Jessica Crum 38 (15-23) 13 Montana Holyfield 1 (0-1)5TH SPOT: 1 Vanessa Sanders 20 (9-11) 28 Victoria Tyler 11 (2-9) 18 Robin Harrison 4 (2-2) 13 Montana Holyfield 2 (2-0) 8 Mariah Ortiz 1 (0-1) 22 Courtenay Holt 1 (0-1)6TH SPOT: 13 Montana Holyfield 15 (7-8) 28 Victoria Tyler 14 (6-8) 16 Ambria Dorsey 3 (1-2) 22 Courtenay Holt 3 (1-2) 26 Adriana Gutierrez 1 (0-1) 8 Mariah Ortiz 1 (0-1) 14 Catherine Gore 1 (0-1) 18 Robin Harrison 1 (0-1)7TH SPOT: 28 Victoria Tyler 11 (5-6) 14 Catherine Gore 7 (1-6) 22 Courtenay Holt 7 (1-6) 13 Montana Holyfield 4 (2-2) 18 Robin Harrison 4 (3-1) 21 Madison Chitwood 3 (2-1) 26 Adriana Gutierrez 1 (0-1) 16 Ambria Dorsey 1 (1-0) 12 Bre Glenn 1 (0-1)8TH SPOT: 12 Bre Glenn 10 (5-5) 14 Catherine Gore 6 (1-5) 21 Madison Chitwood 6 (2-4) 26 Adriana Gutierrez 4 (1-3) 3 Kaylene Smith 4 (4-0) 7 Alicia Hill 3 (0-3) 28 Victoria Tyler 2 (2-0) 18 Robin Harrison 2 (0-2) 22 Courtenay Holt 1 (0-1) 8 Mariah Ortiz 1 (0-1)9TH SPOT: 26 Adriana Gutierrez 20 (11-9) 12 Bre Glenn 12 (3-9) 3 Kaylene Smith 4 (0-4) 14 Catherine Gore 2 (1-1) 7 Alicia Hill 1 (0-1)




(All games)

STARTERS SUMMARY

Position Batting OrderPlayer GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th11 Taylor Hughes 39 . . 39 . . . . . . . . . 1 38 . . . . . . 4 Sametria Collins 39 . . . 18 . 21 . . . . . 35 4 . . . . . . .28 Victoria Tyler 39 . . . . 39 . . . . . . . . 1 . 11 14 11 2 .23 Jessica Crum 38 . 23 . . . . . . . . 15 . . . 38 . . . . . 8 Mariah Ortiz 37 . . . . . . 16 21 . . . 4 30 . . 1 1 . 1 .26 Adriana Gutierrez 30 . . . . . . 13 8 9 . . . 4 . . . 1 1 4 2012 Bre Glenn 27 . . . 13 . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 10 1213 Montana Holyfield 22 . . . . . . . . 11 . 11 . . . 1 2 15 4 . . 1 Vanessa Sanders 20 . . . . . . 5 . 14 . 1 . . . . 20 . . . .14 Catherine Gore 16 . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 6 218 Robin Harrison 14 9 . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . 4 1 4 2 .16 Ambria Dorsey 14 11 . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 3 1 . . 5 Madi Creed 13 12 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .22 Courtenay Holt 12 . . . . . . 5 . 5 . 2 . . . . 1 3 7 1 .21 Madison Chitwood 10 . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . 3 6 . 2 Jazmin Castillo 8 7 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 3 Kaylene Smith 8 . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 7 Alicia Hill 4 . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1



The Automated ScoreBookGames Summary for Alcorn State (as of Apr 15, 2017)

(All games)

Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TotalAlcorn State 42 26 33 35 25 11 22 2 196Opponents 33 39 31 37 26 31 15 3 215

Record when ...Overall 15-24

Conference 12-3Non-Conference 3-21

Home games 7-6Away games 7-13

Neutral site 1-5Day games 13-19

Night games 2-5vs Left starter 0-0

vs Right starter 15-241-Run games 2-62-Run games 1-45+Run games 9-12Extra innings 0-1

Shutouts 4-5

Scoring 0-2 runs 0-12....... 3-5 runs 4-6....... 6-9 runs 6-5....... 10+ runs 5-1

Opponent 0-2 runs 8-1........ 3-5 runs 7-3........ 6-9 runs 0-15........ 10+ runs 0-5

Scored in 1st inning 12-9Opp. scored in 1st 4-14

Scores first 12-8Opp. scores first 3-16

After 4 leading 11-4....... trailing 2-18

....... tied 2-2After 5 leading 8-5

....... trailing 0-15....... tied 1-0

After 6 leading 8-3....... trailing 0-15

....... tied 1-0

Hit 0 home runs 7-18... 1 home run 5-4

... 2+ home runs 3-2

Opponent 0 home runs 13-15........ 1 home run 2-2

........ 2+ HRs 0-7

Made 0 errors 7-5.... 1 error 3-7

.... 2+ errors 5-12

Opp. made 0 errors 1-12......... 1 error 5-3

......... 2+ errors 9-9

Out-hit opponent 9-4Out-hit by opponent 4-19

Hits are tied 2-1

Record when team scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 0-5 0-4 0-3 1-2 2-3 1-1 3-2 0-1 0-2 3-0 5-1

Record when opponent scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 4-0 2-0 2-1 5-1 2-2 0-0 0-4 0-4 0-5 0-2 0-5

Record when leading after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 11-6 11-4 11-7 11-4 8-5 8-3

Record when trailing after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 1-12 2-17 2-17 2-18 0-15 0-15

Record when tied after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 3-6 2-3 2-0 2-2 1-0 1-0

Current winning streak: 1Longest winning streak: 7Longest losing streak: 17

Home attendance : 994 ( 13 dates avg = 76 )Away attendance : 4786 ( 22 dates avg = 217 )Total attendance: 5780 ( 35 dates avg = 165 )


- 9 - Player Central #FearTheBrave

1 • VANESSA SANDERS • OF • SENIOR • LAS VEGAS, NEV.

2 • JAZMIN CASTILLO • P • SENIOR • EL PASO, TEXAS

3 • KAYLENE (KK) SMITH • INF • SOPHOMORE • ORANGE PARK, FLA.

4 • SAMETRIA COLLINS • INF • SENIOR • BUDE, MISS.

Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.SEMO 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .370SEMO 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 .345ULL-1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .385JSU-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .357ASU-1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0-0 .364ASU-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .340ASU-3 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 .353AAMU-1 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 .340AAMU-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .328AAMU-3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .339

Opp. IP H R ER BB K HR HBP NP ERA*KSU-1 (W) 5.0 5 2 2 3 4 0 0 102 2.80*MTSU (L) 5.1 7 7 7 8 1 0 0 115 6.10*SEMO (L) 5.0 7 7 6 5 2 2 2 113 6.85*ULL-1 (L) 2.0 5 5 5 3 0 1 0 56 8.08ULL-2 (ND) 0.2 2 5 1 3 0 1 0 33 8.17*MC (L) 6.0 10 8 6 2 2 0 0 97 7.88*GRAM (W) 4.1 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 63 6.67*UAPB (L) 4.0 8 6 3 2 2 0 0 61 6.49*STARTING PITCHER

Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.EKU (PH) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000MC-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 .250MC-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .143GSU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .111GSU-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 .091GSU-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .143 SLU-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .125SLU-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .105UAPB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .095AAMU-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .095

Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.LU-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 .307 JSU-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .313JSU-2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1-1 .317JSU-3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .312ASU-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .304ASU-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 .300ASU-3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 .294AAMU-1 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1-1 .308AAMU-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .306AAMU-3 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0-0 .315



5 • MADI CREED • P • JUNIOR • PHOENIX, ARIZ.

7 • ALICIA HILL • INF • FRESHMAN • CONROE, TEXAS

8 • MARIAH ORTIZ • OF • JUNIOR • GLENDALE, ARIZ.

10 • JESSEE GRESLY • C/INF • SENIOR • PHOENIX, ARIZ.

Opp. IP H R ER BB K HR HBP NP ERA*MC-1 (L) 6.0 8 6 6 3 1 2 0 125 5.97*GSU-1 (W) 7.0 9 3 0 1 4 0 1 107 5.01SLU-1 (ND) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.86*SLU-1 (L) 4.0 8 5 4 0 1 0 0 77 5.03*UAPB-1 (L) 7.2 16 9 9 1 4 1 0 122 5.47*LU-1 (ND) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 36 3.50LU-2 (ND) 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 31 5.25*JSU-2 (W) 5.0 7 1 0 0 7 0 0 96 4.98*ASU-2 (L) 5.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 69 4.62*AAMU-2 (W) 6.0 12 6 5 1 4 0 0 - 4.72*STARTING PITCHER

Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.LU-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .326JSU-1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .321JSU-2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 .323JSU-3 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0-0 .327ASU-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .328ASU-2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0-0 .329ASU-3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 .324AAMU-1 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0-0 .328AAMU-2 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 .334AAMU-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .339

GS AB R H RBI 2B - - - - - - 3B HR BB SB-ATT HP AVG. - - - - - -

Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.

Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.NICH-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000SEMO-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000NDSU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000EKU-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000



11 • TAYLOR HUGHES • INF • JUNIOR • PHOENIX, ARIZ.

12 • BRE GLENN • INF • JUNIOR • BRANDON, MISS.

13 • MONTANA HOLYFIELD • OF • SENIOR • WAYNESBORO, MISS.

14 • KATIE GORE • C • SENIOR • PHOENIX, ARIZ.


Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.LU-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .186LU-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .178JSU-1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 .188JSU-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .184JSU-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .184ASU-2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .196ASU-3 3 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0-0 .204AAMU-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .194AAMU-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .186AAMU-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .186

Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.EKU-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .333GSU-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .310 JSU-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .299JSU-2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 .288JSU-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .277ASU-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 .274ASU-2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0-0 .283ASU-3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .291AAMU-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .304AAMU-2 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 .317

Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.AMCCC 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0-0 .238EKU-2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 .250MC-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .231MC-2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 .241GSU-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .219SLU-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .206UAPB-2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 .184LU-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .179JSU-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .167AAMU-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .178



16 • AMBRIA DORSEY • P • FRESHMAN • PHOENIX, ARIZ.

18 • ROBIN HARRISON • P • JUNIOR • VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA

21 • MADISON CHITWOOD • OF • SENIOR • MCCOOK, NEB.

22 • COURTENAY HOLT • OF • SENIOR • BRANDON, MISS.

Opp. IP H R ER BB K HR HBP NP ERAULL-1 (ND) 0.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 15 9.07*ULL-2 (L) 2.0 11 9 9 1 1 0 0 66 11.76*EKU-2 (L) 4.2 13 10 8 3 1 0 1 112 11.81GSU-1 (SV) 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 40 10.50*SLU-1 (L) 5.2 5 2 2 3 1 0 1 72 8.97UAPB-2 (ND) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 30 8.40*LU-2 (L) 2.2 8 8 8 1 1 0 1 71 9.38*JSU-3 (W) 7.0 7 3 1 0 2 0 0 78 7.96*ASU-3(W) 5.0 7 3 3 0 2 0 0 64 7.55*AAMU-3 (W) 7.0 7 2 2 2 3 1 0 - 6.83*STARTING PITCHER

Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.*USM-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .167*USM-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .167EKU-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .222MC-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .273GSU-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .214SLU-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .188UAPB 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .158UAPB-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .136LU-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 .154JSU-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .148*PINCH RUNNER

Opp. IP H R ER BB K HR HBP NP ERAULL-1 (ND) 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 42 5.10*AMCCC (L) 7.0 9 7 6 5 1 2 0 132 5.31*EKU-1 (L) 6.0 9 8 4 1 8 0 2 101 5.20*GSU (W) 5.0 2 1 1 1 7 0 0 62 4.74SLU-2 (ND) 3.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 36 4.42*UAPB (W) 7.0 9 4 2 5 7 0 2 131 4.09LU-1 (L) 4.2 9 7 5 3 0 0 3 83 4.38*JSU-1 (W) 7.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 90 3.89*ASU-1 (W) 7.0 9 3 3 4 1 0 0 121 3.80*AAMU-1 (W) 7.0 10 4 2 1 3 0 1 - 3.64*STARTING PITCHER

Opp. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB-A Avg.ULL-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .227EKU-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .208MC-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .185GSU-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .172SLU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .156UAPB-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .167LU-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .162JSU-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .158AAMU-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .154AAMU-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .150



23 • JESSICA CRUM • C • JUNIOR • PRAIRIEVILLE, LA.

26 • ADRIANA GUTIERREZ • OF • SENIOR • PHOENIX, ARIZ.

27 • BIANCA BENAVIDES • P • SOPHOMORE • MCALLEN, TEXAS

28 • VICTORIA TYLER • INF • SOPHOMORE • GULFPORT, MISS.


Opp. IP H R ER BB K HR HBP NP ERA




- 14 - Around the League #FearTheBrave

2017 Preseason All-SWAC Team

Player of the YearKendall Core, Alabama State

Pitcher of the YearLauren Rodriguez, Texas Southern

First Team1B - Taylor Hughes, Alcorn State2B - Laura Aguilar, Alabama State3B - Kendall Core, Alabama StateSS - Tiana Sanders, Alabama A&MOF - Krystalani Yockman, Texas SouthernOF - Tonnay Hawkins, Arkansas-Pine BluffOF - Sydney Andrews, SouthernC - Kiara Suttles, SouthernP - Lauren Rodriguez, Texas SouthernP - Rebekah Clinton, Mississippi Valley StateP - Jasmine Fulmore, Texas Southern

Second Team1B - Chanler Powell, Texas Southern2B - Sametria Collins, Alcorn State; Miranda Rodarte, TSU3B - Deja Talton, Mississippi Valley StateSS - Briana Knowles, Prairie View A&MOF - Imani Largin, Alabama A&MOF - Valerie Centeno, Alabama StateOF - Shelby Williams, Prairie View A&M C - Amanda Ford, Prairie View A&MP - Sybil Lozano, Jackson StateP - Charlene Castro, Alabama StateP - Monica Rivera, Mississippi Valley State

Predicted Order of FinishEast1. Alabama State - 79 (11)2. Mississippi Valley State - 67 (4)3. Alcorn State - 49 (1)4. Jackson State - 38 (2)5. Alabama A&M - 37 (0)

West1. Texas Southern - 86 (16)2. Southern - 61 (2)3. Prairie View A&M - 59 (0)4. Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 37 (0)5. Grambling State - 27 (0)

League Schedule

Date Matchup Time (CT) Location April 18 Mississippi State at Alcorn 3 p.m. Lorman, Miss.April 18 Nicholls at Mississippi Valley State 4 p.m. Itta Bena, Miss.April 18 Alabama A&M at Middle Tennessee 4 p.m. Murfreesboro, Tenn.April 18 Kennesaw State at Alabama State 4 p.m. Montgomery, Ala.April 18 Jackson State at Southeastern La. 5 p.m. Hammond, La.April 18 Nicholls at Mississippi Valley State 6 p.m. Itta Bena, Miss.April 18 Alabama A&M at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. Murfreesboro, Tenn.April 18 Kennesaw State at Alabama State 6 p.m. Montgomery, Ala.

April 19 Tennessee State at Alabama A&M 1 p.m. Huntsville, Ala.April 19 Tennessee State at Alabama A&M 3 p.m. Huntsville, Ala.April 19 Texas Southern at Texas 6 p.m. Austin, Texas

League Standings East 1. Alcorn State 12-32. Alabama State 6-6 3. Alabama A&M 6-84. Mississippi Valley 5-7 5. Jackson State 4-8

West 1. Prairie View A&M 10-5 2. Texas Southern 8-4 3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8-74. Southern 4-75. Grambling State 2-10

SWAC Softball Players of the Week

Week Hitter of the Week Pitcher of the Week1 (Feb. 15) ............. Perry Hindi, Alabama State .......................Scarlett Brock, Southern2 (Feb. 21) ............. Jessica Crum, Alcorn State ..........Caitlyn Hayden, Alabama A&M3 (March 1)............ Kendall Core, Alabama State .......Vanessa Bradford, Alabama State4 (March 8)............ Kiara Suttles, Southern ................Vanessa Bradford, Alabama State5 (March 15) .......... Tiana Sanders, Alabama A&M ....Lauren Rodriguez, Texas Southern6 (March 22) .......... Mariah Ortiz, Alcorn State ......Ashley Higgins, Prairie View A&M7 (March 28) .......... Tia Coleman, Grambling ................Jasmin Fulmore, Texas Southern8 (April 4) .............. Alyssa Garcia, PVAMU ....................Robin Harrison, Alcorn State9 (April 11) ............ Madilynn Marek, TXSO ................................. Jasmin Fulmore, TXSO

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