Box Score / ITTA BENA - The Alabama A&M softball team dropped its first game against the Mississippi Valley State Devilettes, 14-7. With the loss, The Bulldogs, fall to 7-17 overall and 1-11 in the conference. A&M will play MVSU again on Friday for a double-header that will be televised on ESPNU at 1 p.m.

The Bulldogs were paced by Re'Quincia Mack and Sabrina Hurns, who each had two hits in the contest.  Hali Buie drove in three runs for the Bullogs.

MVSU (28-12, 12-0 SWAC) were led by Ashley Hobbs and Haleigh Eubanks - both going 3-for-4 in the contest.  Rashundra Brass, Ta'Niya Wallace and Angelia Jones each had two hits in the contest.  Eubanks also drove in three runs shile Brass and Wallace each drove in two. With the win, MVSU pushed its undefeated conference win streak to 12.

The contest opened with both starting pitchers (Buie for AAMU and Lauren Derting for MVSU) going strong for two innings.  After both no-hit bids were broken by singles to left field, MVSU got on the scoreboard in the third inning as Angelia Jones homered to center field.  A Eubanks single to right center gave the Devilettes a 2-0 lead after three innings of action.

Alabama A&M got on the board when Re'Quincia Mack scored on a sacrifice by Hurns.

MVSU would add four more runs to the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth inning.  Using a combination of hit-and-run baseball and power hitting to the alleys, the Devilletes would build a 6-1 lead.

The sixth inning was the offensive inning for both squads.  Alabama A&M would send six runners across the plate as they gained a temporary 7-6 lead.  MVSU would not be denied as they would plate eight runners in the bottom of the frame for the final 14-7 decision.

Brittany Franklin (7-1) got the win in relief working three innings surrendering seven hits.  Derting - who started the game for MVSU - worked three innings striking out four.  AAMU's Buie took the loss in the game.

The Devilettes and Bulldogs will meet again on Friday, April 10 with the first pitch set for 1 pm.  The game will be broadcast on ESPNU nationally and following the game,