Softball heads to Montgomery

Normal- After a good opening week in which they finished 3-2, the Lady Bulldogs softball team will head to Montgomery, Ala. to partake in the Alabama State tournament.

At the Hornet Invitational, which will be taking place at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex on the ASU Campus, the Maroon & White will take on three different teams in four contests over a three-day period. Action will begin Friday, February 14, and continue through Sunday, February 16.

First, the Nakeya Hall led squad will take on the Hampton University Lady Pirates. The 2013 MEAC champions opened the season at 1-4 in the 2014 Hawaii Paradise Classic in Manoa, HI. Their one win on the year came in a 7-2 rout of the University of Delaware. The Lady Pirates were led by the freshmen duo of Danielle Budden and Taylor Clark. Both were named to the All-Tournament Team for the performance throughout the weekend.

Next, the Maroon & White will play two games versus the Aggies of North Carolina A&T. The Aggies are currently 0-0 on the year, as this tournament will open the 2014 season for the team out of Greensboro, N.C.

Lastly, in Montgomery, the Lady Bulldogs will take on the Runnin' Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb University.

GWU is 1-1 on the season after splitting their season opening doubleheader with Charlotte (1-1). Charlotte took game one by a score of 8-0, out-hitting Gardner-Webb by a 12-6 margin in the contest. The Runnin' Bulldogs then scored a trio of late runs in game two to earn the doubleheader split with a 6-3 victory. Gardner-Webb scored six runs on 16 hits in the twin bill, while Charlotte tallied 11 runs on 19 hits.

The Maroon & White (3-2) had a great offense output in their season opening tournament scoring 29 runs in 31 innings of play. Leading the way thus far for A&M is the California freshmen tandem of Chelsey Ferguson and Taiya McInnes.

Ferguson and McInnes are one and two in multiple categories with Ferguson leading in batting average (.615), slugging percentage (1.000), on base percentage (.667) and triples (2), while McInnes leads in hits with nine. Both are tied for runs scored with six.

The Lady Bulldogs tournament schedule is as follows

Date	Opponent	Time
Friday, February 14	Hampton University	3:30PM
Saturday, February 15	North Carolina A&T	3:30PM
Sunday, February 16	North Carolina A&T	9:30AM
Sunday, February 16	Gardner-Webb	12:00PM

All games will be played on the campus of Alabama State University in Montgomery, Ala.

Print Friendly Version