After escaping an inning where the bases were loaded for the Lady Braves of Arkansas Pine Bluff (4-33), the Bulldogs came out to strike first as Alyssa Lopez (2-3, 2 runs) scored on a groundout to second by Madison Pozzi in the first.
After a quiet second inning, Arkansas Pine Bluff threatened again with the bases loaded, only for Lisabelle Hansell (9-4) to maneuver her way out of the inning successfully. Later in that same inning, Lopez scored again from an RBI by Danielle Hansell (2-3, RBI, run scored). A few batters later, with the bases loaded Lisabelle Hansell hit a single up the middle to drive in two, while Tia Davis drove in the final run of the inning to make the score 5-0 Bulldogs.
The Lady Lions threatened again in the sixth, having two runners on with only one out in the inning. However, after escaping the inning giving up no runs, Ariel McAtee gave the Bulldogs more breathing room by scoring the final run on a throwing error.
SWAC Player of the Year Tamia Lee-Barbadillowent 3-4 with a run scored, while Madison Pozzialso added some fire power going 1-3 with an RBI.
Lisabelle Hansell had two runs batted in and pitched a complete game for the Bulldogs in the win, while Juliana Dominguez (2-19) picked up the loss for Arkansas Pine-Bluff.
The win puts Alabama A&M’s win total at 23, the most in program history.
The Lady Bulldogs will be back in action against Prairie View on Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m.
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