NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State softball team will host Alabama A&M on Tuesday afternoon for a non-conference single-game showdown.
 
The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (12-30, 3-14 OVC) vs. Alabama A&M Bulldogs (10-22, 5-12 SWAC)
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 19 – 2:00pm
Location: Tiger Field || Nashville, Tenn.
 
About the Tigers: Tennessee State traveled to Murray State over the weekend and dropped all three games as the leaders of the OVC outscored TSU, 22-0. The Tigers will look to rebound at home as six of the 12 wins have occurred at Tiger Field. Peyton Fointno leads the team in hits (28), doubles (8), RBI (16), and HBP (4). Anayah Baker leads TSU with two home runs and ranks second with seven doubles and 11 runs batted in. Baker's reached base safely in six of the last seven games. In her last seven appearances, freshman Ryla Traylor has totaled five hits in 16 at-bats (.313 batting average). Raven Loveless owns a 3.62 ERA after allowing 77 runs in 85.0 innings pitched, however, only 44 runs have been earned. With two wins, Tennessee State will have the most victories in a season since 2014 (18), by-passing a 13-win season in 2019.
 
About the Bulldogs: Alabama A&M's lost the last five of six games after dropping two-of-three in Tallahassee against Florida A&M this past weekend. In the rubber match on Saturday, FAMU defeated AAMU in 11 innings by a one-run score, 6-5. It was the longest game, in terms of innings, by the Bulldogs dating back to 2012. Tatianna Roman leads the way with 31 hits, while Rachael McKinney's the team-leader in doubles (9), RBI (23) and ranks second in hits (30) and home runs (3). Alabama A&M has two players with double digits stolen bases as Lauryn Gross' logged 18 stolen bases in 20 attempts. Roman is currently on a four-game hitting streak, in comparison to the team-best 12-game hit streak by Allyson Riches earlier this season. Gross has reached base safely in five straight games, while Riches logged 17 consecutive at one point this year.
 
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