Box Score
GULFPORT, Miss.- The Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers rallied to score one in the seventh inning and walked it off on a single off the bat of junior Destinee Smith to pick up the 8-7 victory over the Grambling Lady Tigers Friday. PVAMU advanced through the 2023 SWAC Softball Tournament undefeated.
The win marked back-to-back tournament titles for Prairie View A&M.
Junior Jerrica Rojas (11-2) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Prairie View A&M (27-18). The right-hander went one shutout inning while giving up one hit.
Sophomore Aerin Talley led the way offensively for the Lady Panthers, going 1-for-3 in the ballgame with a home run, a walk, and four RBI. Grambling State's Lauren Ervin and Cadashia Collins paced the GSU offenisive attack with 2 RBI each.
Freshman Mia Nunez provided a noteworthy performance as well, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Smith also chipped in, going 1-for-2 for Prairie View A&M with two walks and an RBI.
The Lady Panthers got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Prairie View A&M got a grand slam from Talley scoring all four of their runs in the inning.
Prairie View A&M then rallied to score seven runs and take a 7-4 lead before the Lady Panthers got back on the board in the sixth. which brought the score to 7-7.
The game remained tied until the bottom of the seventh when Prairie View A&M walked it off on an RBI single off the bat of Smith.
SWAC All-Tournament Team
Joslynn Davis, Bethune-Cookman
Kiri Parker, Alcorn State
Mikeria Howard, Alcorn State
Kristian Edwards, Alcorn State
Marsha Hunt, Alcorn State
Lauren Ervin, Grambling State
Tytianna Robinson, Grambling State
Erin Gibbs, Grambling State
Jerrica Rojas, Prairie View A&M
Cailin Massey, Prairie View A&M
Audrey Garcia, Prairie View A&M
Aerin Talley, Prairie View A&M
Most Valuable Player
Jerrica Rojas, Prairie View A&M
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