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GULFPORT, Miss.- The Texas Southern Lady Tigers defeated the Grambling State Lady Tigers by a score of 4-3 in an elimination game on Wednesday.
 
The game was won in spectacular fashion as TSU’s Lanay Carr's walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh allowed the Lady Tigers to advance in the SWAC Softball Tournament.
 
Grambling State struck first as a leadoff walk and back-to-back singles loaded the bases in the fourth.
A Cadashia Collins sac fly gave GSU a 1-0 lead in the fourth but TSU persevered and threw out a runner at home and forced a pop fly to end the threat.
 
The lead was brief for Grambling State as Carr opened the fourth with a leadoff single and stole second with one out.
 
Penelope Saenz rewarded Carr for her efforts with an RBI triple followed by Destiny Menchaca's sac fly for a 2-1 margin. Back-to-back singles from Karisma Garcia and Melonie Guardiola led to a 3-1 score for TSU.
 
The momentum went back to GSU in the fifth as a Katelynn Walls RBI triple coupled with a throwing error led to a 3-3 tie. TSU relied on its defense from that point as they caught the leadoff runner stealing for Grambling State in the sixth.
 
In the seventh, GSU continued to battle with a leadoff single but Carr made the catch of the night crashing into the center field fence while somehow still holding on to the ball. The leadoff runner advanced to third after the next batter but Kylie Wilson forced an inning-ending groundout.

Marissa Martinez led the bottom of the seventh off with a hard-hit double to right and moved over to third on Wilson's well-placed sac bunt. Marisa Perla hit into a fielder's choice to get on base which set up Carr's game-winning single to right center.

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
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