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CARROLLTON, Ga. – Delta State softball hit the road for a three-game conference series with West Georgia. Double-header action was played Sunday afternoon that saw DSU taking the sweep, clinching the series win. The Lady Statesmen took game one 4-2 and game two 9-5 to improve to 16-18 overall and 9-10 in Gulf South Conference play.

Entering game one, both teams were evenly matched, as Delta State was one spot behind West Georgia in the No. 6 spot in GSC standings.

The Lady Statesmen got the scoring started first in the top of the third inning. Brook Cline drew the leadoff walk and later advanced to second on a single from Memrie Corley. Two quick outs brought Kaitlin Moore to the plate. Moore dropped a two-RBI double into right center field, scoring both Corley and Cline. With the 2-0 lead, DSU plated two more runs on a UWG error and an RBI double from Madison Zoeller, taking the 4-0 lead.

West Georgia put its only two runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth on three hits, but it was not enough to take the lead or the win from Delta State.

The Green-and-White carried their momentum into game two as they took the early 4-0 lead in the first inning when Kassidy Tally got things started with a leadoff single and a stolen base. Mariah Alvarez scored Tally from second to take the 1-0 lead. With runners in scoring position, Madison Zoeller doubled off the right field wall, bringing in Kaitlin Moore and Alvarez and extending the DSU lead to 3-0. The hits kept on coming when Andrea Cutts hit a bases-clearing triple to score Taylor Holland for DSU to lead 4-0. Delta State added to the lead, 5-0, when Alvarez singled up the middle to score Memrie Corley who led off the inning with a single.
West Georgia scored one run in the bottom of the third and fourth, putting the Wolves within three. The Wolves fought back to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth inning, scoring three runs on two hits.

A tie score remained through the end of regulation, forcing free softball in Carrollton.

Delta State's eighth extra-inning game of the season gave them the edge as they scored four runs on four hits to take the 9-5 lead and ultimately the win. Corley stole second with one out to put her in scoring position and was later brought in by an Alvarez single up the middle. Two consecutive singles put runners at first and second with Amber Adcock at the plate. Adcock went yard over the right field fence, driving in Megan Mayfield and Alvarez to take the win and earn the sweep in the double-header.

Memrie Corley led the Lady Statesmen in the sweep, going 5-for-7 with five singles and scoring three times. Kaitlin Moore followed close behind as she went 5-for-9 at the plate recording two runs and two RBI.

Amber Adcock picked up her third homerun of the season, while Kassidy Tally tacked on stolen base number 37 and 38 on the year.

Freshman Taylor Tucker showed her strength by pitching 11.0 outstanding innings in the circle. Tucker was credited with the complete game in game one and took the win in her 4.0 inning outing in game two. The Steele, Ala., native gave up just eight hits on the day, allowing just two earned runs in both appearances.

The series finale is scheduled for Monday, March 31 at 1:00 p.m. as Delta State looks to take the series sweep.