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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Henderson State softball program makes its way to the Magnolia State on Wednesday for the second meeting with Delta State this season. Game one of the doubleheader between HSU and DSU on Apr. 3 starts at 3 p.m. from University Field.
REDDIES REPORT
Henderson (15-21, 7-13 GAC) left Searcy with its first GAC series win at Harding since 2015 after winning games two and three. The Reddies and Lady Bisons went to extra innings in the rubber, and after five additional frames, Henderson found a 9-7 win in the 12th inning to clinch the series. The red-and-gray now have back-to-back conference series wins for the first time since 2021.
Jay Albiter was the star of the show in game three of the series, going 5-of-6 with three runs batted in and a run scored.
Jorika Alvarez extended her hit streak in the Harding series after recording a knock in each contest to make it seven straight games with a hit. Alvarez ranks third on the team in hits with 22 on the year, while
Lily Warren and
Justine Burch are first and second with 43 and 24, respectively.
Meagan Allen and
Makenna Keeton commanded the circle in games two and three, respectively, as they both picked up wins. Allen threw a complete game in the second contest of the series and surrendered just one run and two hits to improve to 4-5 in the 3-1 win. Keeton came in for relief in the rubber match and pitched the final 9.0 frames and would give up just two runs to get her first win in the circle this season.
In the first meeting this year, Henderson took the series 2-0 after game three was canceled due to weather. The Reddies opened the weekend with an 8-0 win in six innings and would go onto win the second contest 5-3 in five frames after rain ended the game early. Warren led the team at the plate over the two games with three hits and a run scored and batted in, while
Brooke Johnson saw a season-high seven strikeouts in game one.
SCOUTING DELTA STATE
Delta State (7-30, 3-15 GSC) is looking to get back in the win column, having lost its last eight games. Most recently, the Lady Statesmen fell to West Georgia, who took all three games from the conference series. DSU's last win came on Mar. 17 in a rubber match at home against West Alabama in a game Delta State would win 10-8.
The Lady Statesmen offense is led by pair of hitters, with Sydney Pevey pacing the team with 36 hits and 26 RBIs, while Kyleigh Wheaton leads DSU with a .386 batting average and is slugging a team-high .568. As a unit, Delta State is batting .271 a clip and are averaging 6.9 hits per seven innings and 4.2 runs per game. In the circle, Emma Enderud leads the Lady Statesmen with 87.2 innings of work and a 7.19 ERA, while the team has a combined 8.67 ERA and has given up 350 hits and 311 runs on the year.
HOW TO WATCH
Fans looking to watch the Henderson State softball games at Delta State will have to pay, as DSU uses HUDL TV to stream all its home events. Viewers can click
this link to set up a HUDL TV account and then pay a $8.53 fee to access the live stream.
