April 23, 2009 - Hattiesburg, MS – The Southern University Lady Jaguars softball team defeated the Alabama State University Lady Hornets 11-3 today in the first round of the Southwestern Athletic Conference post season softball tournament.

SU (19-19) was led by senior Lauren Dodd who finished the contest 3 for 3 with four runs.  Sophomore Jasmine Tillman ended the game 2 for 2 with three RBI’s and two runs.  Pitcher Lanaya Jenkins struck out four and allowed two runs to earn her twelfth win of the season.

SU open the scoring in the bottom of the second inning and continued to score until the top of the fifth when the Lady Hornets added three scores to the board.  SU went back to work at the plate in the bottom of the sixth and scored the final run of the game to take their nineteenth victory of the year.

Jackson State University defeated the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 3-0 in the second contest of the day.  The Lady Tigers will face the Blue and Gold in the second round of the conference tournament at 12:00 pm on Friday, April 24.  All games during the 2009 tourney are being played at Timberton Softball Complex in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.