LORMAN, Miss. – Jade McQueen homered and drove in two runs in helping visiting Texas Southern post a 10-1 victory over Alcorn on Saturday afternoon at Alcorn Softball Complex to sweep the three-game Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Softball series.
 
McQueen, the Tigers first baseman, finished 3-for-3 with a home run, a pair of stolen bases, and two RBIs to pace a Tigers offense that produced 12 hits and scored in four of five innings. Dania Durr went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, while Katelynn Cooper and Marisa Perla each added two-hit efforts with an RBI apiece.
 
Texas Southern (23-10, 12-6 SWAC) broke the game open with a four-run second inning, kicking off with McQueen's solo blast to right center. Back-to-back RBI doubles from Durr and Perla, followed by a run-scoring single from Kylie Wilson at the top of the lineup, pushed the lead to 4-0.
 
The Tigers added two more in the third, one in the fourth, and three in the fifth to put the game out of reach.
 
Melonie Guardiola was sharp in the circle, going the distance for the win.
 
The right-hander allowed just three hits and one run over five innings, walking one and striking out one, to improve to 3-1 on the season.
 
Alcorn (13-26, 1-14 SWAC) managed its only run in the bottom of the fifth when Adriyana Ruffin laced a two-out triple to right field, plating Jamyiyah Cotten. Starter Chiara Olison took the loss, falling to 7-15 after surrendering four runs on five hits in two innings.
 
The Braves were held to three hits on the afternoon.
 
Alcorn will look to turn things around on Tuesday, April 14, as the Purple and Gold travel to Memphis for a nonconference midweek showdown with the Tigers in Tennessee. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
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