Late Runs Cost Southern in Tight Battle at Grambling

GRAMBLING, La. — Southern University dropped a hard-fought Southwestern Athletic Conference contest, falling 2-1 to Grambling on Saturday morning at the GSU Softball Complex. Southern (29-13, 15-6 SWAC) outhit Grambling (14-25, 5-15) 6-3 but couldn't capitalize on key opportunities, leaving seven runners on base in the one-run loss. Grambling struck first in the fourth inning, using a bases-loaded situation to manufacture a run on a fielder's choice. Southern answered in the fifth when Asia George delivered an RBI single to plate Keira Miracle-Tilford and tie the game at 1-1. The Tigers responded immediately in the bottom half of the inning,...