HUNTSVILLE, Ala. —
Miles continued its strong start to the 2026 season with a doubleheader sweep of Kentucky Wesleyan on Friday to open the Sam Baldwin Memorial Tournament. The Lady Bears won the opener 9-1 before taking the nightcap 7-2 at Les Stuedeman Field. It marked the first time in program history that the Lady Bears (5-3) have defeated the Panthers (1-5) in seven contests dating back to 2014.
The Lady Bears took control of the game early, scoring four times in the second and adding two more in the third. A throwing error plated the first two runs before
Jada Bradford's sacrifice fly and
Andrea Harris' ground out doubled the lead. In the third,
Cassie Willis had a RBI double and she scored on a single by
Delaney Gray.
Jada Odom stole home in a two-run fifth and Gray added another RBI with a double in the sixth. Gray (3-0) also got the job done in the circle, giving up just four hits and striking out two in the complete-game, run-rule victory.
Miles took an early lead in the second game as Gray and
Kaylyn Cordero drove in runs in the first. Ahead 3-2, Miles tacked on four more in the fifth. Gray and Harris both had RBI and a big two-run double by Trinity Okedele added extra insurance for
Madison McGowan and
Anndria Kay (2-0), who got the win after allowing just one hit in 4 2/3 innings of relief.
Miles is back in action for a doubleheader against host UAH on Saturday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
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The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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