Posted: Mar 07, 2026
Softball falls to defending HBCUAC Champion Stillman
Playing their first home games in the program's rebirth, Wiley University softball struggled with fielding the ball in a 17-3 Game 1 loss. It wasn't able to maintain the momentum of an early scoring outburst in an 11-9 loss in Game 2. The Lady Wildcats fell 10-3 in the finale against the defending Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) champion Stillman College on Thursday and Friday at Smith Park.
GAME 1
The Lady Wildcats (2-6, 2-4 HBCUAC) committed six errors. Two of them sparked a five-run inning for Stillman College, which extended its lead to six. Only six of the 17 runs allowed by Wiley were earned.
Wiley got on the board in the second inning. With two outs, Adriauna Coleman singled to right. A passed ball advanced her to second. She scored on a single by T'era Garrett, which cut the margin to one. After Stillman's five-run outburst in the third, Gwendolyn Johnson singled and advanced on an error by the left fielder. She stole third and scored on a groundball by Jeneieve Fleming.
The Lady Wildcats scored their final run in the sixth. Miranda Castaneda walked with one out. She advanced on an infield single by Kyrra Boone and a passed ball. A groundball to shortstop brought Castaneda home. Unable to secure a run-rule, the Lady Tigers added nine runs on five hits and two errors in the seventh.
Garrett went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Johnson went 1-for-4 with a run. Coleman recorded a hit, a run and an RBI. Jazmine Rodriguez went six innings and allowed 11 runs on 12 hits, but only three were earned. Serenity Smith threw an inning and allowed six runs with three earned on one hit.
GAME 2
Wiley started strong, scoring six runs on seven hits in the first inning. Johnson hit a two-RBI double. Castaneda hit an RBI single. Sabriiyah Young hit a two-RBI single to right field. The Lady Wildcats extended their lead in the second. Dyniste Lacy led off with a single and stole second. She eventually scored on a wild pitch.
The Lady Wildcats led 9-0 entering the fifth and were in position to gain a run-rule victory. Stillman extended the game with five runs on five hits. The first two batters reached. Rodriguez got JaLeah Orr to pop up. After a double by Addison Nupsul drove in the first run, Rodriguez struck out Alex Erwin. A single and an error allowed three runs to score and extended the game.
Lacy singled with two outs, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. The inning ended with a pop out. Stillman took the lead with six runs on seven hits. The Lady Wildcats tried to rally with singles by Fleming and Sariya Calhoun but a double play ended the inning. In the seventh, Wiley loaded the bases on singles by Rodriguez, Garrett and Alayna Parram. Two flyouts and a pop up sealed the game.
Garrett and Lacy each got three hits. Johnson went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Young went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
FRIDAY
GAME 3
GAME 3
Stillman scored nine runs in the first four innings, including three in the first and second innings. Wiley scored in the first when Garrett led off being hit by a pitch. Ma'Kiya Miles doubled and Johnson brought Garrett home with a single. The Lady Wildcats scored two in the third on a single down the left field line by Calhoun and an infield single by Castaneda.
The Lady Wildcats will continue HBCUAC play at Voorhees University on March 14 and 15. The Tigers host Rust College on Saturday and Sunday, looking for their first victories in 2026.
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About Wiley University Athletics
Wiley University sponsors 13 varsity sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, baseball and softball. It competes in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC).
Wiley University sponsors 13 varsity sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, baseball and softball. It competes in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC).
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