Posted: Apr 27, 2026
Softball extends HBCUAC Championship Run
NORTHPORT, Ala. - Needing to win to extend its season, Wiley University softball pulled away in the fourth inning of a 9-2 victory over Voorhees University and Serenity Smith threw a no-hitter and the bats came to life in the third inning of a 10-0 victory over Rust College in the 2026 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Softball Championship on Sunday at River Run Park.
The Lady Wildcats secured their first postseason victory since the program's rebirth. They also recorded the first no-hitter, shutout and run-rule victory in the new era. Wiley will face No. 7 seed Oakwood University at Noon on Monday. The winner will face No. 2 Stillman College at 2:30 p.m. for a spot in the best-of-three championship series.
Wiley struck first against Voorhees with three runs. Alayna Parram led off with a walk and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ma'Kiya Miles. Gwendolyn Johnson followed with an RBI double that scored Calhoun and scored on an error. After getting the first two batters out, an infield single extended the inning for Voorhees. Two errors led to two runs.
Adriauna Coleman led off the fourth with a single but was thrown out at second on Miranda Castaneda's ground ball. Dajah Montgomery singled to right with Castaneda advancing to third. Jazmine Rodriguez and T'era Garrett hit RBI singles. An error brought Rodriguez home. Parram hit a two-RBI triple in the fifth to increase the margin to six. She went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Coleman went 3-for-4 with a run. Garrett went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Montgomery went 2-for-4 with two runs. Rodriguez earned her fifth win in the circle. None of the runs she allowed were earned. She held Voorhees to three hits and struck out five.
Smith, who made her first start in the circle since March 21, only allowed three runners to reach base. She faced 18 batters, three above the minumum to pick up her third win. Smith helped her own cause, going 2-for-3 and scoring twice.
Wiley struck first against Rust. Parram led off with an infield single but was thrown out at second on Garrett's ground ball. Dyniste Lacy hit a single to advance Garrett to third. She scored on Sariya Calhoun's ground ball to second.
The Lady Wildcats broke the game open in the third inning. Garrett and Miles singled. Johnson brought both of them home with a single through the left side. Coleman followed with an RBI single to expand the lead to four. In the fourth, Wiley added four runs on four hits and three errors. Serenity Smith led off with a double and scored on a single by Garrett. Calhoun hit an RBI double with Lacy also scoring on an error.
Johnson went 2-for-3 with a run and three RBI. Garrett went 2-for-3 with four runs and an RBI. Lacy went 2-for-4 with a two-RBI double.
The Lady Wildcats and Lady Ambassadors will meet for the first time. They were scheduled to play on April 19 and 20, but Oakwood was unable to play due to a lack of players.
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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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