CONWAY, Ark. – The Jackson State softball team dropped a pair of games at the first day of the Central Arkansas Tournament. North Alabama defeated JSU 8-0 and South Dakota State topped the Lady Tigers 16-1.
 
Game 1           North Alabama 8, Jackson State 0
 
Brooke Boechler batted 1-for-2 and added a stolen base. Kelsey Smith added a walk.
 
Kayla Owens tossed four innings and allowed nine hits, eight runs and one walk and fanned three batters.
 
Game 2           South Dakota State 16, Jackson State 1
 
Ariana Cruz, Destyn Jones, Madelyn Prukop and Smith each picked up a hit. Prukop also scored a run, while Cruz stole one bag.
 
Jones started in the circle and tossed three innings and allowed nine hits, seven runs (five earned) and two walks and fanned a pair of batters.
 
The Lady Tigers return to action Monday at 10 a.m. versus South Dakota State.