MOBILE, Ala. ? The South Alabama softball team could not complete the sweep of visiting North Texas Sunday, falling 1-0 at Jaguar Field.  With the loss, the Jaguars fall to 15-10 on the year and 2-1 in Sun Belt Conference play, while North Texas improves to 8-20 overall and 4-2 in conference play.  USA won both decisions Saturday 1-0 and 4-3. 

North Texas scored the only run of the game with a two out solo home run by Kadie Platt in the third inning putting the Mean Green up 1-0.  USA’s junior Kait Chernomaz got the first hit of the game for the Jags in the bottom of the third and was moved to second on a nice sacrifice bunt by sophomore Corey Race.  Sophomore Tara Donaldson lined a ball to the left side, but UNT’s shortstop Katya Muller made a nice play to end the scoring threat.

USA had its best scoring chance in the fifth inning with runners at first and second and nobody out but were unable to get anything across.  The Jaguars went down in order in the bottom of the seventh, falling 1-0.

Jaguar freshman Beth Pilgrim (4-3) went the distance allowing just one earned run and three hits, while striking out three.  UNT’s Ashley Lail (5-7), who lost both decisions Saturday, came back Sunday with a shutout, allowing just two hits.  Lail walked five and struck out six.

The Jaguars hit the road for a non-conference doubleheader at Alabama State on Tuesday beginning at 2 p.m., and then travel to Middle Tennessee for a weekend series March 24.  The Jags will return home to face Southern Miss on Mon., Mar. 26 at 6 p.m.