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CAMPBELL THROWS SECOND CAREER PERFECT GAME, NO. 14 JAGS DISPATCH COLONELS

USA pitcher Hannah Campbell threw a perfect game against Nicholls State on Wednesday.
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MOBILE, Ala. –
The only Jaguar softball student-athlete to throw a perfect game in program history, Hannah Campbell, did it again on Wednesday, as the senior retired all 21 Nicholls State batters she faced en route to a 2-0 victory for the No. 14 University of South Alabama softball team.
 
Campbell, a native of Satsuma, Ala., struck out 12 Colonels and recorded her second shutout of the season, the program-leading 24th of her career. She improved her record this season to 6-2, while lowering her ERA to 0.83.
 
Her previous perfect game came against Mississippi Valley State at the NCAA Mobile Regional on May 17, 2013. She had six strikeouts in that performance.
 
Wednesday's performance also marked Campbell's fifth no-hitter.
 
The Jaguars move to 20-3 on the year, extending their win streak to four games. Next up for USA is a trip to Stillwater, Okla., where South Alabama will face New Mexico and Oklahoma State (twice) at the Cowgirl Classic on Saturday and Sunday.
 
Jaguar freshman Chloe Rathburn supplied the winning margin for USA in the bottom of the fourth inning, blasting USA's second hit of the game through a 22-mile per hour wind over the wall in left field, scoring fellow freshman Amanda Minahan, who walked, in the process.
 
Rathburn tied junior catcher Alex Breeden, who nearly lifted her own homer over the wall were it not for a strong gust, with four to lead all Jaguars this year. Stephanie Pilkington, Kaitlyn Griffith and Emily Messer each supplied a hit apiece, as USA outhit the Colonels, 4-0.
 
Jackie Johnson took the loss in the circle for Nicholls State, allowing both runs (earned), striking out five and issuing three walks.
 
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