GAME 10 | AT MCNEESE STATE
Feb. 18, 2020 | 6 p.m. | Cowgirl Diamond | Lake Charles, La.

South Alabama JAGUARS
NFCA: -- | USA: -- | SBA:  -- | D1S: --
Record: 4-5
Head Coach: Becky Clark (Mobile, '95)
Team Slash Line (AVG / SLG / OBP) - .283 / .380 / .351
Team ERA - 2.98

MCNEESE STATE Cowgirls
NFCA: -- | USA: -- | SBA:  -- | D1S: --
Record: 8-2
Head Coach:  James Landreneau (--, '--)
Team Slash Line (AVG / SLG / OBP) - .278 / .382 / .375
Team ERA - 0.77

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SCOUTING THE JAGUARS    
– South Alabama (4-5) enters Tuesday's game at McNeese State after picking up four wins last week, including a 3-0 showing at the Jaguar Challenge.
– South closed out the event with a pair of one-run victories on Saturday. Sunday's finale was canceled due to weather.
– Amanda Flynn leads the Jaguars offensively with a .391 average. The junior outfielder was 4-for-4 against Austin Peay on Saturday and has reached base safely in eight of her nine games this season.
– Freshman outfielder Mackenzie Brasher ranks second hitting at a .375 clip.
– Katelyn Gruich (.348) has eight hits on the year with five of them going for extra bases.
– MC Nichols is hitting .313 and Kamdyn Kvistad (.310) leads the team with nine RBI.
– Jenna Hardy (2-2) has started five games for the Jags this spring and her 20 strikeouts lead the club.
– Lexi Hutchins came out of the bullpen and picked up both wins on Saturday for South.
– She holds a 0.55 ERA and in her 12.2 innings of work in the circle, she has only allowed one earned run.

SCOUTING THE COWGIRLS    
– McNeese State (8-2) comes into the midweek contest versus the Jaguars after going 3-1 this past weekend at the Scrap Yard Tournament  in Conroe, Texas.
– The Cowgirls also defeated Texas A&M in College Station last Tuesday.
– Caylon Brabham leads the team with a .450 batting average. Of her nine hits, seven have gone for extra bases as she has six doubles and one home run.
– Alayis Seneca is right behind Brabham with a .375 average.
– Haylee Brinlee has started all 10 games and holds a .318 batting average. She has also scored a team-high eight runs.
– As a staff, the Cowgirls have been impressive in the circle as they rank fifth nationally in earned run average (0.77) and their five shutouts are second-most in the nation.
– All five pitchers on staff currently have an ERA under 1.00.

THE SERIES VS. MCNEESE STATE    
– South Alabama and McNeese have met nine previous times in the all-time series.
– The Jags hold a 6-3 advantage in those contest, including three of four in Mobile.
– With its 8-4 in Mobile last spring, the Jaguars have won three of the last four meetings against the Cowgirls.
– South Alabama has scored 35 runs in the series, while McNeese has scored 27 runs.

INSIDE THE SERIES VS. THE COWGIRLS    
Series: 6-3 (H: 3-1 / A: 1-2 / N: 2-0)
Extra-Inning Games: 1-1 (H: 1-1 / A: 0-0 / N: 0-0)
Run-Rule Games: 1-0 (H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 / N: 0-0)
NCAA Tournament Games: 0-0 (H: 0-0 / A: 0-0 / N: 0-0)
First Meeting: 3/17/10
Last Meeting: 3/24/19
Longest South Alabama Streak: 3 ('12-'15)
Longest McNeese State Streak: 1, 3x, last ('17)
Current Streak: 2 by South Alabama
Last 5 – 3-2

SOUTH AGAINST THE SOUTHLAND    
– South Alabama holds an all-time record of 47-11 (.810) against current Southland Conference members.
– The meeting will be the first of five scheduled games against a SLC opponent this spring.
– USA is also slated to take on Stephen F. Austin twice at the Mardi Gras Invitational (2/22 and 2/23) and twice against Nicholls State (2/25 and 3/17).
– Last season, South went 4-0 against SLC opponents.

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