2021 JAGUAR FIELD POLICIES
– In compliance with CDC and state public health guidance, seating in Jaguar Field is socially-distanced resulting in approximately 25 percent seating capacity this spring.
– Current season tickets holders and home and visitor pass lists are the only fans allowed admittance during the season.
– Face coverings will be required for entry and at all times, except when actively eating and drinking.
– All concession stand transactions are cashless.
– As a reminder, the first row of seats behind home plate, as well as the outfield deck areas are closed to the public for the 2021 season.
– Gates open one hour prior to first pitch.
GAMES 37-39 | ULM SERIES
Venue: Jaguar Field | Mobile, Ala.
SERIES SCHEDULE
Game 1: April 24, 2021 | 1 p.m.
Game 2: April 24, 2021 | 3 p.m.
Game 3: April 25, 2021 | 1 p.m.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Television: --
Radio Broadcast (97.1 FM): www.USAJaguars.com
Live Stats: www.USAJaguars.com
ESPN+ Broadcast: www.USAJaguars.com
(In-Game Updates) Twitter: @WeAreSouth_SB
South Alabama JAGUARS
NFCA: -- | USA: -- | SBA: -- | D1S: --
RPI: 35
Record: 23-13, 10-5 SBC
Head Coach: Becky Clark (Mobile, '95)
Team Slash Line (AVG / SLG / OBP): .276 / .416 / .347
Team ERA: 2.40
ULM WARHAWKS
NFCA: -- | USA: -- | SBA: -- | D1S: --
RPI: 183
Record: 13-24, 4-10 SBC
Head Coach: Molly Fichtner (Alabama, '15)
Team Slash Line (AVG / SLG / OBP): .261 / .360 / .350
Team ERA: 5.01
SCOUTING THE JAGUARSÂ Â Â
– South Alabama (23-13, 10-5 SBC) enters the Sun Belt Conference home series versus ULM after rally back to capture an eight-inning win at Southern Miss on Tuesday night.
– The Jags trailed by one heading into the seventh, but Shelby Sloan tied it up with an RBI double, and Abby Krzywiecki drilled a two-run home run over the wall in center the next inning to give South the two-run victory.
– Olivia Lackie went the distance, striking out 14 in her eight innings of work for her 11th complete-game of the season.
– Meredith Keel – who had two hits against the Golden Eagles – leads the team with a .385 average, which ranks seventh in the league, while her 40 hits are tied for eighth-most among SBC batters. She also has seven sacrifice hits, which are tied for the league lead, and is 4-for-5 in her stolen base attempts.
– The Ashville, Ohio, native has been even better in Sun Belt play as she holds a .444 batting average through 15 conference games, and her 12 multi-hit games top the club.
– Brasher (.367) is right behind Keel offensively as she has 11 multi-hit games this spring. Brasher has 36 hits and has been successful in five of her six stolen base attempts.
– Krzywiecki is third on the club with a .329 batting average to go along with four doubles, six home runs and 23 RBI, which lead the team. Her .618 slugging percentage also leads the Jaguar roster and is ninth-best in the SBC.
– Junior outfielder Caroline Nichols (.311) leads the team in stolen bases with 11 – tied for eighth in the Sun Belt.
– Brasher (19) and Nichols (18) are tops on the club in runs scored was they have combined to cross the plate 37 times.
– Kvistad leads the team in extra-base hits (14), home runs (7) and holds a .588 slugging percentage. Her seven home runs are tied with three other players for eighth-most in the league. The Lake City, Fla., native has also driven in 21 runs.
– Junior infielder Kennedy Cronan has driven in 22 runs, and is tied for fourth in the conference in doubles with 12, which also ranks 20th nationally and fourth in the league in that category. As a team, South Alabama ranks 43rd nationally in doubles (51).
– Lackie continues to pace the club as she is 14-6 with three saves this spring. In her 132.0 innings of work, Lackie holds a 1.80 earned run average with 179 strikeouts.
– She has tossed 11 complete games, including five shutouts, while holding opponents to a .175 batting average.
– Coming into the weekend, she leads the Sun Belt in innings pitched and saves, while ranking second in strikeouts, ERA, opposing batting average, third in strikeouts looking (47), and tied for third in wins.
– The Walker, La., native is 11th nationally in strikeouts and shutouts.
– Lackie has been named the Sun Belt's Pitcher of the Week four times this season.
– Allie Hughen is fifth in the league in ERA (2.09), fifth in opponent batting average (.209), and 10th in innings pitched (73.2).
THE SERIES VS. ULMÂ Â Â
– South Alabama and ULM have met 44 previous times in the all-time series with 38 of those coming during the regular season.
– The Jaguars hold a 35-9 series advantage and have won 12 of the 16 meetings at Jaguar Field.
– South has won all five of the games that have gone into extra-innings.
– USA also holds a 9-2 series record in run-rule games.
– South Alabama holds both a 12-game and an 11-game win-streak in the series.
– ULM has won three of the last five meetings and won last season's series in Monroe taking two of three.
INSIDE THE SERIES VS. THE WARHAWKSÂ Â Â
Series: 35-9 (H: 12-4 / A: 18-5 / N: 5-0)
Sun Belt Conference Games: 29-9 (H: 11-4 / A: 18-5 / N: 0-0)
Sun Belt Tournament Games: 6-0 (H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 / N: 5-0)
Extra-Inning Games: 5-0 (H: 1-0 / A: 3-0 / N: 1-0)
Run-Rule Games: 9-2 (H: 3-0 / A: 5-2 / N: 1-0)
NCAA Tournament Games: 0-0 (H: 0-0 / A: 0-0 / N: 0-0)
First Meeting: 4/6/07
Last Meeting: 4/20/19
Longest South Alabama Streak: 12 ('11-'14)
Longest ULM Streak: 2 ('08)
Current Streak: 1 by ULM
Last 5 – 2-3
Last 10 – 7-3
For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/WeAreSouth_JAGS. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).
Join the Bullpen Club, the softball specific support club of the Jaguar Athletic Fund. Members have access to purchase parking passes and receive Jaguar Softball gear. All donations to the Bullpen Club go directly to support the South Alabama softball program. For more information on how you can join visit: jaguarathleticfund.com/bullpenclub.
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