MOBILE, Ala. | After hosting a pair of home tournaments the past two weekends, South Alabama will head back out on the road to compete at the Jane B. Moore Memorial hosted by 19th-ranked Auburn at Jane B. Moore Field.
South Alabama (9-6) will open up play at the event with a pair of games on Friday versus Tennessee Tech (1-10) at 12:30 p.m. and versus the Tigers (16-1) at 5 p.m. USA will then take on Bowling Green (5-9) at 10 a.m. and the Tigers at 3 p.m. on Saturday, before closing out play at the tournament against Tennessee Tech on Sunday with first pitch set for noon.
JANE B. MOORE MEMORIAL
Site: Jane B. Moore Field (Auburn, Ala.)
Game Notes
Vs. TENNESSEE TECH
Date: March 3
Time: 12:30 p.m.
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THE SERIES
All-time series: South Alabama leads 2-0
In Mobile: South Alabama leads 1-0
In Cookeville: --
In Auburn: South Alabama leads 2-0
At Neutral Site: South Alabama leads 1-0
Vs. AUBURN
Date: March 3
Time: 5:30 p.m.
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THE SERIES
All-time series: Auburn leads 5-1
In Mobile: Auburn leads 2-0
In Auburn: Auburn leads 3-1
At Neutral Site: --
Vs. BOWLING GREEN
Date: March 4
Time: 10 a.m.
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THE SERIES
All-time series: South Alabama leads 1-0
In Mobile: South Alabama leads 1-0
In Bowling Green: --
At Neutral Site: --
Vs. AUBURN
Date: March 4
Time: 3 p.m.
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Vs. TENNESSEE TECH
Date: March 5
Time: 12 p.m.
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NOTES
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Abby Allen has earned the starting nod in the designated player role in back-to-back outing, and has homered in each of those games, both on 3-0 pitches
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Gabby Stagner (.333) has scored a run in nine of South's 15 games this spring
• Stagner – who has six extra-base hits – has recorded five of South Alabama's 14 doubles
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Marley Sims (.344) has reached base safely in six of her last seven
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Meredith Keel (.372) has had at least one hit in 11 of South's 15 games this spring
• Keel has five multi-hit outings this spring, while she has also driven in seven runs and scored seven runs
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Sasha Willems (.282) is riding a six-game hit streak and has had at least one hit seven of her last eight outings
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Victoria Ortiz (.318) has recorded at least one hit in 11 of her last 13, while scoring at least one run in nine of her last 12
• Along with Allen, Ortiz has a pair of home runs and paces the club with nine RBI, while Stagner and Willems have driven in eight apiece
• In the circle,
Jenna Hardy (4-3) has a 1.61 earned run average, and has struck out 50 in her 52.1 innings of work
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Olivia Lackie (5-3) has a 2.18 ERA and has struck out 49 in 45.0 innings of work
• As a staff, USA has a 1.99 ERA and is holding opponents to a .214 batting average, and the five shutouts are second-most in the Sun Belt
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