MOBILE, Ala. | Coming off a series win at Texas State, South Alabama returns home to welcome ULM for a three-game Sun Belt Conference series this weekend at Jaguar Field.

South Alabama (22-10, 5-1 SBC), winners of eight of its last nine, will open up the series versus ULM (19-15, 3-3 SBC) on Friday at 6 p.m. Game two of the series is set for Saturday at 3 p.m. with the series finale set for Sunday at 1 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
Site: Jaguar Field (Mobile, Ala.)
Game Notes

SERIES SCHEDULE
Game 1: March 31, 2023 | 6 p.m.
Game 2: April 1, 2023 | 3 p.m.
Game 3: April 2, 2023 | 1 p.m.

THE SERIES
All-time series: South Alabama leads 40-9
In Mobile: South Alabama leads 14-4
In Monroe: South Alabama leads 21-5
At Neutral Site: South Alabama leads 5-0
Current Streak: South Alabama 5

Game 1
Date: 3/31
Time: 6 p.m.
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Game 2
Date: 4/1
Time: 3 p.m.
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Game 3
Date: 4/2
Time: 1 p.m.
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NOTES
•    Dating back to last spring, the Jaguars have won six-straight regular-season SBC games at Jaguar Field
•    The Jags are looking to extend their series win streak versus the Warhawks as they have won five straight
•    Meredith Keel enters the weekend series having had a hit in seven of her last nine and reached base safely in nine of 10 while Ortiz has had a hit in each of her last six and 10 of her last 11
•    Victoria Ortiz has driven in at least one run 11 of her last 15 amassing 23 RBI with six multi-RBI games over her last seven
•    Ortiz (.359) and Keel (.355) led the club at the plate, while Ortiz leads the club in doubles (7), home runs (6) and RBI (32)
•    Both Ortiz and Keel have a team-best 33 hits, scored 23 runs and 10 multi-hit outings this spring, while Ortiz also has 10 multi-RBI outings, registering eight of them over her last 13 games
•    Ortiz ranks fifth in the league in RBI, is tied for seventh in home runs and is just outside the top 10 in doubles
•    Mackenzie Brasher is two stolen bases from recording 50 for her career to move into a tie for Emily Messer (2013-16) for fifth
•    Ortiz (148) and Brasher (145) are close to moving into the top 10 on South's career hits chart - 154, Meghan Collins (2010-13) 10th
•    Brasher has scored at least one run in seven-straight games and 10 of her last 11
•    Bailey Welch has had a hit in three of her last four, and five of her last eight games
•    Welch has also reached base safely in six of her last eight contests
•    Olivia Lackie is 24 strikeouts shy of reaching 600 for her career and 27 shy of matching Farish Beard's (2012-15) total of 603, which ranks fourth all-time at South
•    Lackie (446.0) is also 7.2 innings shy of matching Beard (454.2) for fourth in career innings pitched
•    Lackie has been credited with the win in four of her last five starts
•    Since her Feb. 17 start vs. Mississippi Valley State, Lackie has allowed one or fewer runs in 11 of her last 14 starts, tossing nine shutouts over that stretch
•    Jenna Hardy (1.67) and Lackie (1.76) rank third and fourth in the Sun Belt in ERA, while Lackie (.184) is second in opposing batting average and fifth in strikeouts
•    As a staff, USA has a 1.73 ERA and is holding opponents to a .198 batting average - which both rank second in the SBC - while the Jags are third in the conference in strikeouts (220)
•    The Jaguars' 66 strikeouts looking lead the league

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