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South Alabama heads to THE Spring Games for final non-conference tournament

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South Alabama heads to THE Spring Games for final non-conference tournament

MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama will head back out on the road for its final non-conference tournament of the spring as the Jags travel to Madeira Beach, Fla., to compete in THE Spring Games held at R.O.C. Park.

The Jaguars (13-7) – currently riding a three-game win streak – will open up the tournament with a pair of games on Friday – vs. Chattanooga (10 a.m.) and vs. Iowa (12:30 p.m.) and then two more games on Saturday – vs. Lehigh (8 a.m.) and Iona (10:30 a.m.), before closing out with a single game on Sunday – vs. Princeton (8 a.m.).  All times listed are Central.

GAME INFORMATION
Date: 3/10-12
Site: R.O.C. Park (Madeira Beach, Fla.)
Game Notes

CHATTANOOGA (Field 2)
Time: 10 a.m. (CT)
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THE SERIES
All-time series: Series tied 2-2
In Mobile: Chattanooga leads 2-0
In Chattanooga: --
At Neutral Site: South Alabama leads 2-0


IOWA (Field 2)
Time: 12:30 p.m. (CT)
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THE SERIES
All-time series: South Alabama leads 1-0
In Mobile: 
In Iowa City: --
At Neutral Site: South Alabama leads 1-0


LEHIGH (Field 2)
Time: 8 a.m. (CT)
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THE SERIES
All-time series: South Alabama leads 1-0
In Mobile: --
In Bethlehem: --
At Neutral Site: South Alabama leads 1-0


IONA (Field 2)
Time: 10:30 a.m. (CT)
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THE SERIES
All-time series: First series meeting
In Mobile: --
In New Rochelle: --
At Neutral Site: --


PRINCETON (Field 3)
Time: 8 a.m. (CT)
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THE SERIES
All-time series: First series meeting
In Mobile: --
In Princeton: --
At Neutral Site: --
 
NOTES
•    The meetings versus Iona and Princeton will mark the first in the series for South Alabama
•    The Jags outscored their opponents 31-4 at the Jane B. Moore Memorial and picked up three run-rule victories
•    Sasha Willems has had at least one hit 10 of her last 11 games, and batted .538 (7-for-13) with five extra-base hits – a double, two triples and two home runs – and a 1.385 slugging percentage, while driving in eight, scoring four runs and drawing a pair of walks over the five games this past weekend
•    Abby Allen, Victoria Ortiz and Willems pace the team with three home runs, Willems have driven in a team-best 16 run and Ortiz has 12 RBI
•    Over her last four starts, Olivia Lackie (7-3) has retired 23 straight batters – 18 via strikeout – when the junior has gotten ahead 0-2 in the count
•    The last batter to record a hit after falling behind 0-2 in the count to Lackie was Mississippi State's Nadia Barbary who singled in the second inning of that contest on Feb. 24
•    Lackie was selected as the Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday after going 2-0 in the circle with a 0.54 earned run average, allowing three hits in her 13 innings of work, while holding opponents to a .073 batting average and striking out 16 batters
•    In the circle, Jenna Hardy (6-4) has a 1.54 earned run average, and has struck out 63 in her 68.1 innings of work, while Lackie (7-3) has a 1.81 ERA and has struck out 75 in 58.0 innings of work
•    As a staff, USA has a 1.76 ERA and is holding opponents to a .194 batting average

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Players Mentioned

Abby Allen

#6 Abby Allen

UTL
5' 4"
Sophomore
R-R
Jenna Hardy

#35 Jenna Hardy

P
6' 0"
Junior
R-R
Olivia  Lackie

#99 Olivia Lackie

P
6' 0"
Sophomore
R-R
Victoria  Ortiz

#34 Victoria Ortiz

OF
5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
L-L

Players Mentioned

Abby Allen

#6 Abby Allen

5' 4"
Sophomore
R-R
UTL
Jenna Hardy

#35 Jenna Hardy

6' 0"
Junior
R-R
P
Olivia  Lackie

#99 Olivia Lackie

6' 0"
Sophomore
R-R
P
Victoria  Ortiz

#34 Victoria Ortiz

5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
L-L
OF