MOBILE, Ala. | Coming off an impressive opening weekend, South Alabama softball will return home this weekend to host the Mardi Gras Classic presented by Marriott Mobile, Friday-Sunday. 

The Jaguars (4-1) will open the tournament with a pair of games on Friday against UAB (2-3) and Western Michigan (4-0) at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., respectively. South will then take on Jacksonville State (3-2) at 3 p.m. and WMU at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and then close out the tournament against UAB on Sunday with first pitch set for 12:30 p.m.

Live stats for all five games will be available this weekend, while just Sunday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. Links for all of South Alabama's games can be accessed on the schedule page.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Mardi Gras Classic presented by Marriott Mobile
Site: Jaguar Field (Mobile, Ala.)

vs. UAB
Date: Friday, Feb. 13
Time: 3 p.m.

Date: Sunday, Feb. 15
Time: 12:30 p.m.

THE SERIES
All-time series: South Alabama leads 14-3
In Mobile: South Alabama leads 7-1
In Birmingham: South Alabama leads 6-2
At Neutral Site: South Alabama leads 1-0
Current Streak: USA 3

vs. Western Michigan
Date: Friday, Feb. 13
Time: 5:30 p.m.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 14
Time: 5:30 p.m.

THE SERIES
All-time series: First series meetings
In Mobile: --
In Kalamazoo: --
At Neutral Site: --
Current Streak: --

vs. Jacksonville State
Date: Saturday, Feb. 14
Time: 3 p.m.

THE SERIES
All-time series: Jacksonville State leads 4-3
In Mobile: Series tied 1-1
In Jacksonville: Jacksonville State leads 3-2
At Neutral Site: --
Current Streak: USA 2

NOTES
•    South Alabama holds a 14-5 mark all-time in its 19 home openers
•    In those 19 previous season openers, USA has scored a total of 104 runs (5.5 per game), while allowing 44 (2.3 per game) runs to the opposition for a +60-run differential
•    South has recorded four shutouts in its home openers, last doing so with a 10-0 victory in five innings over Central Michigan during the 2024 season
•    The Jags have won six of their last seven and eight of their last 10 home openers
•    South Alabama holds an 8-6 (.571) mark when hosting the Mardi Gras Classic
•    Over the course of the program's history, South Alabama has hosted a total of six named, regular-season tournaments
•    In those six tournaments, the Jaguars hold a combined record of 70-32 (.686) 
•    Ryley Harrison was named the Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week earlier this week after being named to the all-tournament team at the NFCA Leadoff Classic where she posted a 2-0 record, and posting 1.19 earned run average in her 17.2 innings of work, striking out 14 and holding opponents to a .191 batting average
•    As a staff, South Alabama leads the SBC in ERA (2.42), strikeouts looking (8), and shutouts (2), while it is second in strikeouts (34) and opponent batting average (.225)
•    The meeting with Jacksonville State will mark the first in the series since the 2017 season, and the two scheduled meetings with Western Michigan will be the first
•    South Alabama and UAB have met each of the last two seasons

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