MEDIA AND LIVE STATS
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GAME INFORMATION
Site: Bank of the James Field at Veterans Memorial Park (Harrisonburg, Va.)
South Alabama (20-14, 4-2 SBC) vs. James Madison (15-15, 3-3 SBC)
GAME 1
Date: Friday, March 27
Time: 3 p.m. (CT)
GAME 2
Date: Saturday, March 28
Time: 12 p.m. (CT)
GAME 3
Date: Sunday, March 29
Time: 11 a.m. (CT)
THE SERIES
All-time series: USA leads 4-2
In Mobile: USA leads 3-0
In Harrisonburg: First Meeting
At Neutral Site: JMU leads 1-2
Current Streak: USA 3
NOTES
• The weekend series will mark the first series meetings between the two clubs in Harrisonburg
• South Alabama and James Madison have met six previous times in the all-time series with the Jaguars holding a 4-2 advantage in the series
• Four has been the magic number in the series as the winning team has scored four or more runs in all six meetings
• The Jaguars continue to be led in the circle by
Ryley Harrison (11-6, 1 SV), who ranks in the Top 10 in the league in innings pitched (third – 106.2), strikeouts (third – 99), strikeouts looking (fifth – 21), ERA (sixth – 249) and wins (fourth – 11)
• As a staff, South Alabama leads the SBC in shutouts (8), which is tied for 13th in the nation, and is second in strikeouts (193) and strikeouts looking (50)
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Gracie Dees (.317) has a team-best 16 extra-base hits, including 12 doubles which tied for third-most in the conference
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Lillie Stagner and
Virginia Mambelli lead the club in both home runs (4) and RBI (21), while Dees is close behind with three home runs and 20 RBI
• Eight players in the Jaguar lineup have hit a home run this spring, including seven with multiple, including six with three or more
• Mambelli leads the club at the plate with a .385 batting average and she also has a .705 slugging percentage
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Presley Lively (.309) leads the SBC in triples (5) and is tied for third in the nation in the category, and her 20 walks are tied for seventh most in the conference
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