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Preview: at Alabama

MEDIA AND LIVE STATS
Live stats and the SECNetwork+ links for the game can be accessed on the schedule page

GAME INFORMATION
Site:
Rhoads Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

South Alabama (24-17, 8-4 SBC) vs. Alabama (35-3, 9-3 SEC)
Date:
Tuesday, March 3
Time: 5 p.m.

THE SERIES
All-time series:
UA leads 16-2
In Mobile: UA leads 4-0
In Tuscaloosa: UA leads 11-2
At Neutral Site: UA leads 1-0
Current Streak: UA1

NOTES
•    The meeting will mark the 19th in the all-time series and the 14th in Tuscaloosa
•    It will also mark the first time since the 2019 season that South Alabama will have faced a team ranked No. 1 in the nation in one of the four national polls
•    Alabama is coming off a series win over then-top-ranked Texas over the weekend
•    Ryley Harrison (12-7, 4 SV) ranks in the Top 10 in the league in earned run average (fourth – 2.26), innings pitched (third – 133.0), strikeouts (third – 120), strikeouts looking (fourth – 28), wins (fifth), opposing batting average (10th – .242), and is tied for the league lead in saves
•    Gracie Dees (.304) has a team-best 19 extra-base hits, including 14 doubles which lead the conference
•    On Saturday, Virginia Mambelli hit her team-leading fifth home run of the season, and the junior also leads the team in average (.367) and RBI (24)
•    Lillie Stagner, Dees and Kara Wine (.287) are close behind Mambelli with three home runs each
•    Dees has driven in 23 runs, while Olivia Branstetter and Stagner have 21 RBI each
•    Eight players in the Jaguar lineup have hit a home run this spring, including seven with multiple, including six with three or more
•    Presley Lively (.314) leads the SBC in triples (6) and is tied for third in the nation in the category, and her 21 walks are eighth most in the conference, while the sophomore has also scored 26 runs this spring

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Branstetter

#1 Olivia Branstetter

INF
5' 6"
Junior
R-R
Ryley  Harrison

#12 Ryley Harrison

RHP
6' 0"
Junior
R-R
Presley Lively

#35 Presley Lively

OF
5' 5"
Sophomore
L-L
Virginia Mambelli

#28 Virginia Mambelli

INF
5' 10"
Junior
L-R
Gracie  Dees

#9 Gracie Dees

UTL
5' 6"
Freshman
R-R
Lillie Stagner

#13 Lillie Stagner

INF
5' 9"
Freshman
R-R
Kara Wine

#14 Kara Wine

OF
5' 7"
Freshman
R-R

Players Mentioned

Olivia Branstetter

#1 Olivia Branstetter

5' 6"
Junior
R-R
INF
Ryley  Harrison

#12 Ryley Harrison

6' 0"
Junior
R-R
RHP
Presley Lively

#35 Presley Lively

5' 5"
Sophomore
L-L
OF
Virginia Mambelli

#28 Virginia Mambelli

5' 10"
Junior
L-R
INF
Gracie  Dees

#9 Gracie Dees

5' 6"
Freshman
R-R
UTL
Lillie Stagner

#13 Lillie Stagner

5' 9"
Freshman
R-R
INF
Kara Wine

#14 Kara Wine

5' 7"
Freshman
R-R
OF