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Preview: Georgia State Series

MEDIA AND LIVE STATS
Live stats and the ESPN+ links for all of South Alabama's games can be accessed on the schedule page

PROMOTIONS
Friday – April 10

Sydney Stewart Senior Day

Saturday – April 11
Geaux Teal Game – Teal Shirt Giveaway

Sunday – April 12
Olivia Cato Senior Day
Frio's Family Day (Softball Bingo, Trading Card Giveaway and Kids Run the Bases)

GAME INFORMATION
South Alabama (24-18, 8-4 SBC) vs. Georgia State (23-20, 3-9 SBC)
Site:
Jaguar Field (Mobile, Ala.)

Game 1
Date:
Friday, April 10
Time: 6 p.m.

Game 2
Date:
Saturday, April 11
Time: 3 p.m.

Game 3
Date:
Sunday, April 12
Time: 1 p.m.

THE SERIES
Overall:
USA leads 22-10
In Mobile: USA leads 11-3
In Decatur: USA leads 9-6
At Neutral Site: USA leads 2-1
Current Streak: USA 1

NOTES
•    Ryley Harrison (12-8, 4 SV ranks in the Top 10 in the league in earned run average (sixth – 2.45), innings pitched (third – 137.0), strikeouts (third – 122), strikeouts looking (fourth – 28), wins (t-fourth), and is tied for the league lead in saves
•    Harrison has 10 complete games and four, complete-game shutouts, which is tied for tied for 13th nationally, this spring
•    Sydney Scapin's .231 opponent's batting average is third lowest in the SBC
•    As a staff, South Alabama leads the SBC in shutouts (9), which is tied for 18th in the nation, and is second in strikeouts looking (63) and third in strikeouts (236) 
•    In Sun Belt play, the Jaguar pitching staff has been outstanding, posting a 1.88 ERA, while holding league opponents to a .218 batting average, both of which are the lowest in SBC play
•    Gracie Dees (.297) has a team-best 19 extra-base hits, including 14 doubles which leads the conference
•    Virginia Mambelli leads the team in batting average (.375), home runs (5) and RBI (24)
•    Mambelli extended her on-base streak to 11 games on Tuesday as she reached both of her plate appearances with a hit and a walk
•    In Sun Belt play, Mambelli ranks in the Top 10 in slugging percentage (.733 - 10th), on-base percentage (.512 - 10th) and OPS (1.245 - eighth)
•    Dees has driven in 23 runs, while Olivia Branstetter and Lillie Stagner have 21 RBI each
•    Presley Lively (.306) leads the SBC in triples (6) and is tied for third in the nation in the category, and her 21 walks are 10th most in the conference
•    The trio of Lively (26), Branstetter (21) and Dees have scored nearly half of the Jags' 156 runs scored this season
•    Of Wine's 19 RBI this spring, 11 have come in SBC play, which are tied for seventh most by a Sun Belt player in league play

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Branstetter

#1 Olivia Branstetter

INF
5' 6"
Junior
R-R
Olivia Cato

#34 Olivia Cato

RHP
5' 4"
Senior
R-R
Ryley  Harrison

#12 Ryley Harrison

RHP
6' 0"
Junior
R-R
Presley Lively

#35 Presley Lively

OF
5' 5"
Sophomore
L-L
Sydney  Scapin

#6 Sydney Scapin

RHP
5' 7"
Sophomore
R-R
Virginia Mambelli

#28 Virginia Mambelli

INF
5' 10"
Junior
L-R
Sydney Stewart

#22 Sydney Stewart

INF
5' 4"
Graduate Student
R-R
Gracie  Dees

#9 Gracie Dees

UTL
5' 6"
Freshman
R-R
Lillie Stagner

#13 Lillie Stagner

INF
5' 9"
Freshman
R-R

Players Mentioned

Olivia Branstetter

#1 Olivia Branstetter

5' 6"
Junior
R-R
INF
Olivia Cato

#34 Olivia Cato

5' 4"
Senior
R-R
RHP
Ryley  Harrison

#12 Ryley Harrison

6' 0"
Junior
R-R
RHP
Presley Lively

#35 Presley Lively

5' 5"
Sophomore
L-L
OF
Sydney  Scapin

#6 Sydney Scapin

5' 7"
Sophomore
R-R
RHP
Virginia Mambelli

#28 Virginia Mambelli

5' 10"
Junior
L-R
INF
Sydney Stewart

#22 Sydney Stewart

5' 4"
Graduate Student
R-R
INF
Gracie  Dees

#9 Gracie Dees

5' 6"
Freshman
R-R
UTL
Lillie Stagner

#13 Lillie Stagner

5' 9"
Freshman
R-R
INF