University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Softball Looks To Keep Winning Streak Alive Against Louisiana Tech
4/25/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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Softball Looks To Keep Winning Streak Alive Against Louisiana Tech
Ashley Davis leads Southern Miss with seven home runs this season. Davis tied a career-high with four RBI in her last game. |
Charity Butler leads Southern Miss with a .358 batting average. |
Diane Hammes tied a school record by scoring four runs in game two against McNeese State. |
Danielle Wymer leads the Southern Miss pitching staff with 103 strikeouts and five shutouts. |
The two teams will meet for the 20th and 21st time today, with Louisiana Tech holding an 11-8 series advantage. Southern Miss and Louisiana Tech met in the Mardi Gras Classic in
Southern Miss enters Wednesday?s doubleheader after winning two games at
The Lady Eagles hit .273 as a team, with 198 runs, 342 hits, 62 doubles, five triples, 23 home runs, 176 RBI and 85 stolen bases.
Charity Butler continues to lead the team with a .358 batting average, ranking second on the team with 48 hits.
The team?s pitching staff has an ERA of 3.90, with 28 complete games and 10 shutouts. In 325 innings, it has allowed 359 hits, 232 runs, 181 earned, walked 120, struck out 178, while holding teams to a .276 batting average.
Crooks leads Southern Miss with an 11-10 record, 3.15 ERA and 15 complete games. She has pitched a team-high 151 innings, allowing 158 hits, 68 runs, 48 earned, walked 48, struck out 56, while holding batters to a .265 average. She earned her 11th victory of the season in game two against
Louisiana Tech enters today's doubleheader with an 18-38 overall record, having lost their last 10 contests, including 14 of 15.
The Lady Techsters hit .245 as a team, with 174 runs, 351 hits, 66 doubles, six triples, 27 home runs, 148 RBI, 32 walks and 52 stolen bases. Brittany Stanley leads the team with a .288 batting average and two triples, and is tied for the team lead with Amber Miles with 22 runs. Miles leads the squad with 46 hits and 23 stolen bases, while Ashley Cameron has a team best nine home runs and 29 RBI. Regan Clark leads Louisiana Tech with 13 doubles.
The team's pitching staff has an ERA of 4.03, with 21 complete games and six shutouts. It has allowed 457 hits, 263 runs, 209 earned, walked 98, struck out 285, while holding opposing teams to a .301 batting average.
Lindsey Meadows leads the staff with a 13-23 record, 15 complete games and three shutouts. In 231 innings pitched, she has allowed 250 hits, 132 runs, 110 earned, walked 45, struck out 225 and holds teams to a .267 batting average.
Southern Miss returns to action this weekend at UAB, Saturday and Sunday. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 and 3 p.m., before concluding the series with a 1 p.m., contest on Sunday. The series has major implications for both teams, as both are tied with Conference
