University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Softball To Play At Jackson State Tuesday
4/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 24, 2006
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Southern Miss softball team plays its next to last non-conference game on Tuesday, with a 5 p.m., contest at Jackson State, in the fourth game of a seven-contest road trip. It will be the first meeting between the two schools in Jackson.
The game can be heard on the Southern Miss ISP Sports Network, with Softball SID Jared Florreich providing the play-by-play action by cell phone. Live stats will not be available.
Tuesday's game was a late addition to the 2006 schedule, due to the Jacksonville/Best Western Invitational tournament (Feb. 24-26) being consolidated from three days to two. As a result, that left an open date to add a game if necessary, though it wasn't mandatory.
The two schools meet for the second time this season on Tuesday, as Southern Miss claimed an 8-0 victory on Feb. 15, as Lacey Gros and Shea Naramore combined to no-hit the Lady Tigers in six innings. Southern Miss holds a 5-0 overall series advantage.
Southern Miss, under the direction of Head Coach Gay McNutt, enters the game with a 25-30 overall record, 10-8 mark in Conference USA, falling in three games at Houston over the weekend.
As a team, Southern Miss hits .235, with 322 hits, 204 runs, 65 doubles, seven triples, 18 home runs, 166 RBIs, 159 walks and 89 stolen bases.
Sophomore Jennifer Fox continues to lead the team in multiple offensive categories, including batting average (.340), hits (53), home runs (seven), RBIs (35), total bases (83), slugging percentage (.532) and on-base percentage (.423). Senior Charity Butler leads the team with 14 doubles, tied for the fourth most in school history. Butler hit her second career home run on a two-run shot in game two against Houston. Senior Ashley Brenan leads Southern Miss in three offensive categories, including runs (35), stolen bass (21) and walks (35) and hit her sixth home run of the season, moving her into a tie for fourth place all-time with Jen Ford with 18 career home runs.
In the circle, Southern Miss has a 3.47 ERA, 26 complete games and five shutouts. In 368.2 innings of work, the five armed staff has allowed 366 hits, 228 runs, 183 earned, walked 222, struck out 257, while holding opposing teams to a .258 batting average.
Freshman Lacey Gros leads the staff with a 2.96 ERA, 14-14 record and 17 complete games. In 180 innings pitched, she has allowed 140 hits, 89 runs, 76 earned, walked 127, struck out 166, while holding opposing hitters to a .213 batting average. Senior Danielle Wymer has a team-best two shutouts, while sophomore Krystal Crooks and freshman Samantha Davis each have single saves on the season.
Jackson State, under the direction of former Southern Miss standout Kenya Peters, enters the game with a 25-20 record, having won 11 of its last 14 games.
The Lady Tigers hit .353 as a team, with 430 hits, 268 runs, 97 doubles, 18 triples, 26 home runs, 247 RBIs, 124 walks and 27 stolen bases.
Alexandria Adversalo leads the team with a .417 batting average, 11 home runs, 55 RBIs, 105 total bases. Ebony Stevenson has a team-best 24 doubles on the year, while Katelyn Jackson has a team-best 65 hits.
In the circle, Jackson State has a 5.95 ERA, 43 complete games and one shutout. In 287.0 innings pitched, the two armed staff has allowed 474 hits, 303 runs, 244 earned, walked 119, struck out 191, while holding opposing teams to a .368 batting average.
Heather Shove has a team-best 15-9 record and 22 complete games. In 147.2 innings of work, she has allowed 259 hits, 173 runs, 134 earned, while walking 43 and striking out 99.
Following Tuesday's game, Southern Miss concludes its seven-game road stretch at East Carolina on Saturday and Sunday. Game times are 12 and 2 p.m., central time on Saturday, with the series finale at 11 a.m., central time on Sunday.
