University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Softball Set to Compete in Pair of Midweek Games
4/3/2017 12:00:00 AM | Softball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Southern Miss softball team is set to participate in two midweek match-ups. Tuesday, April 4, the Golden Eagles host the Devilettes of Mississippi Valley State in a single game and then Wednesday, April 5, hit the road to Mobile, Ala. to take on South Alabama. Both games are set to start at 6 pm.
Southern Miss enters the week with an 18-18, 4-8 overall record. The Golden Eagles closed out this weekend 1-2 against C-USA leader, Marshall, snapping the Herd’s 17-game winning streak.
The Golden Eagles have played both teams earlier in the year. Mississippi Valley State was previously in Hattiesburg during the Black and Gold Invitational where Southern Miss picked up the win, 3-1; South Alabama was at the Softball Complex just two weeks ago, Wednesday, in a midweek game with the Golden Eagles capturing the win, 2-1. South Alabama now gets a home single game against the Black and Gold for a chance to split the home-home series.
Live stats and in-game tweets (@SouthernMissSB) will be available throughout the week. Josh West will also be in attendance and on the road broadcasting the games on 1400 AM The Score to the local Hattiesburg area.
Scouting Mississippi Valley State
Mississippi Valley State is returning to the diamond after having a rare off weekend. The Devilettes last game was Wednesday, March 29, when the team fell to Mississippi State 8-0, in Starkville. Prior to the Mississippi State game the Devilettes went 2-1 over conference opponent Prairie View A&M. The team comes to town with an 8-22 overall record.
Deja Talton leads the way offensively for the Devilettes. The senior utility player has a team-high 21 runs, 24 hits, four doubles, nine home runs and 24 RBI. She also leads the squad with a .655 slugging percentage.
Rebekah Clinton is there number one on the pitching staff with a 5.10 ERA. The pitcher from Ponca City, Okla. has a 4-12 record and has recorded 42 strikeouts in 90 2/3 innings of work.
Scouting South Alabama
South Alabama went 3-0 against Appalachian State this past weekend in a three-game Sun Belt series. The Jaguars also played Troy in a midweek Sun Belt match-up and took the win in five innings, 8-0.
Kaleigh Todd leads the Jaguars with a .396 batting average, 32 runs, 44 hits, and three triples. The junior has 16 stolen bases, slugs .468 and has a .464 on-base percentage.
Devin Brown controls the pitching with a 1.79 ERA and 12-6 record. The junior has tossed 14 complete games, tallied 141 strikeouts and nine shutouts in 121 1/3 innings pitched.
