University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, March 16
Hattiesburg, Miss.
1:00 PM
Southern Miss
vs
Florida Atlantic
Southern Miss Softball to Host Florida Atlantic in C-USA Series
3/15/2019 4:17:00 PM | Softball
The Golden Eagles return home for the weekend after spending the last four on the road.
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss softball team (14-10, 1-2) will return home for the weekend to host Florida Atlantic (12-12, 0-0) in a C-USA series at the Southern Miss Softball Complex (March 16-17).
The Golden Eagles and the Owls will open the series with a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, March 16. Game two will follow shortly after the conclusion of game one.
The two teams will wrap up the weekend with the series finale that is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, March 17.
The last time on the diamond
The last time that Southern Miss took the field was on Wednesday, March 13 in a midweek road contest against Alabama State. The Golden Eagles defeated the Hornets by a final score of 5-0 in Montgomery.
As a team, the Golden Eagles posted a .344 (11-for-32) AVG in the contest with 5 RBIs, a HR, 2 2B, 5 BB and 3 SB.
Noteworthy moment
Southern Miss freshman outfielder and Hernando, Miss. native Caroline Casey collected the first RBI of her collegiate career in game two of Southern Miss' Tuesday night doubleheader against Alcorn State.
With two outs in the bottom of the second inning, Casey came to the plate and slapped a line drive single to center field that allowed Tata Davis to score the Golden Eagles' second run of the game.
Breaking down the all-time record
Florida Atlantic leads the all-time series, 7-2. Southern Miss is 0-3 when hosting Florida Atlantic in Hattiesburg and 2-4 in games played in Boca Raton. The two teams have never played one another at a neutral site.
The last meeting
The last meeting between Southern Miss and FAU occurred in March of 2016 when the two teams played a C-USA series at the FAU Softball Stadium in Boca Raton (March 25-26).
Florida Atlantic won the series 2-1. The Golden Eagles fell to the Owls, 3-0 in the series opener but bounced back to take a 3-2 decision in game two. Southern Miss was edged out by Florida Atlantic in the series finale, 3-2.
The opponent
Florida Atlantic is led by longtime Head Coach Joan Joyce who has been the Owls' leader since the softball program began in 1994.
The last time that Florida Atlantic was on the diamond was last weekend when they hosted the Parent's Weekend Tournament. The Owls posted a 3-3 record in the tournament.
Parent's Weekend Tournament Results (Florida Atlantic games only)
Florida Atlantic vs. ECU L, 5-12
Florida Atlantic vs. Stony Brook W, 7-3
Florida Atlantic vs. Yale W, 5-3
Florida Atlantic vs. Illinois State L, 2-6
Florida Atlantic vs. Purdue W, 4-0
Florida Atlantic vs. Notre Dame L, 1-6
For all of the latest Southern Miss softball news, fans can follow the official Southern Miss softball Twitter account (@SouthernMissSB), Instagram account (@southernmisssb) and Facebook account (Southern Miss Softball).
C-USA TV Live Stream
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss softball team (14-10, 1-2) will return home for the weekend to host Florida Atlantic (12-12, 0-0) in a C-USA series at the Southern Miss Softball Complex (March 16-17).
The Golden Eagles and the Owls will open the series with a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, March 16. Game two will follow shortly after the conclusion of game one.
The two teams will wrap up the weekend with the series finale that is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, March 17.
The last time on the diamond
The last time that Southern Miss took the field was on Wednesday, March 13 in a midweek road contest against Alabama State. The Golden Eagles defeated the Hornets by a final score of 5-0 in Montgomery.
As a team, the Golden Eagles posted a .344 (11-for-32) AVG in the contest with 5 RBIs, a HR, 2 2B, 5 BB and 3 SB.
Noteworthy moment
Southern Miss freshman outfielder and Hernando, Miss. native Caroline Casey collected the first RBI of her collegiate career in game two of Southern Miss' Tuesday night doubleheader against Alcorn State.
With two outs in the bottom of the second inning, Casey came to the plate and slapped a line drive single to center field that allowed Tata Davis to score the Golden Eagles' second run of the game.
Breaking down the all-time record
Florida Atlantic leads the all-time series, 7-2. Southern Miss is 0-3 when hosting Florida Atlantic in Hattiesburg and 2-4 in games played in Boca Raton. The two teams have never played one another at a neutral site.
The last meeting
The last meeting between Southern Miss and FAU occurred in March of 2016 when the two teams played a C-USA series at the FAU Softball Stadium in Boca Raton (March 25-26).
Florida Atlantic won the series 2-1. The Golden Eagles fell to the Owls, 3-0 in the series opener but bounced back to take a 3-2 decision in game two. Southern Miss was edged out by Florida Atlantic in the series finale, 3-2.
The opponent
Florida Atlantic is led by longtime Head Coach Joan Joyce who has been the Owls' leader since the softball program began in 1994.
The last time that Florida Atlantic was on the diamond was last weekend when they hosted the Parent's Weekend Tournament. The Owls posted a 3-3 record in the tournament.
Parent's Weekend Tournament Results (Florida Atlantic games only)
Florida Atlantic vs. ECU L, 5-12
Florida Atlantic vs. Stony Brook W, 7-3
Florida Atlantic vs. Yale W, 5-3
Florida Atlantic vs. Illinois State L, 2-6
Florida Atlantic vs. Purdue W, 4-0
Florida Atlantic vs. Notre Dame L, 1-6
For all of the latest Southern Miss softball news, fans can follow the official Southern Miss softball Twitter account (@SouthernMissSB), Instagram account (@southernmisssb) and Facebook account (Southern Miss Softball).
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