Southern Miss Softball Set to Host South Alabama in Midweek Contest

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss (15-12, 2-4) will host Sun Belt foe South Alabama (10-15, 1-5) in a midweek contest on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:00 p.m. (CT) at the Southern Miss Softball Complex.

Tuesday's game will mark the 20^th meeting between the two schools on the softball diamond.

The last time on the diamond
The last time that the Golden Eagles took the diamond, they came away with a 2-0 series finale victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls on Sunday.

Junior right-handed pitcher Abby Trahan led the way for the Golden Eagles, tossing a complete-game shutout. Trahan surrendered just two hits, issued two walks, struck out nine in seven innings pitched and earned the win.

Lacey Sumerlin and Sarah Van Schaik provided the offense for Southern Miss in the contest. Sumerlin gave the Golden Eagles a 1-0 lead after smacking a two-out RBI single to center field in the bottom of the first inning.

Van Schaik tacked on the Golden Eagles' second run of the game when she lifted a sacrifice fly to center field in the top of the third inning.

Noteworthy moments
After a spectacular week in the circle, Abby Trahan was named C-USA Pitcher of the Week for the week ending, Sunday, March 17. Trahan is the first Southern Miss softball player to receive one of the weekly C-USA awards this season.

Trahan's nine strikeouts that she recorded in Sunday's game against Florida Atlantic tied her season-high.

Breaking down the all-time record
South Alabama leads the all-time series 14-4-1. The Golden Eagles are 3-4-1 when hosting the Jaguars in Hattiesburg, 1-8 in contests played in Mobile and 0-2 in games played at a neutral site.

The last meeting between the two
The last meeting between Southern Miss and South Alabama took place on April 3, 2018 at Jaguar Field in Mobile, Ala. South Alabama won the matchup by a final score of 7-1.

The opponent
South Alabama is led by Head Coach Becky Clark who has been the leader of the South Alabama softball program since it began in 2007.

The Jaguars hosted the Bobcats of Texas State in a three-game series this past weekend. South Alabama lost the series, 2-1. Texas State took game one of the series, 9-6 and game three, 12-2 (five innings). South Alabama captured a game two victory, 3-1.

Game promotion
Tuesday's game will feature Youth Team Night. Free tickets will be available to youth softball players and $4 tickets will be available for youth softball coaches.

To request free players tickets and or purchase coaches tickets for Youth Team Night, please contact the Southern Miss Ticket Office at 1-800-844-TICK (8425) or visit the ticket office in person between the hours of 8:00 a.m. (CT)-5:00 p.m. (CT) Monday-Friday.

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).

Southern Miss Softball Set to Host South Alabama in Midweek Contest

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Players Mentioned

Lacey Sumerlin

Abby Trahan

Sarah Van Schaik