Southern Miss Softball to Host Marshall in C-USA Weekend Series

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (17-14, 4-5 C-USA) will host the Marshall Thundering Herd (21-11, 4-2 C-USA) in a weekend series at the Southern Miss Softball Complex in Hattiesburg Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March 31.

Southern Miss and Marshall will kickoff of the series with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 30 beginning at 1:00 p.m. (CT). Game two of Saturday's doubleheader will follow shortly after the conclusion of game one.

The two teams will conclude the three-game series with a 12:00 p.m. (CT) series finale on Sunday, March 31.

The last time on the diamond
The last time that Southern Miss took the field was on Sunday, March 24 against UTEP. The Golden Eagles came away with a 13-2 victory (five innings), earning their first series win of the 2019 season. Southern Miss took the series against UTEP, 2-1.

Noteworthy moments
Southern Miss sophomore third baseman Alyssa "Tata" Davis was named C-USA Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, March 24.

The Philadelphia, Miss. native ended the week with a .600 (9-for-15) batting average, a .562 on-base percentage, and a 1.467 slugging percentage. In four games played over the course of the week, Davis scored five runs, collected 15 runs batted in, two doubles, one triple, three home runs and two stolen bases.

Two of Davis' three home runs on the week were grand slams, marking the first grand slams of the sophomore's Southern Miss career.

Breaking down the all-time record
Marshall currently leads the all-time series 17-14. The Golden Eagles are 8-7 when hosting the Thundering Herd in Hattiesburg, 6-9 in road contests played in Huntington, W.Va. and 0-1 in the lone neutral site matchup that took place in Tulsa, Okla. as part of the 2006 C-USA Tournament.

The last meeting
The last time that Southern Miss and Marshall met was in a C-USA series played at Dot Hicks Field in Huntington, W.Va. on March 17^th and 18^th of 2018.

The Thundering Herd swept the series, winning game one, 7-2, game two, 6-3 and game three, 4-1.

The opponent
Marshall is led by Head Coach Megan Smith. Smith is in the midst of her first season as the leader of the Thundering Herd after spending the past nine seasons as the head softball coach at the University of Kansas.

Marshall's last outing occurred on Wednesday, March 27 when they traveled to Harrisonburg, Va. for a midweek matchup against #20 James Madison. The Dukes defeated the Thundering Herd, 8-5.

Game promotions
Disney Day (Saturday, March 30) – Fans are encouraged to wear their best Disney costumes and participate in the Disney Day costume contest.

*One winner per game*

Southern Miss softball is teaming up with the Southern Pines Animal Shelter to help raise funds for the organization. For every $4 ticket that is purchased to Saturday's doubleheader against Marshall, Southern Pines will receive $2. The funds that Southern Pines receives will help the shelter purchase necessary supplies for the pets that they care for on a daily basis.

Ticket info
Fans can purchase tickets to all home Southern Miss softball games by visiting the Pat Ferlise Ticket Office Monday-Friday from the hours of 8:00 a.m. (CT) - 5:00 p.m. (CT), by calling (800) 844-TICK (8425), online at SouthernMissTickets.com, or at the main gate of the Southern Miss Softball Complex on game day one hour prior to the first pitch.

The Southern Miss ticket office is now proud to offer the Family 4 Pack ticket package to fans which includes: four general admission tickets and a $10 concession stand voucher for only $25!

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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