University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Tuesday, April 16
Hattiesburg, Miss.
6:00 PM
Southern Miss
vs
Nicholls State
Southern Miss Softball Prepares for a Pair of Midweek Matchups
4/15/2019 5:32:00 PM | Softball
Southern Miss will host Nicholls on Tuesday and then travel to McNeese State on Wednesday.
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Fresh off of a weekend series sweep against UAB, the Southern Miss softball team (26-16, 11-7 C-USA) is now preparing for a pair of midweek matchups.
Southern Miss will host Southland Conference opponent Nicholls (26-16, 15-13 Southland Conference) on Tuesday, April 16 at the Southern Miss Softball Complex in Hattiesburg. The first pitch of Tuesday's contest between the Golden Eagles and the Colonels is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. (CT).
After hosting Nicholls on Tuesday, Southern Miss will hit the road and travel to Lake Charles, La. to take on another member of the Southland Conference, McNeese State (23-22, 14-4 Southland Conference) on Wednesday, April 17. Wednesday night's game will be played at Joe Miller Field. The first pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. (CT).
The last time on the diamond
This past weekend, Southern Miss traveled to Birmingham, Ala. for a three-game C-USA series against UAB. Southern Miss swept the series with scores of 2-0, 7-4 and 4-0 in games one, two and three respectively.
After sweeping UAB over the weekend, Southern Miss currently finds themselves sitting in fourth place in the C-USA standings.
Noteworthy moments
Nicholls leads the all-time series with an overall record of 41-13. Southern Miss is 8-20 when hosting Nicholls in Hattiesburg, 2-15 in contests played in Thibodaux and 3-6 in neutral site matchups.
Southern Miss leads the all-time series against McNeese State with an overall record of 24-11. The Golden Eagles are 12-4 when facing the Cowgirls at home in Hattiesburg, 7-5 in games played in Lake Charles and 5-2 in neutral site contests.
The last meetings
The Southern Miss and Nicholls softball teams have already squared off against each other once this season. The Golden Eagles and the Colonels met in a midweek contest at Swanner Field in Thibodaux on February 13. The Colonels won the contest by a final score of 4-1.
The last time that Southern Miss and McNeese State met on the softball diamond was on February 18, 2018. The game was part of the Black and Gold Invitational hosted by Southern Miss in Hattiesburg. McNeese State took the contest with a 5-2 decision.
The opponents
Nicholls is led by eighth-year Head Coach Angel Santiago. In their last series, the Colonels swept the Houston Baptist Huskies.
McNeese State is led by Head Coach James Landreneau who is currently in his third season at the helm of the program. McNeese State swept Central Arkansas in three-game series this past weekend.
Game promotion
Tuesday's game against Nicholls will feature the Athletes Supporting Athletes game promotion. All current Southern Miss student-athletes are encouraged to come out to the Southern Miss Softball Complex and support the softball team.
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).
SIDEARM Sports Live Stats
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Fresh off of a weekend series sweep against UAB, the Southern Miss softball team (26-16, 11-7 C-USA) is now preparing for a pair of midweek matchups.
Southern Miss will host Southland Conference opponent Nicholls (26-16, 15-13 Southland Conference) on Tuesday, April 16 at the Southern Miss Softball Complex in Hattiesburg. The first pitch of Tuesday's contest between the Golden Eagles and the Colonels is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. (CT).
After hosting Nicholls on Tuesday, Southern Miss will hit the road and travel to Lake Charles, La. to take on another member of the Southland Conference, McNeese State (23-22, 14-4 Southland Conference) on Wednesday, April 17. Wednesday night's game will be played at Joe Miller Field. The first pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. (CT).
The last time on the diamond
This past weekend, Southern Miss traveled to Birmingham, Ala. for a three-game C-USA series against UAB. Southern Miss swept the series with scores of 2-0, 7-4 and 4-0 in games one, two and three respectively.
After sweeping UAB over the weekend, Southern Miss currently finds themselves sitting in fourth place in the C-USA standings.
Noteworthy moments
- Southern Miss' series sweep against UAB, marked their second of the 2019 season.
- Southern Miss is currently riding a nine-game win streak. The nine-game win streak marks the longest win streak posted by any Southern Miss softball team since the 2000 season.
- Southern Miss junior right-handed pitcher Abby Trahan tossed two-complete game shutouts in the series against UAB. Trahan has now amassed a total of six complete-game shutouts over the course of the season.
- The four home runs recorded by Southern Miss in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader at UAB are the most home runs record by the team in a game this season.
- After collecting her 33rd RBI of the season in Sunday's series finale against UAB, Southern Miss junior shortstop Lacey Sumerlin is now tied with Tata Davis as the team's RBI leader.
Nicholls leads the all-time series with an overall record of 41-13. Southern Miss is 8-20 when hosting Nicholls in Hattiesburg, 2-15 in contests played in Thibodaux and 3-6 in neutral site matchups.
Southern Miss leads the all-time series against McNeese State with an overall record of 24-11. The Golden Eagles are 12-4 when facing the Cowgirls at home in Hattiesburg, 7-5 in games played in Lake Charles and 5-2 in neutral site contests.
The last meetings
The Southern Miss and Nicholls softball teams have already squared off against each other once this season. The Golden Eagles and the Colonels met in a midweek contest at Swanner Field in Thibodaux on February 13. The Colonels won the contest by a final score of 4-1.
The last time that Southern Miss and McNeese State met on the softball diamond was on February 18, 2018. The game was part of the Black and Gold Invitational hosted by Southern Miss in Hattiesburg. McNeese State took the contest with a 5-2 decision.
The opponents
Nicholls is led by eighth-year Head Coach Angel Santiago. In their last series, the Colonels swept the Houston Baptist Huskies.
McNeese State is led by Head Coach James Landreneau who is currently in his third season at the helm of the program. McNeese State swept Central Arkansas in three-game series this past weekend.
Game promotion
Tuesday's game against Nicholls will feature the Athletes Supporting Athletes game promotion. All current Southern Miss student-athletes are encouraged to come out to the Southern Miss Softball Complex and support the softball team.
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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