Softball Set to Face North Texas in Denton
4/23/2021 1:39:00 PM | Softball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Golden Eagles prepare to take on UNT in a C-USA series beginning Saturday, April 24 in Denton, Texas at Lovelace Stadium. The Golden Eagles and The Mean Green are meeting for the sixth all-time series since 2013. The two teams were unable to meet in 2020 due to the COVID-19 season cancellation.
The teams are set for two doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday with the first pitch being thrown at 1/3 p.m. and 12/2 p.m. respectively.
All four games will be streamed on CUSA.TV.
Last time out
The Golden Eagles are coming off of a hard-fought midweek contest against No. 5 Alabama. The game saw standout performances from pitcher Morgan Leinstock and senior Alyssa Davis. The Golden Eagles fell to the Crimson Tide 6-3 after seven innings of competition.
The Golden Eagles
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The teams are set for two doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday with the first pitch being thrown at 1/3 p.m. and 12/2 p.m. respectively.
All four games will be streamed on CUSA.TV.
Last time out
The Golden Eagles are coming off of a hard-fought midweek contest against No. 5 Alabama. The game saw standout performances from pitcher Morgan Leinstock and senior Alyssa Davis. The Golden Eagles fell to the Crimson Tide 6-3 after seven innings of competition.
The Golden Eagles
- The Golden Eagles are led offensively by senior Alyssa Davis who has a batting average of .348 and a .557 slugging percentage.
- Southern Miss has the third lowest ERA in the Conference USA at 2.65.
- Junior Kaylan Ladner has tossed a bulk of the innings for the Golden Eagles throwing 79.0 innings from the circle. Ladner has a 2.39 ERA and a .230 opponent batting average.
- The Mean Green enter the weekend having won 12 of the last 15 matchups.
- North Texas' pitching staff leads Conference USA in ERA at 1.99.
- The Mean Green is led offensively by Tuesday DerMargosian who has a batting average of .430 and a slugging percentage of .602 this season.
- Hope Trautwein leads The Mean Green from the circle with a 1.66 ERA on 80.0 innings pitched.
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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