MOBILE, Alabama – The UT Arlington softball team will continue Sun Belt Conference play as they travel to South Alabama for a three-game series beginning with a doubleheader Saturday followed by one on Sunday.
OPPONENT: South Alabama (21-12) (9-4) SBC
WHEN: April 17-18
WHERE: Mobile, Alabama | Jaguar Field
Game 1: Saturday, 1:00 p.m. (DH) | Live Stats | ESPN+
Game 2: Saturday, 3:00 p.m. (DH) | Live Stats | ESPN+
Game 3: Sunday, 12:00 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
UTA NOTES
- The Mavericks fell to North Texas 1-0 Wednesday in their midweek matchup after a close 7-inning fight.
- UTA picked up its second Sun Belt series win last weekend at Allan Saxe Field against Georgia State.
- Senior KJ Murphy notched one of UTA's two hits in the contest against the Mean Green Wednesday as she continues to pace the Mavs' offense with a .396 batting average.
- The third baseman has tallied 42 hits, 9 doubles, 22 RBI, a .594 slugging percentage, .476 on-base percentage and 17 walks with an OPS of 1.070 this season.
- Along with Murphy, sophomore Jadyn Erickson (.310) and freshman Jessica Carreon (.341) are two amongst three Mavericks who sit on .300 average or higher.
- Center fielder Reagan Hukill has a team-high of five home runs this season with 7 doubles, 14 RBI and an OPS of .817.
- Senior JoJo Valencia leads UTA's pitching staff with an ERA of 2.21 with 30 strike outs.
- Coming off the North Texas midweek clash, Laura Henriksen and Kenedy Hines limited the Mean Green's lineup to just two hits.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT- South Alabama (21-12) SBC (9-4)
- The Jaguars are coming off a 3-0 weekend after taking all three games from Texas State in San Marcos.
- Junior Meredith Keel leads South Alabama with a .365 average at the plate with 35 hits where fellow junior Kennedy Cronan has a team-high of 11 doubles on the season with 22 RBI.
- Senior utility player Kamdyn Kvistad has knocked 7 home runs and follows closely behind Cronan with 21 RBI.
- Kvistad also leads the Jaguars with a .628 slugging percentage.
- Freshman ace pitcher Olivia Lackie (12-6) paces South Alabama's pitching rotation with 117 innings pitched with a low ERA of 1.85 while recording 156 strike outs this year.
UP NEXT
The Mavericks will face off with No. 11 Oklahoma State Wednesday in Stillwater for a midweek clash beginning at 6:00 p.m.
