MONROE, La. -- The ULM softball program resumes conference play tomorrow with a doubleheader at No. 12 South Alabama at 1 and 3 p.m., followed by a Sunday matinee at 1 p.m. to close out the series.
The Warhawks then return home for an April Fools' Day bout with LSU for Steele Strong night.
ULM will look to build off its 3-2 win over Texas State last time out.
On the Web
Live streaming and stats for the South Alabama series can be found at USAJaguars.com Live stats and stream for the LSU contest can be found on ULMWarhawks.com. As always, you can follow @ULM_Softball on Twitter for updates.
Ticket Information
Tickets are on sale for the LSU game for just $5. Visit ULMWarhawks.com or call the ticket office at 318-342-3ULM for more information.
Softball Around the Horn
ULM Splits with Ole Miss; Gets a Win at Texas State
On March 12, ULM took game one of a twin bill against Ole Miss by a 6-3 tally before the Rebels grabbed the nightcap, 11-1. Then, after falling 9-0 in the first inning of the Sun Belt opener, the Warhawks rallied to outscore Texas State 11-5 over the next six innings. However, it would not be enough as the Bobcats swept the Mat. 15 doubleheader, 14-11 and 8-0. On Mar. 16, ULM would grab an early 3-0 advantage and hold on to down Texas State, 3-2, for the first Sun Belt win of the year.
Steele Strong
Tuesday's home game against LSU has been dubbed Steele Strong Night, to benefit former ULM pitcher Lindsay Rittenhouse-Becton's son, Steele, who suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. For more information on Steele and how you can help, click the section heading.
Swinging Hot Bats
As a team, ULM leads the conference with a .307 batting average, four points ahead of UL-Lafayette. The league's two Louisiana representatives are the only teams hitting above the .300 mark. Individually, Faith Bohack's fifth-best .394 average paces three Warhawks in the SBC's top 10 (Coy, eighth; Navarette, 10th).
Scouting the Warhawks
Two of the conference's top three sluggers are Hollie Letourneau (1st, .788 SLG) and Faith Bohack (3rd, .704 SLG). Bohack leads the Warhawks at the plate, hitting .394 with 23 RBI. Meanwhile, Miyuki Navarrete is second on the team in hits with 27. She is 27-of-30 stealing bags this year. In the circle, Samantha Hamby, Jessica Colliver and Haylie Wilson have split the innings in conference play so far. Hamby has fanned a team-high 40 batters.
The Holloway-Hill File
Head coach Rosemary Holloway-Hill is in her 30th season at the helm of the Warhawks. She is joined on staff by first year assistants Ashlyn Williams and Garrett Furnal. Williams serves as pitching coach while Furnal assists with hitting and the infield.
ULM Did You Know?
- ULM's all-time saves leader and former pitching coach Lindsay Rittenhouse-Becton is tossing out the first pitch on Tuesday night vs. LSU?
- The Warhawks are coming off a 13-day break, the longest such stretch of the season.
- ULM's last true sell out came in 2008, when it hosted LSU.
- Miyuki Navarrete's 71 career stolen bases is 25th among all active players in Division I. Her stolen base percentage of .924 ranks 14th across all three NCAA divisions and sixth in Division I.
Scouting South Alabama
The 12th-ranked Jaguars have come out on fire this season and have won 10 in a row and boast one of the nation's best pitching staffs. Farish Beard and Hannah Campbell are the story of the USA season so far. Both have a sub-1.00 ERA in over 90 innings pitched. Beard leads the nation with her 0.45 ERA. She has 149 strikeouts and has allowed just 29 hits in 17 appearances. Campbell, meanwhile, is 9-2 on the year and has held opponents to a .185 mark. The Jaguar offense is led by Stephanie Pilkington's .330 batting average while Chloe Rathburm has a team-best 18 RBI.
Series History: USA leads 19-5
First Meeting: 4/6/07, USA 15, at ULM 1 (5 inn.)
Last Meeting: 4/21/13, No. 20 USA 8, at ULM 0 (5 inn.)
Scouting LSU
LSU continues to garner votes in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches' Poll thanks, in part, to an impressive 19-12 record. Despite only a 2-4 SEC mark, the Tigers two league wins came over then-No. 24 Auburn and then-No. 1 Florida. A.J. Andrews leads a hot-hitting offense with a .402 batting average while Sahvanna Jaquish has a team-high nine homers and 28 RBI. Baylee Corbello leads a deep pitching staff with her 1.58 ERA and 9-4 record in 88.2 innings. She is holding opponents to an impressive .165 batting average. The Tigers visit No. 7 Alabama over the weekend before visiting ULM.
Series History: LSU leads 7-0
First Meeting: 1980, LSU 7, ULM 1 in Lake Charles, La.
Last Meeting: 2/17/10 at LSU 6, ULM 1
Around the Sun Belt
After the first two weekends of conference play, South Alabama, UL-Lafayette and Western Kentucky have unblemished records at the top of the conference while Texas State has one loss and a 2-1 mark. This coming weekend, all eight teams will be in action for the first time. WKU, who will be ULM's next SBC foe, visits UT Arlington while Troy entertains Georgia State. Texas State, meanwhile, will make its first trip to UL-Lafayette as a member of the Sun Belt. Only Troy and South Alabama have played more than one series, as the two schools played a midweek single game Wednesday night.
