MONROE, La. – The ULM softball team is headed to Mobile, Alabama a day early this week; with rain in the forecast, the Warhawks will play South Alabama in a double-header on Friday (Apr.13), starting at 4:00 p.m., and will return to the field on Sunday (Apr.15) for a single game at 1:00 p.m.
The Warhawks (21-15, 8-7) have defeated opponents in eight of their last ten games, including a sweep of Coastal Carolina and a 2-1 series win over UT-Arlington.
Most recently, ULM dropped the last of its nine straight home games to Southeastern Louisiana; the Lions blasted three home run against the Warhawk pitching staff, downing ULM 8-2 on Tuesday night (Apr.10).
The Jaguars (20-20, 5-9) will be looking for their first conference win since they hosted Georgia State in March. USA recently suffered back-to-back sweeps by Sun Belt opponents Louisiana and Texas State.
South Alabama will face ULM after an 11-2 six-inning mid-week win against Southern.
At the helm of the Jaguars offensive attack is Kaleigh Todd, the senior second baseman is batting a hefty .378.
In the circle, the Jaguars will most likely open with pitcher Devin Brown (12-1), who is fourth among Sun Belt pitchers averaging 2.17 earned runs per game. Brown is second in the conference in total strikeouts (150).
The Warhawks are at the top of the rank in the Sun Belt in multiple statistical categories, including batting, runs scored, total hits, runs batted in, and on base percentage.
Junior
Sydney McKay leads ULM's efforts at the plate with a .417 batting average and 55 hits, accumulating 16 multiple-hit games.
Sophomore shortstop
Jayden Mount is making her mark as well, with the next best batting average for the Warhawks and fourth in the conference, Mount's .400 average at the plate has led her to a .568 on base percentage- good for second in the Sun Belt.
The last time ULM and USA met, the Warhawks were outscored 17-10 over the three-games, suffering a sweep by the Jaguars. All time, ULM is 6-32 against South Alabama, with USA claiming the last ten meetings.
Links to live stats and video are available at ULMWarhawks.com.
