Jaguar softball wins four straight to close out the Mardi Gras Classic at Jaguar Field in Mobile Alabama.
Jaguar Recap
Friday- Game one the Jags lose to Missouri State 3-1.
Friday- Game two Jags win 9-0 versus Mississippi Valley St
Saturday- Game one Jags win 10-0 vs Missouri St.
Saturday- Game two Jags win 4-1 vs Rutgers. Jenna Hardy pitched 7 innings giving up one run on five hit’s striking out six, and walking one on 105 pitches.
Sundays game was more of the same. South Alabama beats Rutgers 4-0. Olivia Lackie picks up the win and is now 3-2 on the year. Olivia pitched 4 innings of shut out ball, giving up 2 hits striking out 4 on 48 pitches. Lackie’s ERA is now down to 1.77 on the young season. Jenna Hardy came in for 3 innings of relief and also gave up no runs. Hardy gave up 3 hits striking out 2 on 54 pitches. Jenna’s ERA has dropped to 1.67.
South got the scoring started in the bottom of the second. Victoria Ortiz singled to right on the 2-2 pitch.
Gabby Stagner steps up next and hits the 1-0 pitch to center field for a 2 run home run, scoring Ortiz. The Jags would lead 2-0 after 2 innings.
In the bottom of the 3rd inning. Meredith Keel singled on a 3-2 pitch to second base. Keel would advance to second on a wild pitch. After the Odalys Cordova and Sasha Wllem were retired for two outs in the inning. Victoria Ortiz came to the plate and hit a RBI single to first base on the 0-1 pitch. Keel would advance to third on the play and Ortiz would take second on the throw. Gabby Stagner came up next and delivered a 2 RBI single to left center field scoring both Keel and Ortiz. Jags lead 4-0 at the end of the 3rd inning.
That lead would hold up for the rest of the game. Jag win 4-0 improving their record to 5-4 overall. Extending their winning streak to 4 games, and improving their home record to 4-1 on the year.
Next up
South Alabama travels to Lake Charles, Louisiana for a Tuesday game against McNeese State at 5 pm.
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