STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern softball team dropped a Sun Belt Conference doubleheader to South Alabama at Eagle Field Saturday afternoon. The Jaguars, who are second in the league standings, won the first game 11-1 in five innings and then took the second game 14-0 in five.
Game 1 – USA 11, GS 1 (5 Inn.)The Jaguars (26-11, 14-2 SBC) claimed the day's first game 11-1, scoring two runs in each of the first and second innings before scoring a solo run in the third and six in the fourth. USA finished the game with eight hits.
Michelle Mazur blasted her second home run in as many games in the bottom of the second, cutting the deficit at the time to 4-1. The blast was one of two hits in the game for the junior.
Alesha Mann was the second Eagle to record two hits in the contest as both her and Mazur went 2-for-2 at the plate.
Dixie Raley (17-9) was the pitcher of record for Georgia Southern (24-18, 9-4), pitching just over an inning.
Heather Felt,
Kaylee Ramos and
Amanda Chambers all pitched in the game. Devin Brown (15-7) claimed her 15
th win of the season for South Alabama.
Game 2 – USA 14, GS 0 (5 Inn.)In the day's second game, South Alabama plated six runs in the first inning before scoring two in the second and three in both the third and fifth frames.
Kierra Camp (6-9) was the pitcher of record for Georgia Southern with Chambers, Felt and Raley all entering the game. Destin Vicknair (11-3) claimed the win in the circle for USA.
UP NEXTGeorgia Southern and South Alabama will close out the three-game series Sunday with a single game at 1 p.m. Sunday's game will be the Eagles' annual Pink Game and fans are encouraged to wear pink to show support for breast cancer awareness. Special t-shirts will be available for purchase with all proceeds going towards cancer research.
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