Gamecocks Journey to Miami to tackle FIU

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Jax State softball continues its four-game street journey down south to tackle FIU for a three-game collection at Felsberg Field with the motion starting on Friday night time at 5 p.m.

The Gamecocks (23-10, 8-1 CUSA) are winners of eight of their final ten video games, together with six straight convention victories, however dropped their most up-to-date contest to the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday afternoon on the street.

In convention play, Jax State’s pitching prowess has performed a big position in back-to-back collection sweeps over Western Kentucky and Louisiana Tech during the last two weekends. As a pitching workers, the Gamecocks lead the league in ERA (1.47) and runs allowed (15) by way of 9 convention video games, solely permitting seven runs to convention opponents during the last six video games.

Reigning CUSA Pitcher of the Week Makenna Moore has allowed simply 5 runs, together with putting out 25 batters in her final six appearances, and leads the convention in innings pitched (34.0), ranks second in ERA (0.82) and ranks third in opposing batting common (.192) in league play thus far this season. Senior Jaliyah Holmes has additionally been useful in convention play for the Gamecocks, as she has tallied an entire recreation win in opposition to Western Kentucky and Louisiana Tech, respectively.

Jax State has been simply as profitable on the dish as properly, led by redshirt senior Morgan Nowakowski who leads the group in batting common (.366) and doubles (13), whereas boasting a 1.026 OPS. Junior Emma Elrod has been on a tear as properly not too long ago, bringing her hit streak to 9 video games after hitting a solo house run in opposition to Alabama, and has reached base 12 video games in a row because the group’s leadoff batter.

As a group, the Gamecocks have hit a house run and a double in every of their final 4 video games. Currently, Jax State ranks first within the convention in complete doubles this season with 64, and rank No. 9 within the nation as properly. The Gamecocks are additionally essentially the most walked group within the convention, with 159 free passes this season, which leads the league by 32 walks.

FIU (23-9, 5-4 CUSA) has been off to a sluggish begin in convention play after ending its nonconference slate with an 18-3 document. The Panthers misplaced its most up-to-date collection to New Mexico State and dropped a midweek contest to Florida Atlantic on Wednesday night time as properly. At house, nevertheless, FIU boasts an 18-3 document at Felsberg Field, together with a collection sweep over UTEP two weeks in the past.

The Panthers are led by Conference USA’s chief in batting common, Kally Meredith. Meredith holds a .510 batting common this season which ranks No. 9 within the nation. The junior outfielder leads the group in hits (53), runs scored (37) and complete bases (65).

Following the weekend collection, Jax State will return again house for the following 4 video games, starting with a matchup in opposition to the Alabama State Hornets on Tuesday night at 5 p.m.