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Softball Plays Host to Southern Miss in StrikeOut Cancer Event
4/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 8, 2011
TULSA, Okla. - The Tulsa softball team is home for a Conference USA series for the first time in three weeks as it plays host to Southern Miss for a three-game set Saturday at Sunday at the Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex. The teams play a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m. and a single game Sunday at noon.
Tulsa will wear pink jerseys for Saturday's doubleheader as part of the NFCA StrikeOut Cancer event to benefit the American Cancer Society. TU will raffle a team-autographed jersey to one lucky fan for $1 per chance. After the second game, kids will have the opportunity to run the bases and get autographs from the Hurricane players.
The Golden Hurricane enters the weekend at 29-9 overall with a 10-2 record in C-USA play, while the Golden Eagles are 11-24 overall with an 0-9 mark in league play. Live video via Hurricane Vision and live stats via Gametracker for all three games will be available at www.TulsaHurricane.com.
Tulsa is hitting .279 (273-for-977) with 145 RBI, 165 runs, 48 doubles, six triples and 20 home runs, and has a .402 slugging percentage and a .353 on-base percentage with 107 walks. The Hurricane has a 1.64 team ERA with 316 strikeouts, 120 walks, 158 hits, 74 runs and 60 earned runs allowed, and has a .176 opponent batting average.
Southern Miss hits .225 (198-for-881) with 118 RBI, 128 runs, 37 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs, and has a .331 slugging percentage and a .292 on-base percentage with 64 walks. The Golden Eagles have a 4.29 team ERA with 154 strikeouts, 130 walks, 257 hits, 186 runs, and 138 earned runs allowed and a .278 opponent batting average.
Tulsa is led in hitting by sophomore center fielder Caitlin Everett who is hitting .378 (45-for-119) with 20 runs, 14 RBI, a .437 slugging percentage and a .444 OBP. Sophomore shortstop Samantha Cobb hits .325 (37-for-114) with 27 RBI, 19 runs, eight doubles, three homers, 13 walks, a .474 slugging percentage and a .389 OBP. Senior first baseman Kelly Chapman is hitting .316 (25-for-79) with 12 RBI, 17 runs, six doubles, two homers a .468 slugging percentage and a .415 on-base percentage. Junior second baseman Skylar Swanson hits .300 (24-for-80) with eight doubles, five homers, 22 RBI and 17 runs scored, along with a .588 slugging percentage and a .406 OBP.
In the circle, freshman Aimee Creger is 14-1 with a 0.88 ERA in 103.0 innings, and has allowed 36 hits, 17 runs and 13 earned runs, with 163 strikeouts and 46 walks. Sophomore Lacey Middlebrooks is 8-4 with a 2.25 ERA in 71.2 innings, and has allowed 58 hits, 30 runs and 23 earned runs, with 58 strikeouts and 43 walks. Senior Jordan Kinard is 7-4 with a 2.08 ERA and has allowed 64 hits, 27 runs and 24 earned runs, with 95 strikeouts and 31 walks in 80.2 innings.
Tulsa and Southern Miss have played 18 times; TU leads the series, 12-6. Tulsa won two of three games last season in Hattiesburg. The Golden Hurricane has won two out of three games in four of the last five seasons, and earned a sweep at home in 2009. The Hurricane is 11-4 vs. the Golden Eagles since 2006, and 5-1 in Tulsa since 2006.
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