Tulsa Softball Hosts South Florida in AAC Action This Weekend

TULSA, Okla. –– After capturing a 5-1 non-conference win over the Big 12's Iowa State Cyclones Tuesday, the Tulsa softball team resumes American Athletic Conference play this weekend with a home stand against the South Florida Bulls.

The two teams will get the three-game series started on Friday with a 5 p.m. first pitch at the Collins Family Softball Complex. Game two takes place on Saturday at 2 p.m. and the series finale is Sunday at 12 p.m.

The Bulls come into the weekend series with an overall 21-9 record and 1-2 in league action after an opening series against one of the league's preseason favorites Charlotte. Tulsa is 16-7 overall and 3-0 in league competition after an opening series sweep over Memphis last weekend.

USF leads the series 15-11 and has won the last three meetings, all coming a year ago in Tampa.

The Bulls have been strong on the mound with Payton Dixon and Belle Sardia entering the weekend allowing under two runs per game. Payton has a 10-2 record and 1.20 ERA, while Sardja has a 1.91 earned run average with an 8-4 mark. Lexie Kopko has a 2-0 record and a 2.38 ERA.

Alanah Rivera leads the USF batters with a .375 average and 17 RBI.

Tulsa enters the game with a .339 team batting average and a .975 fielding percentage. Five Tulsa batters are hitting over .330 on the season, led by left fielder MacKenzie Denson's .443 average and shortstop Imani Edwards at .395. Third baseman Claira Skaggs at .391, second baseman Abby Jones at .368 and center fielder Haley Morgan at .333 have also hit in the .300s for the Hurricane.

Kylee Nash, Anneca Anderson and Maura Moore have each made double-figure mound appearances as the Hurricane pitching staff has held the opposition to a .241 batting average. Nash has a team-best 2.33 ERA, while Moore and the freshman Anderson each have .350 ERAs, while Moore is 6-3 on the season and Anderson has a 4-0 mark.

In the win over Iowa State, Moore held the Cyclones to three hits while striking out five batters. Jones' 3-run blast over the center field fence gave the Hurricane a 4-0 lead in the third inning.

Single-game tickets can be purchased online at TulsaHurricane.com or on game days at the stadium gate for $5.00.

All of Tulsa's American Athletic Conference home games will be carried on ESPN+, including this weekend's South Florida series.

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Tulsa Softball Hosts South Florida in AAC Action This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Anneca Anderson

MacKenzie Denson

Imani Edwards

Abby Jones

Maura Moore

Haley Morgan

Kylee Nash

Claira Skaggs