HATTIESBURG, MS – The Southern University Lady Jaguars are set to host the six team Mardi Gras Classic at Lady Jaguar Field from February 17-19. The other five teams participating include Alabama State University, Eastern Illinois University, Arlington Baptist, Jackson State University and Grambling.
 
Southern (0-5) is coming off a 17-0 loss against the Southern Miss. Golden Eagles. The Lady Jaguars were not able to muster anything together and only produced two baserunners in the game.
 
Kameryn Adkins leads Southern at the plate with a .333 batting average. Keira Miracle-Tilford is second with a .222 and Alana Mark, Christina Mayer and Asia George all have .200. George has the lone extra base hit this season with a triple.
 
The Lady Jaguars are boasting a .922 fielding percentage, led by Alissa Castaneda, Mark and Sydney Wesley, who all have double-digit opportunities with no errors.
 
Southern will take on Eastern Illinois and Arlington Baptist on Friday, February 16 starting at 4 p.m. Saturday will pit the Lady Jaguars against Alabama State at 6 p.m. They will finish off the tournament with Jackson State on Sunday at 4 p.m.
 
Eastern Illinois comes into the tournament with a 0-5 record and faces No. 18 LSU on February 16. EIU has two losses to Grand Canyon and Incarnate Word and the other loss came against Green Bay.
 
Arlington Baptist comes into the weekend with a 4-3 record. The have won four straight after starting the season with three straight losses.
 
Alabama State was only able to get one game in on opening weekend, a 1-0 loss to Western Carolina.
 
Jackson State boast a 2-3 record with wins coming against Southeastern Baptist College and Xavier University of Louisiana.
 
The lone team Southern will not face this weekend, Grambling comes into play with a 3-3 record. Their wins came against Southeastern Baptist and two against Texas College.
 
MARDI GRAS CLASSIC SCHEDULE
Friday, February 17
12:00 p.m.          Alabama State vs Arlington Baptist
2:00 p.m.             Alabama State vs Eastern Illinois
4:00 p.m.             Southern vs Eastern Illinois
6:00 p.m.             Southern vs Arlington Baptist
 
Saturday, February 18
10:00 a.m.          Arlington Baptist vs Alabama State
12:00 p.m.          Jackson State vs Grambling
2:00 p.m.             Jackson vs Eastern Illinois
4:00 p.m.             Grambling vs Eastern Illinois
6:00 p.m.             Southern vs Alabama State
 
Sunday, February 19
10:00 a.m.          Grambling vs Eastern Illinois
12:00 p.m.          Grambling vs Alabama State
2:00 p.m.             Arlington Baptist vs Jackson State
4:00 p.m.             Southern vs Jackson State

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