GRAMBLING, LA – Southern (7-22, 4-5) travels up north to take on Grambling (20-12-1, 6-3) in a three-game Southwestern Athletic Conference series on March 31-April 1 at GSU Softball Complex.
 
The teams will open the series on Friday at 11 a.m. and will finish the series with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1:30 p.m.
 
Southern took the final two games against the University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff to take the SWAC series.
 
Grambling got swept by Prairie View A&M before splitting a doubleheader with Tarleton State.
 
The teams have split the past 10 games with each team sweeping their home series last season.
 
Sydney Wesley continues to lead the Lady Jaguars at the plate. Wesley is hitting .302 with a double, triple and 6 RBI. She is currently on a five-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in nine straight games. McKenzie Ogden is hitting .296 with 10 walks and eight stolen bases. Alana Mark is hitting .291 with a team leading four doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI.
 
Ogden, Mark, Anabella Valadez and Londyn Lau are currently on a three-game hitting streak.
 
In the circle, Valadez leads the Lady Jaguars with 66.2 innings in which she has a 5.94 ERA with 37 strikeouts and 25 walks. Kairah Williams is 2-6 with 26 strikeouts and 28 walks in 50.2 innings of work. Raquel Latta and Chakirrious Parker have seen more time in the circle recently. Latta is 2-2 with 13 strikeouts and six walks in 33.2 innings. Parker is 2-0 with a 2.93 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 15.1 innings.
 
Grambling has six batters hitting over .300 on the year led by India Wells at .358 and Cadashia Collins at .354. Wells has two doubles, a triple, 16 RBI and 28 stolen bases. Collins has a team leading 11 doubles and 25 RBI. Kaytlyn Moore has 31 stolen bases this season.
 
The Tigers have seven different pitchers that have seen action this season. They are led by Erin Biggs at 6-2 with a 2.82 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 51 innings. Payton Shells is 3-2 with a 3.57 ERA in 35.1 innings of work. Dacia Richard is 6-3 with a 3.88 ERA in 60.1 innings.

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