PRAIRIE VIEW, TX – The Southern University's softball team will open Southwestern Athletic Conference play against Prairie View from March 10-11 at Lady Panther Softball Stadium in Prairie View, Texas. Friday's first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. and Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled for noon.
 
Southern (3-16) is coming off a doubleheader loss against UMass Lowell on Wednesday with identical scores of 9-0.
 
The Lady Jaguars continue to be lead by Alana Mark, Sydney Wesley, Anabella Valadez and Asia George at the plate. Mark leads the team with a .294 average, three doubles, two home runs and 13 RBIs. Wesley and Valadez are batting .286 each. Wesley has a triple and three RBIs, while Valadez has two doubles, a triple, home run and two RBIs. George is batting .256 with two doubles, a triple, home run, eight RBIs and five stolen bases.
 
In the circle, Kairah Williams and Valadez continue to lead the Southern effort. Williams is 2-6 on the year with a 6.02 ERA, while striking out 16 and walking 26 in 50 innings of work. Valadez has a 6.38 ERA in 37.1 innings with 19 strikeouts and 19 walks.
 
Prairie View A&M comes into the series with a 1-13 record, having just lost two to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday, 1-0 and 9-1.
 
Offensively, the Panthers are led by Biviana Figueroa batting .270 with three RBIs. Mariah Redmond is second on the team with a .267 average, followed by Rayna Lewis hitting .261.
 
Cailin Massey is 1-5 on the season with a 5.35 ERA in 35.1 innings. Massey has struck out 16 and walked 10. Hailey Elizarraras is the other Lady Panther in the circle with a 0-4 record and 5.87 ERA. Elizarraras has struck out 17 and walked nine in 23 innings.
 
PVAMU holds a 6-4 advantage in the last 10 meetings between the teams. The Lady Panthers took 2-of-3 in last year's series in Baton Rouge.

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