PENSACOLA, Fla. - The University of West Florida softball team will close out the 2015 regular season this weekend when they host Delta State University for a three game series April 25-26. The Argonauts (17-29, 9-20 GSC) will begin the series with a doubleheader Saturday, April 25 beginning at 1 p.m. CT.
Previewing Delta State
Delta State heads into the weekend's action looking to clinch the sixth and final seed for the 2015 Gulf South Conference Tournament. The Lady Statesmen currently hold the sixth spot with a 10-13 (.435) GSC record but UWF can spoil DSU's playoff hopes if they sweep the three game series and West Alabama wins all three of their games against No. 10 Alabama-Huntsville.
Delta State last played on Tuesday, April 21 against non-conference opponent Harding where they split a doubleheader. The Lady Statesmen last conference opponent was Shorter University and defeated the Hawks in two games to win the three game series.
DSU has seven student-athletes batting over .300 this season and are paced by Amber Adcock who is second in the GSC with a .424 batting average. She currently leads the GSC with 61 hits and has only struck out four times this season, the lowest number in the GSC.
Leading the Lady Statesmen in the circle is Shayna Beaver who has made 21 appearances and 14 starts so far this season. She has compiled a 10-5 record and a 2.73 ERA in 84.2 innings pitched. DSU's number two pitcher is Taylor Johnson who has made 20 appearances and 15 starts over the course of the season. She has a 9-6 record and a 4.61 ERA in 88.0 innings.
Rowell Earns GSC Freshman of the Week for Third Time
University of West Florida freshman
Kaylen Rowell (Pensacola, Fla./Tate HS) has been named the Gulf South Conference softball Freshman of the Week. This marks the third time in five weeks the freshman has earned this award and her third overall.
The Pensacola native helped the Argonauts (17-29, 9-20 GSC) go 2-1 on the road at the University of West Alabama. Rowell totaled four hits over the weekend by going 4-for-10 (.400) at the plate and led the Argos with five RBI. She had one homerun and one double over the weekend and had a slugging percentage of .800.
Around the GSC
Valdosta State continued to pace the Gulf South Conference as the Lady Blazers rang in at No. 1 in the nation for the fifth-consecutive week. VSU is set to host the 2015 Gulf South Conference Tournament April 30 - May 3. Joining VSU in th tournament field so far are No. 10 Alabama Huntsville, No. 14 North Alabama, Shorter and Union. The final field and seedings will be determined after this weekend's games.
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