Vs. Columbus State: STATS | VIDEO
At Flagler: STATS | VIDEO
 
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The 21st-ranked University of West Florida softball team will host Columbus State in a single game on Tuesday, April 13, and will make the trip to St. Augustine, Florida, for a doubleheader against Flagler on Thursday, April 15 in a pair of midweek, nonconference dates. UWF is 24-10 after a weekend sweep over Montevallo and stands fourth in the Gulf South Conference standings at 18-6.
 
The Tuesday game against Columbus State will start at 1 pm at the UWF Softball Complex, and the Thursday doubleheader is scheduled for a noon ET start at Flagler Field in St. Augustine.
 
All games will feature live stats and live video broadcasts, and links for each can be found above or by visiting GoArgos.com.
 
University of West Florida athletics has increased attendance to 25 percent capacity for all softball home games at the UWF Softball Complex. Each game is first come, first serve to the general public. A set number of tickets will be held aside for Argonaut Athletic Club Booster members. AAC members can collect their tickets at the ticket window on gameday with their booster club card. Tickets are $7 for general admission, $5 for seniors, military members, and visiting students, and free for UWF students, UWF faculty and staff, and children under 6 years old.
 
Gates will open 60 minutes prior to first pitch. Tailgating in the parking lot is not allowed, and, as a reminder, pets are not allowed. Face coverings and at least six feet of social distancing will be required by spectators and staff at the UWF Softball Complex. All other COVID-19 visitor compliance guidelines must be followed.  
 
SCOUTING COLUMBUS STATE
The Cougars from Columbus State hold a 20-9 record coming into Tuesday's game, with a handful of common opponents with UWF. Against Alabama Huntsville, Mississippi College, Auburn Montgomery, Spring Hill, and Montevallo, UWF is 11-4 while CSU has gone 2-6.
 
The CSU offense has been impressive, leading the country with 141 walks, ranking seventh in on-base percentage (.442), and 18th in slugging (.536). CSU has a trio of truly impressive batters, in Katelyn Cooper, Caitlyn Canady, and Hannah Corbin. Cooper is hitting .474, Canady is hitting .453 with five doubles and four triples, and Corbin has put together one of the best seasons at the plate in the country. The sophomore has hit .424, hit 12 home runs, slugged 1.085 and drawn an unbelievable 46 walks in 29 games this season, for a .682 on-base percentage.
 
Corbin has also anchored the CSU pitching staff, with a 3.25 ERA over 79.2 innings with an 11-4 ERA. The Cougars as a team has pitched to a 3.65 ERA and have held opponents to a .252 batting average.
 
UWF is 9-3 against Columbus State since 2006, winning each of the last four matchups.
 
SCOUTING FLAGLER
Flagler is 11-13, with a 1-0 win over Valdosta State that started its season. Flagler has also played Hillsdale and Auburn Montgomery, going 1-4 against those teams while UWF went 3-2.
 
Mackenzie Smith and Bella Munoz have led Flagler at the plate, batting .343 and .342, respectively. The team has hit .268 as a whole.
 
Kyra Gipson is the top pitcher for the Saints, with a 2.24 ERA over 87.1 innings. Gipson has 73 strikeouts and has held opponents to a .246 batting average.
 
UWF and Flagler have met three times since 2010, with UWF going 3-0 in those matchups and winning the last one 6-5 in 2016 at the Gulf Coast Invitational in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
 
TEALA HOWARD, HIT MACHINE
UWF junior Teala Howard was on fire against Montevallo, hitting .667 (8-for-12) with five runs scored, two stolen bases, and multiple hits in every game of the series. The junior from Lake Butler, Florida, is UWF's all-time batting leader (.461), ranks third in steals (92) and sixth in slugging (.588), and moved up to second in Division II in hits (53) this year after her big weekend.
 
JACQUELYNNE POLING HITTING FOR POWER
Catcher Jacquelynne Poling has kicked into another gear offensively over the last month. In UWF's 17 games since March 9, Poling has hit all 7 of her home runs, leading UWF in round-trippers, RBIs (23), total bases (41), slugging (.911), and walks.
 
She tallied a career-high six RBIs in Game 2 of the Montevallo series last Saturday. The Chino Hills, California, native had two doubles and a home run in the game. Her seven home runs are a career-high for Poling and the most for a UWF catcher since Nicky VanCamp hit seven in 2007.
 
EVERYTHING SCHOOL
As it often is, this spring is a great time to be an Argonaut -- all six teams in action for UWF are ranked in their respective national polls. Joining the softball program at No. 21 nationally are the UWF Baseball team at No. 10, Men's Golf at No. 1, Women's Golf at No. 24, Men's Tennis at No. 8, and Women's Tennis at No. 8.
 
Not surprisingly, UWF is the only school in the country with all six of those spring sports teams ranked in their respective national polls.