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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The UWF Softball Complex will see competition for the first time in 2024 as the West Florida Argonauts (1-3) welcome the visiting Florida Southern College Mocs (3-1) for their home opener this weekend. 
 
This is the eleventh time in program history these teams have met up on the diamond, with Florida Southern leading the all-time series 4-6. They last met in Melbourne, FL on Feb. 9, 2020 when the Mocs took a 0-1 contest over the Argos. 
 
Live stats and a full broadcast of the weekend series are available on GoArgos.com. Tickets can be purchased by following the link at the top of this release.
 
The schedule for this weekend: 
Friday @ 3:00 p.m. CT and 5:00 p.m. CT (doubleheader)
Saturday @ 1:00 p.m. CT
 
West Florida 
 
UWF is coming off their season-opening tournament at the Gulf Shores Invitational where they went 1-3 with a 12-11 win over West Georgia and losses to No. 1 North Georgia, No. 5 Nova Southeastern, and Lubbock Christian. 
 
Offensively, the Argos are once again led by Madelyn Vasquez who has started off her senior season with five hits on nine at bats for a .556 avg. Vasquez also added three RBI's and two runs to her totals from the first weekend. 
 
Emma Brice, Bella Holliday, and Maddie Treutlein contributed in big ways as well last weekend. Brice added three runs with two hits and two RBI's; Holiday had three runs, a hit and an RBI; and Treutlein contributed four hits and two RBI's. Holiday also leads UWF in fielding with 14 putouts on 17 chances. 
 
UWF's pitching staff combined for 13 strikeouts last weekend facing high-level competition in Gulf Shores, but struggled as a whole putting up a combined ERA of 9.74. They look to rebound this weekend against the Mocs. 
 
Scouting Florida Southern
 
The Mocs are 3-1 to open up the season, tied for the best start they've had under fourth-year head coach Mo Triner. FSC was picked to finish eighth in the Sunshine State Conference coaches' poll during the preseason, yet are currently tied for fourth in the conference standings early on in 2024. 
 
The Mocs pulled off a huge victory over No. 12 Alabama-Huntsville last weekend in their season opener, splitting a doubleheader with the Chargers by taking the second game 6-2. The Mocs continued their success Saturday, sweeping Carson-Newman in a doubleheader 3-1 and 5-0. 
 
Leading the way on offense is fifth year senior catcher Destiny Colgate, who as racked up six hits, two runs and four RBI's in four games. She also leads her squad with a .909 slugging percentage. Freshman outfielder Kate Mikle has also been a catalyst for Florida Southern early, adding five hits and three runs with a team leading .556 batting average. Other notable batters include Kenleigh Smith and Kiki Morris, who have multiple hits and runs thus far in 2024. 
 
In the circle, Florida Southern is led by graduate student Mel Rogers who has a .50 ERA in two starts so far this season. Her five strikeouts lead the Mocs, with Ella Torres and Ashley Blessin rounding out the other pitchers to start a contest for Florida Southern this season. 
 
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