DETROIT (2/15/18) -- The University of Detroit Mercy softball team will head down to Hammond, Louisiana, this weekend, Feb. 17-18, for a tournament hosted by Southeastern Louisiana.
The Titans will play Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Omaha, Belmont and Southeastern Louisiana on their trip down south.
Last weekend, the Titans (2-3) opened the season with some stiff competition, but came away with two wins.
Live stats will be available for three of the four games courtesy of the link at the top of the page. You can also follow along on Twitter at @DetroitTitansSB.
The game against Texas A&M CC will be available via Facebook Live on the Detroit Mercy Softball page.
THE SLATE
Feb. 17 vs. Texas A&M CC (3 p.m.)
Feb. 17 vs. Omaha (5 p.m.)
Feb. 18 vs. Belmont (10 a.m.)
Feb. 18 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (12 p.m.)
SCOUTING THE TITANS
The Titans enter the weekend with a record of 2-3, after falling to Liberty, Toledo and Chattanooga and picking up wins against Fairleigh Dickinson and Morgan State.
Head coach
John Conway mentioned that he wanted to be more aggressive on the bases and the Titans did just that, with the team already having 12 stolen bases on the season.
FROM THE PLATE
Elizabeth Yager leads the Titans in batting average (.500) gaining four hits in eight at-bats, while scoring five runs and producing three RBI down in Florida.
Close behind her is sophomore
Courtney Gilbert, batting .412 going 7-for-17 with three runs scored.
Coming off of a huge weekend, senior captain
Savvy Ferstle boasts a .333 batting average, going 5-for-15 with three runs scored, a double, a home run and a whopping six RBI on the trip.
Junior
Jordan Manno is batting .357 with six runs scored, two doubles and two RBI.
IN THE CIRCLE
The red, white and blue are led by
Ashley Mauser with a 3.00 ERA and an unfortunate 0-1 record after a close loss to Toledo. She has scattered 14 hits, five earned runs, two walks and eight strikeouts across 11.2 IP.
Mauser is followed closely behind by sophomore
Liz Murphy, who boasts a 3.50 ERA with a 1-0 record. She has pitched eight innings and has allowed seven hits, five runs (four earned), four walks, and four strikeouts.
Showing promise in her sophomore season is
Cami Sinclair, who has posted a record of 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA in two appearances, while scattering seven hits, seven runs (four earned), six walks and six strikeouts.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
The Islanders come in boasting a 1-2 record after three games last weekend. They split games with Seton Hall and fell to Southern Illinois University. They are led offensively by Kayla Sheridan, who is batting .500 with six hits and three runs and their power hitter, Keagan Helson, has two home runs and four RBI.
Ashley Smith leads the pitching staff with a 4.42 ERA giving up 19 hits, 11 runs (eight earned), six walks and five strikeouts across 12.2 IP.
Omaha
The Mavericks head down to Louisiana with a record of 3-2, 1-1 away and 2-1 at neutral site locations. They split games with Missouri State, lost to SEC opponent Mississippi State, and defeated Mississippi Valley State and Southern University, giving them a two-game winning streak. They are led offensively by Natalie Mostek, who is batting .571, with four hits, two doubles, one home run and two runs scored.
In the circle, they are led by Sydney Hampton, who is 2-0 with a 3.68 ERA and has allowed 15 hits, 11 runs (seven earned), five walks and 12 strikeouts across 13.1 IP.
Belmont
The Bruins are yet to play in the 2018 season and will be making their debut against Omaha. They were 35-22 last year and 13-4 at neutral sites, so they will be ready to kick off their season.
Southeastern Louisiana
The Lady Lions come in with a perfect 3-0 record after knocking off Howard twice and Louisiana Tech. They are led offensively by Mahalia Gibson, who is batting an impressive .778 with seven hits in nine at-bats, six runs scored, one triple, two home runs and nine RBI in just three games. Rebecca Skains is close behind, with a .571 batting average, with four hits in seven at-bats, three runs scored, one double, one triple and seven RBI.
In the circle, Lacey Hill has a 0.88 ERA and 2-0 record, while pitching eight innings and scattering six hits, one run, five walks and four strikeouts.
ON DECK
Following the trip to Louisiana, Detroit Mercy will take a week off before heading down to Georgia for an eight-game stint over spring break.
