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Five South Alabama softball players – Virginia Mambelli, Olivia Branstetter, Ansleigh Smith, Sydney Scapin and Presley Lively – were named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Division I Softball Team as announced by the organization.]]>CSC All-DistrictWed, 27 May 2026 13:19:00 CST927413https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/16/softball-jags-season-comes-to-an-end-with-extra-inning-loss-to-akron.aspxhttps://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/16/softball-jags-season-comes-to-an-end-with-extra-inning-loss-to-akron.aspxSoftball

Akron's Delaney Jenkinson led off the top of the eighth with a solo home run to break a scoreless tie in extra innings, and South Alabama loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom half of the inning, but the Zips held the Jags off the scoreboard to advance with a 1-0 win at the Baton Rouge Regional held at Tiger Park. With the loss, South Alabama concludes its season with a 32-27 record, while Akron improved to 35-24 with the win.]]>Sydney ScapinSat, 16 May 2026 18:53:00 CST927390https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/15/softball-jags-fall-in-opening-round-of-the-baton-rouge-regional.aspxhttps://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/15/softball-jags-fall-in-opening-round-of-the-baton-rouge-regional.aspxSoftball

No. 11 Virginia Tech broke a scoreless tie with four unearned runs in its half of the third and went on to defeat South Alabama, 6-0 in the opening round of the Baton Rouge Regional held at Tiger Park.]]>Presley LivelyFri, 15 May 2026 18:39:00 CST927386https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/14/softball-mambelli-named-third-team-all-gulf-region-by-nfca.aspxhttps://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/14/softball-mambelli-named-third-team-all-gulf-region-by-nfca.aspxSoftball

E – South Alabama first baseman Virginia Mambelli was named second-team all-Gulf Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Wednesday by the organization.]]>Mambelli NFCA All-RegionThu, 14 May 2026 12:05:00 CST927383https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/14/softball-preview-baton-rouge-regional.aspxhttps://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/14/softball-preview-baton-rouge-regional.aspxSoftball

Baton Rouge Regional preview.]]>Baton Rouge Regional PreviewThu, 14 May 2026 10:07:00 CST927382https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/10/softball-south-alabama-headed-to-baton-rouge-regional.aspxhttps://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/10/softball-south-alabama-headed-to-baton-rouge-regional.aspxSoftball

After capturing the program's fourth conference tournament title and earning the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid, South Alabama is headed to Baton Rouge, La., to compete in the NCAA DI Softball Championship set to be held May 15-17.]]>SelectionSun, 10 May 2026 19:58:00 CST927377https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/10/softball-jaguars-capture-sbc-championship-title-harrison-named-mop.aspxhttps://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/10/softball-jaguars-capture-sbc-championship-title-harrison-named-mop.aspxSoftball

South Alabama scored three runs in the top of the fourth and Sydney Scapin and Ryley Harrison made it hold as the Jaguars claimed the program's fourth conference championship title as they defeated third-seeded Texas State, 3-2 in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference Championship held at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.]]>ChampionshipSun, 10 May 2026 00:54:00 CST927375https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/9/softball-harrison-leads-jags-to-championship-game.aspxhttps://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/9/softball-harrison-leads-jags-to-championship-game.aspxSoftball

Ryley Harrison held top-seeded ULM to just two hits and struck out eight as fifth-seeded South Alabama captured a 3-1 victory Friday night in the semifinal round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship held at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.]]>Ryley HarrisonSat, 9 May 2026 02:02:00 CST927372https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/7/softball-offense-explodes-harrison-dominant-in-the-circle-as-jags-take-down-southern-miss.aspxhttps://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/7/softball-offense-explodes-harrison-dominant-in-the-circle-as-jags-take-down-southern-miss.aspxSoftball

South Alabama's offense erupted for a season-high 13 runs on 11 hits and had six players reach multiple times Thursday evening as the fifth-seeded Jaguars picked up a 13-0, run-rule victory over fourth-seeded Southern Miss in the quarterfinal round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship held at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.]]>Lillie StagnerThu, 7 May 2026 22:29:00 CST927370https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/6/softball-preview-vs-southern-miss-sun-belt-conference-championship.aspxhttps://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/6/softball-preview-vs-southern-miss-sun-belt-conference-championship.aspxSoftball

Southern Miss Sun Belt Conference Championship Preview]]>Southern Miss PreviewWed, 6 May 2026 10:44:00 CST927366