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    Ladyjacks to Host Texas Southern
    SFA looking for 10th win of season
    Sophomore pitcher Kari Hugie has recorded wins in four of her last five appearances
    Sophomore pitcher Kari Hugie has recorded wins in four of her last five appearances

    March 19, 2007

    NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjack softball team will wrap up its first home stand of the season Tuesday night, when the Ladyjacks host Texas Southern in a non-conference doubleheader. The twin bill is set to get under way at 4 p.m. from Hoya Field, with the second game scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.

    The Ladyjacks are coming off a solid week that saw them go 2-2. SFA defeated Tulsa, 1-0, in eight innings last Thursday. That win was the fifth straight for the Ladyjacks -- SFA's longest winning streak of the season -- and marked the team's fourth straight shutout victory, including the third consecutive shutout tossed by sophomore pitcher Kari Hugie.

    SFA saw its hot streak end in a 9-3 loss to Texas-Arlington in the opener of their weekend series on Saturday. The Mavericks went on to take a 6-1 win in Game 2, but SFA salvaged the weekend on Sunday, when Briana Bishop hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to give the Ladyjacks a 3-2 victory. Hugie (5-7) was credited with the win, giving her four wins in her last five appearances.

    SFA enters this week fifth in the Southland Conference standings with a 4-2 league record. The Ladyjacks are 9-18 overall and winners of six of their last eight games.

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