BEAUMONT, Texas – Having won five straight games, Lamar University softball looks to extend their run of good play on Wednesday when they face off against Southern on their home diamond at 4 p.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT
LU was victorious in both doubleheaders this past weekend winning two games at McNeese on Friday along with their first two home games of the season on Sunday. Friday started off with a 6-1 win against Niagara before a nine-inning thriller with North Dakota which was decided by Trinity Brandon's two-run homer in the top of the ninth to give the Cardinals a 2-0 victory.
 
Brandon came up big again on Sunday to lead the Cardinals to a come-from-behind 3-2 win against Niagara in Game 1 of their home-opening doubleheader. The rest of the Cardinal bats then woke up for Game 2 as Big Red strutted out to an 11-0 win in five innings including four RBI from Raigan Brannon.
 
KEY STORYLINES
Big Red's five-game win streak is the team's longest since 2020. This is also their best season start since then as well. Stranded baserunners were an issue for the team early in the season, but the bats have come alive recently including a 12-hit outburst in their most recent affair.
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Karyana Mitchell is coming off her best week as a Lamar Cardinal on the mound which resulted in her being named as the SLC pitcher of the week. In four games, she notched three wins and a save while allowing just one run in 15.1 innings of work. Emma Wardlaw also had a big week pitching a nine-inning complete game shoutout against North Dakota while also going six innings in her first career home start on Sunday.
 
Brandon played the role of hero for the Cardinals on two occasions last week as she knocked two game-winning hits to cap off a stellar week. Along with her game-winning home run on Friday, she smashed a two-run triple in the sixth inning of Game 1 against Niagara on Sunday to secure a 3-2 win. She batted .529 on the week with a home run, triple, double and five RBI.
 
OPPONENT INFO: Southern
Time: Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Series Record: 2-1 LU
Last Meeting: 2-1 SU (4/5/23)
 
The Cardinals will look to avenge a 2-1 loss to Southern last year when the two square off on Wednesday. The Jaguars are off to a 3-8 start so far this season and were picked fifth in the west division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Alana Mark and Asia George, who were responsible for the scoring plays in last season's game, have been the top two bats on the team through 11 games.
 
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