South Alabama must win twice to advance to Super Regional
South Alabama catcher Sasha Willems hit two home runs and drove in three runs in the Jaguars' 5-1 victory over Florida Gulf Coast in the NCAA Softball Gainesville Regional on Saturday night. Sasha Willems’ first home run of the season opened the scoring on Saturday night for South Alabama in the NCAA Softball Gainesville Regional. Her second punctuated a 5-1 victory over Florida Gulf Coast and pushed the Jaguars into the championship round.
Willems, who had not homered since March of 2023, finished with a pair of long balls on Saturday night and drove in three of her team’s five runs. The senior from Sydney, Australia, said she was relaxed at the plate vs. Florida Gulf Coast. Like her team, Lackie rebounded from a rough performance in Saturday’s first game. The complete game was her 25th of the year and lowered her ERA to 1.53.
Willems drove a 3-2 pitch from FGCU starter Allison Sparkman over the center field wall with one out in the second to give South Alabama a 1-0 lead. It was not only Willems’ first homer of the season, but the first Sparkman had allowed all year.“She’s been a grinder for us and a work in progress ,” Clark said of Willems. “As a senior, you’re happy to see her have that moment in a regional tournament. So that was pretty cool.
Lying flat on her back behind second base, Cordova lobbed a throw home to Willems, who got Oakes in a rundown. She was eventually tagged out by Sims, the Jaguars’ shortstop, to keep it a 2-1 game. Clark said she was still considering her game plan for facing Florida — potentially twice — on Sunday.
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