Friday, April 24
Nacogdoches, TX
12:00 P.M.
Stephen F. Austin
vs
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Photo by: Amanda Paver
Jacks Host TAMU-Corpus Christi for Final SLC Series
4/23/2026 11:00:00 AM | Softball
SFA will celebrate six seniors this weekend as they face off against the Islanders.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin softball team will return home for their final regular season series against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
• Due to potential weather the original schedule has been shifted to a Friday doubleheader at 12:00 and 2:30 p.m. and a Saturday single game at 1:00 p.m.
• Senior Day festivities will take place after the Saturday series finale.
• Saturday's game will be broadcasted on ESPN+, but Friday's games are TBD.
SCOUTING TAMUCC
• The Islanders enter this final weekend with a 14-34 overall record and are sitting in the No. 8 seed with an 8-16 SLC record.
• Last weekend TAMUCC swept the Northwestern State Demons.
• Skylar Heger leads the team with 38 hits, a .290 batting average, and nine doubles.
• Karisa Lopez leads the Islanders with three triples this season.
• The TAMUCC pitching staff has a 7.11 ERA and are led by Kendra Winfrey who has a 6.75 ERA with 32 appearances, nine wins, and 75 strikeouts in 113.0 innings of work.
SENIOR WEEKEND
• After Saturday's game, SFA will honor six seniors; Ellie Vance, Jordyn Ages, Lilly Bean, Adelyn Becerra, Kylie Bishop, and Amelia Hatthorn.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is 10th in the nation with 72 hits and is the 34th hardest batter in the nation to strikeout.
• Crimson Bryant is ranked 25th in shutouts with four. She is also 113th in the nation with 91 strikeouts.
CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is second in the conference with 72 hits and is tied for second with a .421 batting average.
• Malia Jones is tied for third with nine home runs.
• Jamie Varga is fourth with 29 walks drawn and Malia Jones is sixth with 27 walks drawn.
• Amelia Hatthorn is tied for the fifth best ERA in the conference at 2.92.
• Crimson Bryant has the eighth lowest opposing batting average at .252 and is second with 91 batters struck out.
PITCHING ON LOCKDOWN
• The staff for SFA has a third best 3.65 ERA in the conference this season, led by Amelia Hatthorn who has a 2.92 ERA.
• Crimson Bryant is the strikeout queen with 91 on the season including 14 in her Lumberjack debut after transferring from UT Tyler. Bryant leads the team with 102.0 innings pitched.
• Amelia Hatthorn leads the Jacks with 29 appearances and a 9-7 record in 91.0 innings of work.
BOMBS AWAY
• The Jacks have hit 28 homeruns this season.
• Malia Jones leads the team with nine.
• Ella Hill is second on the team with six, three of which she hit during the first day of the Roadrunner Classic and hit the walk-off winner to break SLU's 25-game win streak in the series finale.
• Adelyn Becerra hit two homeruns in the ETAMU series and doubled her homerun count to four.
• Lilly Bean hit two of her four homeruns this season against PVAMU on March 31.
• Kara Pride has two while Kaylee Paul and Kyi'Marri Ester each have one. Ester's was a grand slam against ETAMU.
• Kayden Frazier hit her first collegiate homerun against McNeese.
MILESTONE WATCH
• In the ETAMU series, Kaylee Paul recorded 100 career hits and Crimson Bryant recorded 150 career strikeouts.
• Amelia Hatthorn has 138 NCAA strikeouts; Ellie Vance has 187 NCAA hits; Jamie Varga has 79 hits.
THE JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA softball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
• Due to potential weather the original schedule has been shifted to a Friday doubleheader at 12:00 and 2:30 p.m. and a Saturday single game at 1:00 p.m.
• Senior Day festivities will take place after the Saturday series finale.
• Saturday's game will be broadcasted on ESPN+, but Friday's games are TBD.
SCOUTING TAMUCC
• The Islanders enter this final weekend with a 14-34 overall record and are sitting in the No. 8 seed with an 8-16 SLC record.
• Last weekend TAMUCC swept the Northwestern State Demons.
• Skylar Heger leads the team with 38 hits, a .290 batting average, and nine doubles.
• Karisa Lopez leads the Islanders with three triples this season.
• The TAMUCC pitching staff has a 7.11 ERA and are led by Kendra Winfrey who has a 6.75 ERA with 32 appearances, nine wins, and 75 strikeouts in 113.0 innings of work.
SENIOR WEEKEND
• After Saturday's game, SFA will honor six seniors; Ellie Vance, Jordyn Ages, Lilly Bean, Adelyn Becerra, Kylie Bishop, and Amelia Hatthorn.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is 10th in the nation with 72 hits and is the 34th hardest batter in the nation to strikeout.
• Crimson Bryant is ranked 25th in shutouts with four. She is also 113th in the nation with 91 strikeouts.
CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is second in the conference with 72 hits and is tied for second with a .421 batting average.
• Malia Jones is tied for third with nine home runs.
• Jamie Varga is fourth with 29 walks drawn and Malia Jones is sixth with 27 walks drawn.
• Amelia Hatthorn is tied for the fifth best ERA in the conference at 2.92.
• Crimson Bryant has the eighth lowest opposing batting average at .252 and is second with 91 batters struck out.
PITCHING ON LOCKDOWN
• The staff for SFA has a third best 3.65 ERA in the conference this season, led by Amelia Hatthorn who has a 2.92 ERA.
• Crimson Bryant is the strikeout queen with 91 on the season including 14 in her Lumberjack debut after transferring from UT Tyler. Bryant leads the team with 102.0 innings pitched.
• Amelia Hatthorn leads the Jacks with 29 appearances and a 9-7 record in 91.0 innings of work.
BOMBS AWAY
• The Jacks have hit 28 homeruns this season.
• Malia Jones leads the team with nine.
• Ella Hill is second on the team with six, three of which she hit during the first day of the Roadrunner Classic and hit the walk-off winner to break SLU's 25-game win streak in the series finale.
• Adelyn Becerra hit two homeruns in the ETAMU series and doubled her homerun count to four.
• Lilly Bean hit two of her four homeruns this season against PVAMU on March 31.
• Kara Pride has two while Kaylee Paul and Kyi'Marri Ester each have one. Ester's was a grand slam against ETAMU.
• Kayden Frazier hit her first collegiate homerun against McNeese.
MILESTONE WATCH
• In the ETAMU series, Kaylee Paul recorded 100 career hits and Crimson Bryant recorded 150 career strikeouts.
• Amelia Hatthorn has 138 NCAA strikeouts; Ellie Vance has 187 NCAA hits; Jamie Varga has 79 hits.
THE JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA softball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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