After a month of preparation, the University of South Alabama softball team will open up the 2017 season this week with five games at Jaguar Field. USA will host Central Arkansas on Thursday night at 5 p.m. and then participate in the Sand Dollar Classic.
The Jags will take on the Sycamores again at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and then host Houston Baptist (12:30 p.m.) and Jacksonville State (5:30 p.m.) on Saturday before closing out the weekend against Alabama State on Sunday at 3 p.m.
South Alabama comes into the season after finishing second during the regular season in the Sun Belt a year ago with a 33-18 overall record and a 17-6 mark in the league.