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MOBILE, Ala. – May 3, 2013, will mark the 50th Anniversary of the University of South Alabama.  Throughout the academic year, the USA Department of Athletics will recognize “50 Great Moments In Jaguar Athletics” to honor past teams, coaches and student-athletes for their accomplishments.

May 26, 1992
After leading the Sun Belt Conference with a 2.04 earned-run average and 157 strikeouts, Jon Lieber is named the league’s Player of the Year.  The right-hander was also selected third-team All-America and first-team all-region by the American Baseball Coaches Association that spring after compiling a 12-5 record after helping the Jaguars to a 44-16 final record, the SBC Tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA South I Regional in Baton Rouge, La.  Following the season, Lieber would be a second-round draft pick of the Kansas City Royals and go on to play 14 years in the Major Leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies.

Feb. 22, 2009
Sean Laird delivers a two-out, walk-off single to help the Jaguar baseball team defeat Ole Miss 3-2 in 10 innings and give Steve Kittrell his 1,000th victory as a collegiate head coach.  Ryan Bohanan went 3-for-5 at the plate and Jake Overstreet — who scored the game-winning run — finished 2-for-4, while Greg Johnson earned the victory with two innings in relief.  Kittrell would earn his 1,000th win as USA head coach at Arkansas-Little Rock on March 12, 2010, retiring after the 2011 season with a 1,052-644-1 overall record; in 28 years, he led the Jags to a winning mark 24 times, 18 NCAA Regional appearances, 14 Sun Belt Conference regular season and division titles, and eight league tournament championships.

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