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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team swept a doubleheader from Georgia Southern Friday at Stanky Field to clinch the three-game Sun Belt Conference series.

South Alabama (20-13, 9-4 SBC) won the series opener 9-6, and clinched the series with an 8-1 victory in game two of Friday's twinbill. 

USA will return to action Sunday at 1 p.m. when it hosts Georgia Southern (16-18, 8-5 SBC) in the series finale at Stanky Field.  

South Alabama 9, Georgia Southern 6 (Game 1 of DH)
GAME FACTS
-  Mason McWhorter reached on a hit by pitch from Jaguar right-hander Tyler Carr to lead off the top of the second inning, and advanced to third on a single to right field by Chandler Corley to put runners at the corners with no outs. Austin Thompson then grounded into a 6-3 double play that allowed McWhorter to score for a 1-0 Eagle lead. 
- Michael Sandle singled to left field with one out in the bottom of the second, and advanced to second with one out on a passed ball. Hunter Stokes followed with an RBI single through the right side of the infield to score Sandle and tie the game at 1-1. Paul Russo then singled to left field and advanced to third on a two-base fielding error by GS left fielder McWhorter that allowed Stokes to score for a 2-1 Jaguar lead. Will Luft followed with an RBI sacrifice bunt to first base that scored Russo for a 3-1 advantage. 
- Mason McWhorter doubled to right field with one out in the top of the fourth, and moved to third on an infield single to third by Corley to put Eagles at the corners with one out. Thompson followed with an RBI single through the left side of the infield to score McWhorter and cut the USA lead to 3-2. Christian Avant then delivered an RBI single to right-center field to plate Corley and tie the game at 3-3. Matt Anderson reached on a hit by pitch to load the bases with one out, but Carr rolled a 6-4-3 inning-ending double play off the bat of Mitchell Golden to preserve a 3-3 tie.
- Sandle reached on a fielder's choice with one out in the bottom of the fourth, and advanced to second on a single to left-center field by Stokes. Russo followed with an RBI single back up the middle that scored Sandle for a 4-3 Jaguar lead. Travis Swaggerty delivered a two-out, three-run home run to right-center field on a 1-0 pitch from Eagle right-hander Brian Eichhorn later in the inning for a 7-3 Jaguar lead. 
- USA extended its lead to 8-3 in the bottom of the sixth on a two-out, solo home run to left field by Will Luft on a 1-1 pitch from Eichhorn. Swaggerty delivered a two-out, solo home run to right-center field, his second of the game, on a 1-2 pitch later in the inning for a 9-3 lead. 
- The Eagles cut the Jaguar lead to 9-4 in the top of the eighth inning on a two-out RBI double to right-center field by Noah Searcy. 
- Georgia Southern scored the game's final runs in the top of the ninth on a two-run single to left field by Jason Swan.

NOTES
- Swaggerty recorded his first multiple-home run game of his career with a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth, and a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth. 
- Friday's start snapped a streak of seven consecutive quality starts by Eichhorn. The nine runs allowed were the most he has allowed in his career. 
- Carr tossed 6 1/3 innings and allowed three earned runs on 10 hits with four strikeouts without issuing a walk, and logged his seventh quality start of the year. It also marked his ninth start in as many starts this season in which he has pitched six or more innings.
- Carr (6-2) allowed three runs and scattered 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings with four strikeouts to earn the win. 
- Eichhorn (2-2) allowed nine runs on nine hits with four strikeouts against one walk in six innings pitched in the loss. 
- Swaggerty went 2-for-4 with two home runs, four RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Jags at the plate. Stokes added two hits, one RBI and one run scored, and Russo finished 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored.
- Corley went 3-for-5 to lead the Eagles offensively. 
- The Jags turned three double plays in the game.

South Alabama 8, Georgia Southern 1 (Game 2 of DH)
GAME FACTS 
- Russo led off the bottom of the second inning with a double to center field, and scored on a one-out RBI single through the right side of the infield by Swaggerty for a 1-0 Jaguar lead. Donovan delivered a two-out RBI single to center field later in the inning that scored Swaggerty to double the Jag lead at 2-0.
- Georgia Southern answered when Thompson led off the top of the fourth with a solo home run, the first of his Eagle career, to left field to cut the Jaguar lead in half at 2-1.
- USA loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the fourth on a walk by Stokes, bunt single by Russo and Luft reached on a fielding error by Swan at first base. But Eagle right-hander Chase Cohen induced an inning-ending popup to shortstop off the bat of Swaggerty to keep the Georgia Southern deficit at one run.
- Donovan reached on an infield single to third with one out in the bottom of the fifth, moved to second on a wild pitch and advanced to third with one out on a second wild pitch from Eagle right-hander Chase Cohen following a walk by Perkins. Wells Davis then lifted a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Donovan for a 3-1 Jaguar advantage.
- Stokes drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the sixth, and moved to second on a single through the right side by Russo. Luft then reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt attempt that loaded the bases with no outs. Swaggerty drew a walk to score Stokes for a 4-1 lead, and Hardy followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to plate Russo for a 5-1 advantage. Donovan then lifted a sacrifice fly to left field to score Luft and extend the USA lead to 6-1.
- Davis led off the bottom of the seventh with a single to center field, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Mike Sandle and advanced to third on a single to right field by Stokes to put runners at the corners with one out. Russo followed with an RBI bunt single up the first base line to score Davis for a 7-1 Jaguar lead. Luft then drew a walk to load the bases with one out for Swaggerty, who reached on a hit by pitch to score Stokes with the game's final run. 

NOTES
- Jaguar right-hander JoJo Booker (2-1) struck out a career-high eight batters against one walk in a career-high 4 2/3 scoreless relief innings to earn the win.
 - Cohen (3-3) allowed three runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and three walks in five innings pitched in the loss.
- Stokes went 4-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored to lead the Jags at the plate. Donovan finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored, Davis added two hits, one RBI and one run scored and Swaggerty had one hit, three RBIs and one run scored.
- Thompson went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored to lead the Eagles offensively.
- Jaguar left-hander Jared Proctor allowed one run on three hits with four strikeouts and three walks in 4 1/3 innings pitched without factoring in the decision.
- USA improved to 14-6 all-time against the Eagles with the doubleheader sweep, and extended its winning streak in the series to five games.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the doubleheader sweep:
"I thought our pitchers competed like crazy – (Tyler) Carr and (Zach) Greene in the first game, and (Jared) Proctor and JoJo (Booker) in the second game. We beat two really good arms; (Brian) Eichhorn was as advertised, and I thought our guys handled him well. He was 90 to 95 (mph), and we have seen (Chase) Cohen before – he is really tough. Our guys did a great job all-around at the plate. We did a lot of the little things right; we had good at-bats and did some of the smaller things that we haven't been super consistent doing this year. I'm really proud of our guys' effort."

- On JoJo Booker's effort:
"That's the best JoJo has been. We have seen him in spurts and in intrasquads be good for an inning, but that was as consistently good as I have seen JoJo. He keeps working and shows up every single day. He's a competitor, and I'm really proud of him. We've had our share of bad luck on the mound with injuries, and I was looking for him to give us a little distance – he answered the bell today, all of our pitchers did."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Sunday at 1 p.m. when it hosts Georgia Southern in the series finale at Stanky Field.  

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