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JAG BASEBALL TO HOST NICHOLLS STATE

Hayden Jones leads South Alabama with a .309 batting average entering Tuesday's contest with Nicholls State.



MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team will host Nicholls State at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Stanky Field.

The game will be streamed live and available for purchase through the All-Access section of USAJagaurs.com. It will also be broadcast live on WNSP 105.5 FM, and can be accessed online at WNSP.com. Live stats for every South Alabama baseball game are available through the multimedia section of USAJaguars.com, and in-game updates are provided at Twitter.com/SouthALBaseball.

South Alabama (12-10) will send right-hander Matt Bell (2-3) to the mound in his seventh start of the season, while NSU (13-12) will counter with right-hander Ryan Deemes.

USA is 7-3 over its last 10 games after taking two of three games at Arkansas-Little Rock last weekend. The Jags averaged 10 hits per game in the weekend series, and set season-high marks in hits (15) and runs scored (9) in the series opener. South Alabama is hitting .243 as a team, led by Hayden Jones who is hitting .309 with six doubles, 10 RBI and four runs scored. USA is 6-4 at Stanky Field this season, and has won five of its last six home games.

The Colonels are 6-4 in their last 10 games, but enter Wednesday's contest on a three-game winning streak after sweeping a three-game series at Lamar last weekend. NSU (13-12) is batting .240 as a team, but 32-43 in stolen bases. Keith Cormier leads NSU with a .300 batting average and has three doubles, one triple, one home run, 15 RBI, 15 runs scored and four stolen bases. The Colonel pitching staff carries a 2.48 team ERA into Wednesday's contest. Nicholls State is 5-5 on the road this year.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

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