Game 1 box score
Game 2 box score

MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team swept a doubleheader to clinch its three-game series with Texas-Arlington Saturday at Stanky Field.

USA (14-5, 5-0 SBC) used a complete game from right-hander Kevin Hill in game one, and a walk-off double by Travis Swaggerty in the bottom of the ninth in game two to clinch the series. The Jaguars will go for their second straight Sun Belt Conference series sweep in game three, which is scheduled for a noon first pitch Sunday at Stanky Field.

"When you have two solid teams playing, the game comes down to a pitch or play here or there and today was no different," head coach Mark Calvi said. "That was the case. A pitch here or there in the first game, or a play here or there in the second game and we could be on the other end of this. But we feel fortunate to be where we're at after a long day at the park.

"I thought Kevin was really good. He put us on his back, and (Hunter) Soleymani was just as good. He battled his tail off and competed like crazy. That's what a senior does for you. I am super proud of both of those kids today."

Game 1 – South Alabama 4, UT-Arlington 3
Right-hander Kevin Hill tossed a complete game to lead the Jaguars to a 4-3 series-opening win over UT-Arlington in game one of Saturday's doubleheader.

Hill (4-1) allowed three runs and scattered nine hits in nine innings, and struck out nine while issuing two walks to earn his fourth win of the season. UTA left-hander Joel Kuhnel (3-2) allowed four runs on six hits with a career-high nine strikeouts against three walks in 7 2/3 innings in the loss.

USA scored the game's first runs in the bottom of the third. Jared Barnes led off the inning with a single to left field, and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Brendan Donovan before scoring the game's first run on a one-out RBI double down the left field line by Travis Swaggerty. Cole Billingsley followed with an RBI single to center field to plate Swaggerty and double the Jaguar lead. An infield single to second by Drew LaBounty put runners at the corners before Danny Martinez single through the right side of the infield to score Billingsley and push the USA lead to 3-0. LaBounty scored later in the inning on a throwing error by UTA right-hander Joel Kuhnel on a failed pickoff attempt at first base to extend the Jaguar advantage to four runs.

UTA responded with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth. The Mavericks loaded the bases with one out in the inning on a walk by Jackson Morris, and consecutive singles from Darien McLemore and Noah Vaughan. Morris scored the Mavericks' first run on a wild pitch from Hill to cut the UTA deficit to 4-1. Jerame Littell followed with a sacrifice fly to right-center field to plate McLemore and cut the Jaguar lead in half.

The Mavericks cut their deficit to one run in the top of the eighth. Consecutive singles to start the top of the eighth by Morris and McLemore put UTA runners at the corners with no outs. Hill recorded the first out of the inning via strikeout before Littell reached on a fielder's choice that scored Morris with the game's final run.

Billingsley went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored to lead the Jaguars at the plate. Swaggerty added a double, one RBI and one run scored, and Martinez finished with one hit and one RBI. 

Game 2 – South Alabama 4, UT-Arlington 3
Travis Swaggerty delivered a two-run walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Jaguars to a 4-3 series-clinching win over UTA in game two of Saturday's doubleheader.

Carter Perkins singled to lead off the ninth, and was lifted for pinch-runner Adam Wolfe who advanced to second on a wild pitch from UTA right-hander Daniel James. Jared Barnes reached on a hit by pitch with one out before Swaggerty lifted a 2-1 pitch into the left-center gap to score Wolfe and Barnes.

UTA (10-10, 2-3 SBC) jumped out to a one-run lead in the top of the first inning in game two. Consecutive singles by McLean and Williams to start the inning put UTA runners at the corners with no outs. Brady Cox followed with an RBI single to left field to score McLean with the game's first run. 

But USA answered with a pair of runs in the bottom-half of the first to take a one-run lead. Swaggerty drew a leadoff walk, and moved to third on a double to left-center field by Billingsley. LaBounty followed with an RBI groundout to second to score Swaggerty and tie the game 1-1. A groundout to second off the bat of Martinez one batter later allowed Billingsley to score from third for a 2-1 Jaguar lead. 

UTA responded with a run to tie the game in the top of the second on a fielder's choice RBI off the bat of Christian Hollie that scored Vaughan, who reached on a single earlier in the inning. The Mavericks then took a one-run lead in the top of the ninth on a two-out RBI single by Josh Minjarez before the Jags added the final runs of the game in the bottom-half of the ninth.

USA left-hander James Traylor (3-0) struck out the only batter he faced to earn the win in one-third of an inning. James (0-2) allowed two runs on two hits with one strikeout in two-thirds of an inning in the loss for the Mavericks. Jaguar starter Hunter Soleymani (1-2) tossed a career-high 8 1/3 innings, and allowed two runs on eight hits with a strikeout and three walks without factoring in the decision.

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