South Alabama Jaguars 
(25-17, 12-6 SBC)
vs.
Texas State Bobcats
(22-20, 9-9 SBC)

April 28-30 • Stanky Field • Mobile, Ala.

Game 1 - Fri., April 28 - 6:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Sat., April 29 - 6:30 p.m.
Game 3 - Sun., April 30 - noon


Media Information
On the Radio:  Jaguar baseball games are broadcast live in Mobile on 99.5 FM The Jag, and also available via the iHeartRadio app. 

Live Streaming:  Live streaming for all three games will be available for free through JagNationTV.com.

Live Stats:  Live stats for every South Alabama baseball game are available through the multimedia section of USAJaguars.com.

Twitter:  Follow the official Twitter account of South Alabama baseball — 
@SouthALBaseball — for news and updates.

Probable Starting Pitchers
Fri., April 28
USA - RHP  Randy Bell (3-3)
TXST - RHP  Connor Reich (2-3)

Sat., April 29
USA - LHP  Thomas Huston (4-2)
TXST - RHP  Nicholas Fraze (4-1)

Sun., April 30
USA - RHP  Tyler Carr (3-1)
TXST - RHP  Cam Baird (1-5)

All-Time Series
South Alabama holds a 7-2 all-time lead over Texas State in a series that began in 2014 when the Bobcats joined the Sun Belt Conference. The Jaguars have won all three series against the Bobcats, including a three-game sweep in San Marcos, Texas, last season. USA has won five of the last six games in the series.

Last Time Out
USA fell to No. 25 Southern Miss 12-7 Tuesday at Stanky Field, which snapped a three-game home winning streak. The Golden Eagles pushed across 10 runs in through the first four innings to earn their second win over the Jaguars this season. Jaguar center fielder Travis Swaggerty tied a career high in hits, finishing 4-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored to lead USA at the plate.

On Texas State
The Bobcats enter the weekend on a five-game losing skid following a 10-2 loss at Baylor Tuesday in Waco, Texas. Troy swept Texas State in a three-game series in Troy, Ala., last weekend following a 2-0 Bobcat loss at Texas on April 11. Texas State leads the Sun Belt Conference in hits (433) entering the series, and ranks second in batting average (.290), runs scored (285), doubles (81), total bases (63) and stolen bases (66). The Bobcat pitching staff carries a 5.19 ERA into the weekend, which ranks ninth in the SBC, and is 10th in the league in strikeouts (284). Texas State enters the weekend in third place in the SBC West Division standings.

JAGS IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
South Alabama enters the series ranked second nationally in walks (258), eighth in on-base percentage (.413) and sacrifice flies (25), ninth in runs per game (8.1), 10th in runs scored (340) and 19th in home runs (48).

LABOUNTY, SWAGGERTY IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
Shortstop Drew LaBounty ranks fourth nationally in walks per game (1.06) and 11th in walks (36), while center fielder Travis Swaggerty ranks eighth in on-base percentage (.511). 

JAGS AT STANKY FIELD 
USA enters the game 11-4 in 15 home contests this season. The Jags are batting .321 with 28 doubles, five triples, nine home runs, 131 RBI, 149 runs scored, 25 stolen bases and a .473 team on-base percentage in those 15 games. Travis Swaggerty leads the team with a .488 home batting average this season.

TWO OR FEWER TO WIN
USA is 11-1 when allowing two or fewer runs, but is 14-16 when surrendering three or more. The Jags allowed five runs in last Sunday's series-finale win at Arkansas State.

LEADING AFTER SEVEN
USA is 21-1 when leading after seven innings this season, but is 1-12 when trailing and 2-4 when tied after seven frames. 

TWO-OUT RBI
Of USA's 309 team RBI, 123 have come with two outs which accounts for 40 percent of the Jaguars' team RBI total. Travis Swaggerty leads the squad with 17 two-out RBI this season, while Jared Barnes ranks second with 13.

JAG OFFENSE LEADS THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE 
South Alabama enters the series as the Sun Belt Conference leader in batting average (.300), slugging percentage (.463), on-base percentage (.413), runs scored (340), RBI (309), total bases (662), walks (258) and sacrifice flies (25). The Jags rank second in the league in hits (429) and home runs (48).

JAGS WITH BASES LOADED
South Alabama is hitting .486 (35-for-72) with the bases loaded this season, led by Travis Swaggerty who has six hits and is hitting .667 with the bags full of Jags. USA has hit six grand slams this season, led by Eddie Paparella with two, following Jared Barnes' game-winning grand slam on April 11 at New Orleans.

RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION
The Jags are batting .324 (154-for-475) with runners in scoring position.Travis Swaggerty leads the team with 19 hits with RISP. The Jags hit .385 (15-for-39) with runners in scoring position in last weekend's series at Arkansas State.

TEN OR MORE RUNS
USA is 11-1 when scoring 10 or more runs this season after its 12-10 loss at Arkansas State in last weekend's series opener. The Jaguars are 19-7 when scoring six or more, but are 6-10 when scoring five or less. 

EARLY/LATE-INNING RUN PRODUCTION
South Alabama has outscored the opposition 36-13 in the first inning and 28-4 in the ninth inning this season. USA has allowed more runs (40) in the third inning than any other inning this season.

JAG BATS LAST WEEK
South Alabama hit .318 with six doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 41 RBI, 48 runs scored and eight stolen bases in five games last week. Wells Davis led the team with a .450 batting average in five contests.

ON-BASE, HITTING STREAKS
Junior infielder Will Luft carries a career-best 23-game on-base streak into the game, while Dylan Hardy has reached safely in 17 straight contests. Brendan Donovan carries a team-best six-game hitting streak into the contest.

SWAGGERTY LEADING THE SUN BELT
Outfielder Travis Swaggerty enters the weekend as the Sun Belt Conference leader in batting average (.395) and on-base percentage (.511). Swaggerty ranks second in the league in slugging percentage (.612) and RBI (41), tied for second in stolen bases (16) and tied for third in runs scored (39), hits (58) and total bases (90).

BELL AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS
Right-handed pitcher Randy Bell enters Friday's start tied for fourth in the conference in strikeouts (66). Bell leads the league in strikeouts looking (28).

JAGS SWEEP SBC WEEKLY AWARDS
Senior right-hander Matt Peacock was named the Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week and sophomore Brendan Donovan was named the SBC Player of the Week on Monday. Peacock went 1-0 with one save in two relief appearances last week. The right-hander struck out four and allowed two unearned runs on one hit in 2 1/3 innings to record his fifth save of the season in Tuesday's win against No. 11 Mississippi State. Peacock earned his first career win on Sunday at Arkansas State, and struck out a career-high five batters against one walk and allowed three hits in five scoreless innings. Donovan batted .429 (9-for-21) with a triple, two home runs, six RBI, six runs scored and one stolen base while posting a .480 on-base percentage and .810 slugging percentage in five games last week. Donovan hit safely in all five games, and recorded multiple hits in four of those contests. He drove in at least one run in four of five games, including a pair of multi-RBI performances.

Game Notes