CONWAY, S.C. – The 17th-ranked University of South Alabama baseball team won a pair of games Saturday in the 19th Annual Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach.

USA (3-0) defeated No. 18 Oklahoma in 12 innings in game one at Springs Brooks Stadium in Conway, and knocked off Virginia Tech 7-5 at Pelicans Park in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

South Alabama will return to action Sun., Feb. 18, when it faces Indiana at 9:30 a.m. (CT) at Springs Brooks Stadium in Conway, S.C.


No. 17 South Alabama 6,  No. 18 Oklahoma 5 (12 inn.)
GAME FACTS
- Oklahoma threatened in the top of the first inning, but Jaguar right-hander Tyler Carr pitched around a leadoff double by OU right fielder Cade Harris with a strikeouts sandwiched between a pair of groundouts.
-  The Sooners loaded the bases with one out in the top of the second inning, and scored the game's first run on an RBI double to the right-center gap by Jacob Walker. OU's Cade Cavalli was cut down at the plate on a 9-4-2 relay on a throw to home by Hunter Stokes. OU doubled its lead to 2-0 one batter later on a wild pitch by Carr.
- USA answered in the bottom of the second when Brendan Donovan lifted the first pitch he saw from OU right-hander Nathan Wiles over the right-field wall for a solo home run to cut the Sooner lead in half at 2-1.
- Oklahoma responded in the top of the fourth inning with a two-out, two-run double down the right field line by Harris to take a 4-1 lead.
- USA tied the game 4-4 in the bottom of the fourth inning when Wells Davis delivered a one-out, three-run home run over the right field wall that also scored Paul Russo and Travis Swaggerty, who reached on a leadoff single and a walk, respectively. 
- The Jags took a one-run lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Bates drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a groundout back to the pitcher off the bat of Michael Sandle. Dylan Hardy then delivered a one-out RBI double down the left field line for a 5-4 South Alabama lead.
- OU loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the eighth on three consecutive walks issued by Jaguar left-hander Zach Melton. Harris then reached on a hit by pitch to force home the game-tying run at 5-5.
- Andrew Bates reached on a fielding error with one out in the bottom of the 12th when OU right fielder Dominic DeRenzo dropped a fly ball in shallow right, and advanced to second on a single through the left side of the infield by Michael Sandle. A groundout to second by Hardy advanced both runners into scoring position with two outs. Russo then delivered a single through the left side of the infield on an 0-1 pitch to score Bates with the game-winning run.

NOTES
- Davis homered, drove in three runs and scored one run. It marked his second straight game with three RBIs.
- Russo went 2-for6 with one RBI and one run scored, Dylan Hardy doubled and drove in one run, and Donovan homered, with one RBI and one run scored. 
- Left-hander Jared Proctor (1-0) made his Jaguar debut in a relief spot in the top of the 11th inning, and earned his first career win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings pitched with one strikeout.
- Jaguar right-handed starter Tyler Carr allowed two earned runs on six hits with five strikeouts and three walks in six innings pitched without factoring in the decision.
- Right-hander Nick DeSantis made his first appearance of the season, and his first since March 12 of last year which came in two-thirds of an inning at Mississippi State.
- Prior to scoring the game-winning run in the 12th inning, South Alabama had not scored since the fifth inning.
- OU's Harris went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs to lead the Sooners at the plate.
- Sooner southpaw Levi Prater (0-1) allowed one unearned run without allowing a hit, and recorded seven strikeouts against three walks in the loss. 


South Alabama 7, Virginia Tech 5
GAME FACTS
- USA loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the first inning when Hardy and Russo reached on consecutive Hokie fielding errors, and Swaggerty reached on a walk. Donovan followed with a walk to score Hardy and give the Jags a 1-0 advantage. Davis then lifted a sacrifice fly to left field that allowed Russo to score from third and double the USA lead at 2-0. 
- Virginia Tech answered in the bottom of the first on a two-out RBI double to left-center field by Luke Horanski to cut the South Alabama lead in half at 2-1.
- The Hokies put two runners in scoring position with no outs in the bottom of the third when Jack Owens reached on a hit by pitch, and advanced to third on a double to left field by Sam Fragale. Horanski followed with an RBI single through the right side of the infield to tie the score at 2-2. Nick Menken then lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to score Fragale for a 3-2 Virginia Tech lead. Stevie Mangrum followed with a double to right-center field to put two runners in scoring position with one out. Horanski then scored on a wild pitch from Jaguar right-hander Sean Trimble to double the Hokie lead at 4-2.
- Virginia Tech loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the fourth, but Jednat rolled a 4-6-3 double play to escape the jam and keep the Jaguar deficit at two runs.
- South Alabama answered with a run in the top of the fifth when Swaggerty led off the inning with a solo home run, his first of the season, over the right field wall to cut the Hokie lead to 4-3.
- The Jaguars tied the game at 4-4 in the top of the sixth. Sandle led off the inning with a walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Andrew Bates and scored on a one-out single back up the middle of the bat of Carter Perkins. Hardy singled to left field before Russo delivered an RBI single to left-center field to plate Perkins for a 5-4 Jaguar lead. A wild pitch by Hokie right-hander Ryan Okuda on the first pitch of an intentional walk to Swaggerty allowed Hardy to score and extend the Jaguar lead to 6-4. An RBI groundout by Donovan one batter later plated Russo for a 7-4 advantage.
- Virginia Tech responded with a run in the bottom of the sixth on a two-out RBI single through the right side of the infield by Horanski to cut the USA lead to 7-5.

NOTES
- Reid Powers earned his first career start at catcher, and right-hander Patrick McBride earned his first career start on the mound. Freshman southpaw Conner Jednat made his first career appearance, entering in a relief spot in the bottom of the fourth inning.
- Russo went 2-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored to lead the Jags at the plate. Swaggerty homered, drove in one run and scored one run, Davis finished with one hit and one RBI, Donovan added two RBI and Perkins went 1-for-1 with an RBI and one run scored.
- Right-hander Chase Lambert struck out two and allowed just one hit in three relief innings to earn his first career save.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the pitchers against Oklahoma:
"That game against a very good team, I thought Tyler (Carr) was really good. No question that he is much improved from last year. When he is on, he is a legitimate guy; he has a good changeup and slider, and a really good fastball that gets on hitters. I was really pleased with the way Tyler threw the ball today. I thought Zach Melton threw really well, and deserved a better fate. I thought that game should have been over in the ninth inning. I never make excuses for our guys or our team, but that game should have been over in the ninth inning. I can't fault Zach Melton at all for that. I thought he competed and made pitches when he had to; I would have loved to see him make a few more and finish the game, but he competed and did a really nice job. Nick DeSantis was outstanding. His first time back (since injury), and he has bases loaded and strikes a guy out with a 3-2 slider. And (Jared) Proctor was outstanding. I thought we pitched and played really well."

- On the Virginia Tech game:
"We knew that night game was going to be a grind. It was their first game of the day and second of the tournament, and it was our second game of the day and third of the tournament. We knew it was going to be a grind. When we got off to a 2-0 start, I felt pretty good about it. They (Virginia Tech) helped us with a couple of early errors, but I knew it was going to be a tough game. My concern is we didn't get two good starts out of three games. We have gotten two bad starts in my opinion. The bullpen was good; we won it in the second half of the game today. We won the second half in both games, and we won the last six innings against Kansas State. I thought our bullpen did an outstanding. Conner Jednat was good enough today, and Chase Lambert was really good for the second day in a row. I'm really pleased with our effort today. Our guys went really hard. And an emotional, walk-off win against a really good team (Oklahoma) for 12 back-and-forth innings – give our guys credit. We got back to the hotel for 30 minutes, and it was a quick turnaround. But our guys got after it tonight, so I am really pleased with their effort. There are some things that aren't pretty. It's opening weekend and we have made plenty of mistakes; we have done some things that will beat us down the line, but I will take 3-0 right now. We can clean those things up, but I'll take 3-0."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Sun., Feb. 18, when it faces Indiana at 9:30 a.m. (CT) at Springs Brooks Stadium in Conway, S.C.

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