Box Score (Game 1 of DH)
Box Score (Game 2 of DH)

MOBILE, Ala. – The 17th-ranked University of South Alabama baseball team swept a doubleheader from Hartford (0-3) Saturday at Stanky Field to complete a three-game series sweep.

USA (7-1) extended its winning streak to four games with the pair of wins on Saturday, and extended its home winning streak to six games dating back to last season.

South Alabama will return to action Tuesday when it hosts Auburn at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field.

South Alabama 6, Hartford 3 (Game 1 of DH)
GAME FACTS
- USA jumped out to a one-run lead in the bottom of the first. Dylan Hardy led off the inning with a single back up the middle, advanced to second on a grounder to second off the bat of Paul Russo, and moved to third on a groundout to second by Travis Swaggerty. Brendan Donovan followed with an RBI double to right field to plate Hardy for a 1-0 Jaguar lead. Wells Davis drew a one-out walk before Carter Perkins singled to left field to load the bases for Will Luft, who flew out to right-center field for the final out of the frame.
- Hartford (0-3) loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the third on three straight singles by Robert Carmody, Cam Belliveau and Nick Campana. but Jaguar right-hander Zach Greene struck out Ashton Bardzell for the first out of the frame and then rolled a 5-4-3 double play off the bat of Chris Sullivan to escape the jam and preserve a one-run Jaguar lead. 
- The Jags doubled their lead in the bottom of the third. Swaggerty reached on a one-out single to right field, stole second then scored on an RBI double to the right-center gap by Donovan for a 2-0 advantage. 
- Hartford rallied to tie the game 2-2 in the top of the second on a one-out, two-run double down the left field line by John Thrasher. The Hawks then took a 3-2 lead on a Jaguar throwing error by Jaguar right-hander Austin Gossman on a bunt down the third base line.
- USA answered to tie the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth when Michael Sandle delivered a two-out solo home run over the left field wall – the first of his Jag career.
- USA took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the eighth on a two-out RBI single to left field by Hardy that scored Sandle from second. Russo followed with an RBI bunt single up the first base line to score Hardy for a 5-3 Jaguar advantage. Swaggerty delivered a single through the right side of the infield to put runners at the corners with two outs. A wild pitch allowed Russo to score and double the USA lead to 6-3.

NOTES
- Greene recorded a career-high seven strikeouts without issuing a walk, and allowed just one earned run on nine hits without factoring in the decision. 
- Right-hander Nick DeSantis struck out three batters against one walk with one hit allowed in 1 1/3 relief innings to earn his first win of the year. 
- Four Jaguars recorded multiple hits in the game, led by Donovan who went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBIs and three walks. Hardy added two hits, one RBI and two runs scored, Russo had two hits, one RBI and one run scored, and Swaggerty finished with two hits. 
- Sandle homered, drove in a run and scored twice, marking the fourth straight game he has recorded at least one RBI.

South Alabama 9, Hartford 3 (Game 2 of DH)
GAME FACTS
- USA took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a two-run double to left-center field by Swaggerty that scored Hardy and Russo, who reached on a walk and single, respectively. 
- Hartford added a run in the top of the second on an RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Cam Belliveau to cut the USA lead in half at 2-1. 
- The Hawks tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the third on a wild pitch by left-hander Caleb Yarborough.
- USA answered in the bottom of the third on a two-out RBI double to right field by Will Luft that scored Davis, who reached on a walk, to take a 3-2 lead. 
- Sandle, Hardy and Russo reached on consecutive singles to load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. A wild pitch allowed Sandle to score and double the USA lead at 4-2. Hardy scored one batter later on an RBI groundout to first base off the bat of Swaggerty for a 5-2 advantage. An RBI groundout to first by Donovan scored Russo from third to extend the USA lead to 6-2.
- USA increased its lead to 8-2 in the bottom of the seventh on a two-run home run to right-center field by Wells Davis – his second of the year.
- The Jags added their final run of the game on an RBI double to right field by Davis in the bottom of the eighth inning. 

NOTES
- Three Jags recorded multiple hits in the game, led by Davis who went 2-for-3 with a double, one home run, three RBIs and two runs scored. Hardy finished 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored, and Russo added two hits and two runs scored.
- Swaggerty doubled and drove in three runs.
- Left-hander Caleb Yarborough (1-0) tossed 3 1/3 relief innings, and allowed just two hits while striking out one with two walks to earn his first career win.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the series:
"Any time you sweep, especially a doubleheader, it's a big deal; doubleheaders are hard. We faced some good arms today. We pulled away late in both, but I thought Hartford threw some really good arms. They have some good, aggressive hitters, and they play very good defense. This was their first weekend, so you have to credit them. They are coached well and they played hard. I like some of the things our guys did. Our start in the second game wasn't real good, but (Caleb) Yarborough was pretty good out of the bullpen. He settled the game down and did a nice job. Zach Greene in the first game was pretty solid. He gave up some hits, but he didn't walk anybody. It was a long day, but our guys played hard. We made uncharacteristic defensive mistakes; we need to pitch better in spurts and play better defense and I'll like where we're at."

- On miscues:
"It's some routine plays that we've missed. We have had some missed reads on ground balls, but I'm giving them tomorrow off and Monday is a big class day. We will give them a day off, and we'll get some ground balls and take BP on Monday. Defensively, we have some guys moving around out there, but this is the hardest working group I've ever had. When they make an error, it's not an effort error. I like our defense; Donovan and Russo have been really good. We've made a couple of errors, but they haven't hurt us. Our guys have kind of pitched around it and done a nice job with that. I was proud of the effort this week."

- On the upcoming Auburn game:
"It shouldn't be a lack of excitement for Auburn in here on Tuesday. We're looking forward to it. They are a well-coached team, and it should be a great college baseball atmosphere."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Tuesday when it hosts Auburn at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field.

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