MOBILE, Ala. – Kamdyn Kvistad went a combined 7-for-7 at the plate and reached base all eight time Saturday as the University of South Alabama softball team split a Sun Belt Conference doubleheader with Georgia State at Jaguar Field.

On the day, Kvistad had a pair of doubles, drove in two and scored twice, while also earning a walk in South's two games against the Panthers.

UP NEXT
- South Alabama (16-14, 4-3 SBC) will close out the three-game Sun Belt series on Sunday with first pitch versus the Panthers set for 1 p.m. at Jaguar Field.

Date: 3/24
Place: Jaguar Field (Mobile, Ala.)

Game 1
Final Score: Georgia State 6, South Alabama 5
Records: Georgia State (15-13, 2-4 SBC), South Alabama 15-14, 3-3 SBC)

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Box Score (PDF)

SCORING PLAYS
-1 Inn. — USA, 1-0 —Kaleigh Todd scores from second on a throwing error by Kristin Hawkins
-1 Inn. — USA, 2-0 —Kristian Foster infield single to third (RBI), scoring Haleigh Lowe (unearned)
-2 Inn. — GSU, 2-1 —Megan Litumbe solo home run to left field.
-4 Inn. — GSU, 3-2 —Ivie Drake home run to left (2 RBI), scoring Reagan Morgan from second
-4 Inn. — USA, 3-3 —Kvistad single to left center (RBI), scoring Brittani Reid (unearned) from third
-6 Inn. — GSU, 4-3 —Drake sacrifice fly to foul ground in left (RBI), scoring Brenna Skalski (unearned)
-6 Inn. — GSU, 6-3 —Litumbe home run to left (2 RBI), scoring Morgan from second
-6 Inn. — USA, 6-5 —Todd single to center (2 RBI), scoring Taylor Stevens (pinch runner) from third and Savanna Mayo from second

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME
-After cutting the deficit to one (6-5) and with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the sixth the Jaguars had an opportunity to retake the lead, but GSU reliever Kinsley Jennings was able to get Abby Krzywiecki to pop out to second to end the inning and the threat.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
-Todd was 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored, 2 RBI and two stolen bases.
- Kvistad reached base all three of her plate appearances as she was 2-for-2 with a walk and a RBI.
-Foster also had a hit for South and drove in a run and reached with a walk, while Mayo also got on base twice with a double and a walk.
-Devin Brown (11-8) allowed six runs (three earned) and struck out 10, while not issuing a walk.
-Morgan and Litumbe were each 2-for-3 in the opener with pair of runs scored.  Litumbe also had a pair of home runs and 3 RBI.
-Drake also homered and drove in three for the Panthers.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-Devin Brown (11-8) allowed six runs (three earned) and struck out 10, while not issuing a walk.
-South Alabama left nine runners on base and were 4-for-19 (.211) with runners on base and 3-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
-Georgia State was 3-for-3 with runners in scoring position in the win.
-Amanda Chance (3-5) allowed five runs (three earned) on six hits to pick up the win.
-Jennings recorded her second save of the season with her 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits and a pair of walks.

GAME FACTS
-The Jaguars jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the first.  Todd beat out an infield single and stole second to move into scoring position.  The senior second baseman then came around to score on Lowe's sacrifice attempt was Hawkins throw to first was off the mark and rolled down the right field line, allowing Todd to run home and Lowe to advance to second.  After Lowe advanced to third on a wild pitch, Foster singled off Hawkins glove at third for another infield single, scoring Lowe (unearned) for the second run of the inning.
-Georgia State answered back the next half inning as Litumbe homered to left to lead off the top of the second, cutting the Jag lead to 2-1.
-The Panthers took the lead two innings later on Drake's two-run home run with no outs, which scored Morgan who had led off the inning with a double down the right field line.
-South Alabama tied the game back up at 3-3 with an unearned run in the bottom half of the fourth.  B. Reid reached on Hawkins' second error of the contest and then moved to second on a wild pitch.
The Jags had a chance to add on some more runs after Mayo's double to the gap in right center put runners at second and third with just the one out in the inning, but Chance was able to get Dayla Gulledge looking and Todd to ground out to first to end the inning.
-Georgia State retook the lead in its half of the sixth with a three-run spot.  Skalski reached on an error and then advanced to second with a stolen base.  Morgan then recorded her second hit of the contest with a single to left to put runners at the corner.  Drake then fouled out to Lowe in foul ground in left which was deep enough to allow Skalski to score from third.  Litumbe then put the Panthers up 6-3 with her second home run of the day, this one a two-run shot to left on a ball that got up in the wind and carried just over the wall.
-South Alabama answered back with two, two-outs in the sixth.  Kvistad singled back up the middle with one away for her second hit of the contest and Mayo followed with a walk.  The two Jag runners moved up a base on a ground out and then came into score when Todd lined a single to center.  USA had a chance to do some more damage as Lowe and Foster both worked full-count walks after being down 0-2 to load the bases, but Jennings was able to get Krzywiecki to pop out to second to end the inning.
-B. Reid tried to get a late rally started as she singled back up the middle to start the bottom of the seventh, but Jennings would retire the next three batters she faced to end the game.

NOTES
-The multi-hit game for Todd was the 49th of her career, moving her into fourth al-time in the category at South Alabama.  The two RBI also marked the second of the season for Todd and the seventh of her career.
-The two-hit outing was Kvistad's fifth multi-hit outing of the season for the freshman.
-The three home runs by Georgia State tied a season-high allowed by the Jaguars (Florida State).
-The two-home run game by Georgia State's Litumbe marked just the eighth time in program history that a player from another team has recorded multiple home runs in a single game against South Alabama pitching.  It was the second time it has happened this season as FSU's Jessie Warren also had two in game two of a doubleheader against the Jaguars earlier this season.
-The 10 strikeout performance by Brown was her fourth double-digit strikeout game of the season and extended her program-best mark to 36 for her career.
-Over her last eight starts, Brown has now struck out 66 and walked just six in her 52 innings of work.  She has had nine or more strikeouts in five of those seven outings.
-The win by the Panthers extended their win streak in the series to five games.

Game 2
Final Score: South Alabama 10, Georgia State 3
Records: South Alabama (16-14, 4-3 SBC), Georgia State (15-14, 2-5 SBC)

Box Score (PDF)

SCORING PLAYS
-1 Inn. — GSU, 1-0 —Remington Hasty single to left (RBI), scoring Morgan (unearned) from third
-1 Inn. — GSU, 2-0 —Arden Jobe infield single (RBI), scoring Drake (unearned) from third
-1 Inn. — GSU, 3-0 —Skylar Mosel single up the middle (RBI), scoring Litumbe (unearned) from third
-2 Inn. — USA, 3-1 —Lyric Cabral double left field line (RBI), scoring Kvistad from second
-3 Inn. — USA, 3-2 —Todd single to left (RBI), scoring Lowe from third
-3 Inn. — USA, 3-3 —Foster double to center (RBI), scoring Todd from second
-3 Inn. — USA, 4-3 —MC Nichols (unearned) scores on a throwing error by Hasty in center
-3 Inn. — USA, 5-3 —Kvistad single to center (RBI), scoring Foster from second
-3 Inn. — USA, 6-3 —Harris walk (RBI), scoring Kvistad from third
-3 Inn. — USA, 8-3 —Lowe single through the right side of the infield (2 RBI), scoring Mayo and Cabral (unearned)
-5 Inn. — USA, 9-3 — Stevens (pinch runner) (unearned) scores on a throwing error by Morgan in right
-6 Inn. —USA, 10-3 — B. Reid (unearned) scores on a fielding error by Hasty in center

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME
- Trailing by two runs entering the bottom half of the third, the Jaguars erupted for seven runs on seven hits and took advantage of a pair of Georgia State fielding errors to take the lead for good.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
-Kvistad led the Jag offense in game two as the freshman was 4-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored, a pair of doubles and a RBI.
-Todd, Nichols, Mayo and Cabral each finished the game 2-for-4, while Harris and Lowe were 2-for-3 in the contest.  Lowe drove in a pair and scored a run, while Todd, Foster and Cabral also scored once and drove in one.  Stevens, B. Reid and Nichols scored a run as well.
-Along with Kvistad's two doubles, Foster, B. Reid, Cabral and Harris also had a double in the win.
-Alexis Reid (5-6) was solid in the circle as she allowed the three unearned runs on 10 hits, but tied a season-high with seven strikeouts in her seven innings of work.
-Morgan was 2-for-4 at the plate for the Panthers with a run scored, and Jobe also recorded a pair of hits and drove in a run.
-Litumbe and Hasty each scored a run and had a hit in the loss.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-Lowe had both of her hits (triple and single) come in the third inning.
-South Alabama sent 12 batters to the plate in the seven-run third.
-All nine hitters for South Alabama had at least one hit, while seven recorded multi-hit efforts led by Kvistad's four hits.
-The Jags were 12-for-23 (.522) in game two with runners on, while they also finished 7-for-16 (.438) with runners in scoring position and 4-for-8 (.500) in two-out hitting.
-All 10 of Georgia State's hits were singles.

GAME FACTS
-The Panthers jumped out in front with three unearned runs in the top half of the opening frame.  GSU loaded the bases with one out in the inning after a single by Morgan, a Jag error and a walk to Litumbe.  Hasty then dropped in a single in shallow left to plate the first run of the inning.  Jobe and Mose then followed with RBI singles of their own to make it 3-0.
-USA was able to crack open in the scoring column with a run in the second as Cabral lined a double down the left field line to score Kvistad, who had led the inning off with a double of her own to the gap in right center (3-1).
-South Alabama went out in front in the bottom of the third as they sent 12 batters to the plate and scored seven runs on seven hits and two costly Panther errors.  Todd plated the first run of the inning with a single to left that scored Lowe who had tripled to center to start the frame.  After a single by Nichols, Foster evened the game up at 3-3 with a double to center to score Todd.  South took the lead for good on the play as Hasty's throw back into second was high and got past Taylor Chadwick, allowing Nichols to race home and make it 4-3.
-The Jaguars kept applying the pressure and Kvistad brought in Foster one batter later with a RBI single of her own.  After a pop out and a pitching change, South loaded the bases as Mayo singled to left and Cabral reached on a fielding error.  Harris then walked to bring in Kvistad from third (6-3), and Lowe delivered with her second hit of the inning with a single through the right side of the infield to score Mayo and Cabral and make it 8-3.
-USA added an unearned insurance run in both fifth and sixth to extend its lead out to 10-3.  The first run came in the fifth when Stevens scored on a throwing error by Morgan in right after Harris had doubled.  The final run for the Jags came an inning later when B. Reid scored all the way from first after Hasty misplayed Mayo's single to center.  The ball got past Hasty and went to the warning track, allowing B. Reid to score and Mayo to reach third.
-Georgia State threatened to get something going in the seventh as they loaded the bases with three-straight one-out hits, but A. Reid as able to retire the final three batters to end the game.

NOTES
-The start in right was Harris' first start since Feb. 24 against Louisville.
-The seven-run third marked the most runs scored in an inning by the Jaguars this season.  The last time South scored seven or more runs in an inning was on Feb. 13, 2016 when the Jags scored 12 in the third against Central Arkansas.
-The seven runs were the most scored in a single inning against a Sun Belt foe since scoring eight in the second inning against North Texas (4/13/13).
-The multi-hit game for Lowe was the 23rd of her career, moving her into 18th on the all-time list.
-Todd now has 49 multi-hit games for her career.
-South Alabama is now 6-0 in games in which it scores four or more runs in an inning.
-The six doubles by South Alabama also marked a season high, as did the seven extra-base hits.
-The 18 hits were also a new season best for the Jaguars and the most at home since recording 18 against Evansville on Feb. 19, 2011.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Becky Clark
- On Kamdyn Kvistad's performance at the plate in both games: "Kam is a competitor and competitors compete, and that's what I thought she did today.  She wasn't over-thinking things.  She just went out there and played ball and competed."
- On the offensive production up and down the lineup in game two: "I thought the one thing we did after the first game was respond.  We haven't been great at that this season, but I was glad to see us respond.  We showed some guts in game two."
- On Alexis Reid in the circle in game two: "I thought Lex had a great game.  I was very proud of her on how she responded after allowing the three runs in the first.  I thought she competed the entire game."
- On tomorrow's mentality: "Tomorrow, we need to keep the same intensity and mentality that we had in game two.  I want us to continue to keep our foot on the gas and compete."

Kamdyn Kvistad
- On her performance today: "I was just feeling really good [at the plate] today.  I had felt good in the batting cages before the game and just felt comfortable in the [batter's] box and thought I was seeing the ball well.  I was just looking for a good pitch to drive and had the same mind set every at-bat.  I didn't want to do too much and just wanted to help my team out anyway I could."
- On bouncing back and getting game two to even the series: "That was real important for us. We are going to need to come out here tomorrow and play like we did in the second game.  We did a great job in game two of coming out and swinging the bats.  Our pitching was really good today as well, so hopefully we can take this momentum and confidence into tomorrow's game to close out the series."

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