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MOBILE, Ala. – New Orleans scored six runs in the second inning en route to an 8-2 win over University of South Alabama baseball Tuesday at Stanky Field.

UNO (10-15) broke a scoreless tie in the top of the second with six runs on five hits in the inning, and added a run in each of the fourth and eight innings to snap a three-game losing skid to USA.

South Alabama (13-11) will return to action Thu., March 29, when it opens a three-game Sun Belt Conference series with Appalachian State at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field.

GAME FACTS
- UNO scored the game's first runs in the top of the second. Beau Bratton reached on a single to center field, and advanced to second on a fielding error by Travis Swaggerty while trying to corral the ball, to lead off the inning. Orynn Veillon followed with a single through the left side of the infield to put runners at the corners with no outs. Booker struck out Cody Ducote for the first out of the frame before Collin Morrill delivered a two-run single through the left side of the infield for a 2-0 Privateer lead. Devin Morrill then reached on a hit by pitch before a wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position with one out. Jay Robinson followed with a sacrifice fly to left-center field to score Collin Morrill for a 3-0 UNO advantage. Pearce Howard reached on a throwing error by Jaguar second baseman Hunter Stokes on a grounder to second with two outs that allowed Devin Morrill to score for a 4-0 lead. Owen Magee followed with an RBI single back up the middle for a 5-0 advantage. Bratton then delivered an RBI double to left-center field for a 6-0 UNO lead. 
- Carter Perkins led off the bottom of the third with a single to center field, and Will Luft followed with a walk. A groundout to first by Swaggerty moved both runners into scoring position with one out. Dylan Hardy delivered a -two-out, two-run single back up the middle later in the inning to cut the UNO lead to 6-2.
- Robinson drew a leadoff walk in the top of the fourth, and moved to second on a one-out single by Howard. Bratton delivered a two-out RBI double to right field later in the inning to score Robinson for a 7-2 UNO lead. 
- UNO added a run in the top of the eighth when Howard struck out for what looked to be the third out of the inning, but reached on a wild pitch. Willis scored on the play when Perkins' throw sailed up the line into the baseline with the game's final run.

NOTES
- Jaguar right-hander Zach Greene entered in relief of starting pitcher JoJo Booker with two outs in the bottom of the second inning. Greene carried a scoreless innings streak of 10 2/3 innings into the game, which was ended on Bratton's RBI double in the top of the fourth at 12 2/3 innings.
- Brendan Donovan recorded his 150th career hit at South Alabama with a leadoff single in the bottom of the second inning.
- Hardy extended his on-base streak to 24 games with a two-run single in the bottom of the third inning. 
- UNO left-hander John Michael Stephens (2-2) allowed two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in 6 2/3 innings in the win.
- Booker (1-1) allowed three earned runs on three hits with a pair of strikeouts against one walk in 1 2/3 innings pitched in the loss.
- Hardy went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead the Jaguars at the plate.
- Bratton finished 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and one run scored to lead the Privateers at the plate.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the loss:
"We got seven hits and we hit some balls hard. I thought their (UNO) starting pitcher (Stephens) did a really nice job. Sooner or later, we have to do a good job against a guy doing a good job. That's been the difference offensively; when a pitcher is making his pitches and not walking us, we have to do a better job of forcing the issue. I thought JoJo was doing fine there in the second inning – he hit a guy and bounced a couple of balls that advanced runners a couple of bases. But we had two outs in our hand and we didn't make a play, and we threw to the wrong base on a cutoff which allowed guys to advance and take us out of a double-play scenario. Those two things hurt us. The bottom line is we need to score more runs and be better offensively and as a whole. Our guys have had really good practice days and have worked really hard. Right now, they're working hard and not getting results. The easy thing to do would be to quit and try something else, but there really is nothing else. You have to continue to work hard. There are a lot of guys on this team who know how to win and win big, and they will do that again. It's just a matter of keeping your nose to the grindstone, coming to work tomorrow and having a great practice to get ready for the weekend."

- On the quick turnaround with the weekend series beginning Thursday:
"I don't think the turnaround matters, as long as these guys continue to work hard. Our guys need to be ready when the game comes back to them. Right now, they're kind of grasping at some things – we'll do one thing right and do two things incorrectly. It's just a matter of meshing, being consistent and doing the things correctly that you need to do to win baseball games."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Thu., March 29, when it opens a three-game Sun Belt Conference series with Appalachian State at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field.

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