Box Score (Game 1)
Box Score (Game 2)

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The University of South Alabama baseball team swept a doubleheader Friday from Texas State at Bobcat Ballpark to clinch the three-game Sun Belt Conference series.

South Alabama (24-13, 12-4 SBC) defeated Texas State (20-18-1, 8-9 SBC) 10-1 in the series opener behind right-hander Tyler Carr, who carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning. The Jags clinched the series with an 11-10 win in game two to extend their winning streak to seven games with the doubleheader sweep.

USA will return to action Sunday when it faces Texas State at 12:30 p.m. in the series finale at Bobcat Ballpark.

USA 10, Texas State 1 (Game 1 of DH)
GAME FACTS
-  USA took a one-run lead in the top of the first when Dylan Hardy lifted a 1-0 pitch from Bobcat right-hander Nicholas Fraze over the left field wall for a solo home run, which marked his third of the season.
- Will Luft reached on a one-out walk in the top of the third inning, and scored when Travis Swaggerty hit a 3-1 from Fraze over the right field wall to extend the Jaguar lead to 3-0. Hardy followed with a single to center field, and moved to second with one out on a single through the right side of the infield by Brendan Donovan. Carter Perkins then delivered an RBI single to right-center field to plate Hardy and extend the USA lead to 4-0. Wells Davis reached on a hit by pitch from Fraze to load the bases with one out for Michael Sandle, who drew a walk to score Donovan for a 5-0 advantage. Paul Russo delivered a two-out, two-run single through the right side of the infield later in the inning to score Perkins and Davis for a 7-0 Jag lead.
- Wells Davis led off the top of the fifth inning with a single back up the middle, and moved to second on a walk by Hunter Stokes. Russo then reached on a two-base fielding error by Bobcat third Jaylen Hubbard that allowed Davis to score for an 8-0 Jaguar lead. 
- Donovan drew a one-out walk in the top of the sixth, and advanced to third on a one-out double to right field by Perkins. A wild pitch from Bobcat left-hander Seth Jordan allowed Donovan to score for a 9-0 Jaguar advantage.
 Davis followed with a sacrifice fly to center field to plate Perkins and push the USA lead to 10-0.
- Texas State scored its lone run of the game on a two-strike, two-out double to right field by Sherley in the bottom of the ninth inning, which broke up Carr's no-hit bid, after Jaguar right fielder Michael Sandle's diving attempt came up just short of making the grab for the final out.

NOTES
- Carr retired 22 of the first 24 batters he faced in the game, with a two-out walk to Ryan Newman in the second inning and a one-out walk by Newman in the bottom of the eighth, as the only drawbacks. He did not allow a hit until a two-strike, two-out RBI double to right field by Sherley in the top of the ninth inning. It was the closest a Jaguar hurler has come to a no-hitter since Kevin Hill lost his no-hit bid against Georgia State on April 24, 2015, with one out in the top of the ninth inning at Stanky Field.
- Carr (7-2) tossed a career-high nine innings, marking the first complete game of his Jaguar career, and allowed one run on one hit with six strikeouts against three walks to earn the win, which marked his seventh consecutive victory in as many starts.
- Seven Jaguar starters hit safely in the game, led by Hardy who went 2-for-5 with a home run, one RBI and two runs scored. Perkins went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored, and Donovan recorded two hits and two runs scored. Davis added one hit, one RBI and two runs scored, Russo finished with a hit and two RBIs and Swaggerty added a home run, two RBIs and one run scored.
- Fraze (4-3) allowed eight runs on eight hits with five strikeouts and three walks in 4 1/3 innings pitched in the loss.
- South Alabama extended its win streak to six games with the win in game one, and extended its win streak against Texas State to seven games.
- Swaggerty extended his hitting streak to 11 games, and his on-base streak to 18 straight contests.

USA 11, Texas State 10  (Game 2 of DH)
GAME FACTS
- Swaggerty led off the second game with a double to right-center field, and advanced to third with one out after a sacrifice bunt by Hardy. Donovan followed with an RBI double to right-center field to plate Swaggerty for a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Perkins then delivered a two-run home run to right-center field on a 2-1 pitch from Bobcat right-hander Connor Reich for a 3-0 Jaguar advantage. 
- Newman reached on a fielding error by Davis on a grounder to first to lead off the bottom of the second, moved to second on a single to center field by Jared Huber and scored on an RBI double to left field by Mickey Scott to cut the Jaguar lead to 3-1. Jonathan Ortega drew a two-out walk to load the bases for Sherley, who drew a walk to score Huber and cut the USA lead to 3-2. Hubbard followed with an RBI infield single to shortstop that scored Scott to tie the game at 3-3. Ortega scored on the play when the ball popped out of Perkins' mitt at the plate on a throw from second by Stokes for a 4-3 Bobcat lead. 
- USA loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the third inning on a walk by Perkins, and consecutive singles by Davis and Sandle. Stokes followed with a three-run double to the left-center field gap for a 6-4 Jaguar lead. 
- Newman reached on a hit by pitch from Jaguar left-hander Jared Proctor to lead off the bottom of the third inning, and moved to third with no outs on a double to left field by Dalton Shuffield. An RBI single to center field by Huber scored Newman to cut the USA lead to 6-5. Scott followed with a sacrifice fly to center field to score Shuffield and tie the game at 6-6.
- Ortega led off the bottom of the fourth with a double to left-center field, and moved to third with one out after tagging on a flyout to right field by Sherley. Dylan Paul delivered a two-out RBI single to center field later in the inning to plate Ortega for a 7-6 Bobcat lead. 
- Donovan reached on a fielding error by Newman to lead off the top of the fifth, and moved to second with no outs on a single back up the middle by Perkins. A flyout to right-center field by Davis allowed Donovan to tag from second to put runners at the corners with one out. An RBI fielder's choice by Sandle on a grounder to shortstop scored Donovan to tie the game at 7-7.
- Texas State took a 9-7 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning on back-to-back solo home runs by Newman and Shuffield.
- Stokes reached on a one-out walk in the top of the eighth inning, and advanced to second on a pinch-hit single to center field by Hunter Brittain. A wild pitch allowed both runners to move into scoring position with one out before Will Luft drew a walk to load the bases. Swaggerty then grounded to first to allow Stokes to score and cut the Bobcat lead to 9-8. Hardy followed with a two-out, two-run single back up the middle that scored Luft and pinch-runner Andrew Cash for a 10-9 Jaguar lead. Donovan reached on a fielding error by Ortega on a grounder to second, which allowed Hardy to advance to third to put runners at the corners with two outs. Perkins followed with an RBI single through the left side of the infield to score Hardy for an 11-9 advantage. 
- The Bobcats put two runners on in the bottom of the eighth with consecutive one-out singles from Sherley and Hubbard. Newman delivered a two-out RBI single back up the middle later in the inning to score Sherley with the game's final run.

NOTES
- Swaggerty extended his hitting streak to 12 games, and his on-base streak to 19 contests.
- Perkins tied his career high with four hits, which he initially set in Wednesday's win at New Orleans.
- Seven Jaguars hit safely in the game, led by Perkins who went 4-for-4 with a double, a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored. Stokes added a double, three RBIs and one run scored, and Hardy finished with one hit, two RBIs and one run scored.
- Jaguar right-hander Nick DeSantis (2-0) allowed three runs on six hits with one strikeout in 2 2/3 innings pitched to earn the win.
- Right-hander Zach Greene tossed 1 1/3 scoreless relief innings, and allowed one hit with one strikeout to earn his fourth save of the season.
- Braden Pearson (1-2) allowed one run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning in the loss.
- USA extended its winning streak to seven games, and extended its win streak over Texas State to eight straight contests.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On Tyler Carr's performance:
"It was as good as I have seen him. Tyler (Carr) has been really good for us this year. He has embraced the Friday-night role. He faced a guy (Fraze) with the best numbers in the league tonight, and he was fantastic today. He had a wind blowing out, but had good sink on his fastball and didn't miss over the plate much at all. Tyler pitched in and used both sides of the plate very well. He probably threw 80 percent fastballs and mixed his breaking ball in there early. He just had really good command and competed like he always does. He had a very good game tempo – I can't say enough good things about Tyler Carr tonight and this year with his efforts as a senior."

- On being part of a no-hitter as a player or coach:
"As a player I was, but I can't remember one as a coach. Obviously, my number-one concern is the player's health and that we win the game. I didn't want Tyler to stay out there too long in search of that no-hitter. Mike Sandle gave it a great effort, and we won the ballgame – that's all that matters."

- On Dylan Hardy:
"(Dylan) Hardy's play in left field was unbelievable. He's gotten better and better throughout the years in left field and turned himself into an All-American type player in my opinion, and not just defensively. He's one of the guys on this team that you want up with the game on the line. I'm glad we have more than one; we have a bunch of guys, but there's no one I wanted up there with a lefty on the mound than Dylan Hardy. He shot the ball up the middle and drove in two big runs for us. What a great day he had. He started us off with a home run in the first game, and came up huge there in the end with the two-run single then an unbelievable play going over the wall and making a great catch. This is a guy who two years ago as a freshman struggled catching balls in batting practice; he was an infielder by trade. To see him make plays like that – people need to know how hard this kid has worked on a daily basis on his defense to turn himself into the player that he is right now."

- On game two:
"The second game had that feel to it early on when we scored three runs and they answered back – my thought was whoever could settle the game down the quickest would be the team that would probably win. You give (Will) Eiland credit coming in, Zach Melton was pretty good and give (Nick) DeSantis a lot of credit. He gave up back-to-back home runs, and he's not used to that. He's coming off Tommy John surgery, and things kind of come and go. He's barely a year off of surgery, and for him to be out there competing like he has this year and the way he compete tonight – I can't tell you how proud I am of Nick DeSantis and Zach Greene on the mound coming in behind him. Greene threw 40-plus pitches Wednesday night, and he would have killed me if I didn't bring him in tonight. He wanted the ball and was chomping at the bit. I thought it was the right time to go to him, and he just did a heck of a job for us."

RHP Tyler Carr
- On his near no-hitter:
"I was shaking on the mound and my heart was pounded; I could feel it in the eighth (inning) with two outs. I was really just pitching to contact, and got some soft ground balls and the defense made great plays. Everybody worked for it. There is no other feeling like it – the feeling you get in your stomach, just knowing you could have a no-hitter. It's a little sickening to not get it, but you look at the outing and it was a good one. I'm happy with myself, just wish I could have gotten that last guy out."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Sunday when it faces Texas State at 12:30 p.m. in the series finale at Bobcat Ballpark.

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