South Alabama Jaguars (16-11, 6-2 SBC)
vs.
No. 18 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (21-10, 8-1 SBC)

April 6-8  • Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, S.C.

Game 1 - Fri., April 6 - 4 p.m. (CT)
Game 2 - Sat., April 7 - 1 p.m. (CT)
Game 3 - Sun., April 8 - 10:30 a.m. (CT)
    
Media Information
Live Stream:  The series opener will be streamed live and available through GoCCUSports.com.

On the Radio:  Every Jaguar baseball game is broadcast live in Mobile on 99.5 FM The Jag, and available worldwide via the iHeartRadio app. 

Live Stats:  Live stats for every South Alabama baseball game are available through the multimedia section of USAJaguars.com.

Twitter:  Follow the official Twitter account of South Alabama baseball — @WeAreSouth_BSB — for news and updates.

Probable Starting Pitchers
Fri., April 6
USA - RHP  Tyler Carr (4-2, 3.35 ERA)
CCU - RHP  Jason Bilous (4-0, 2.31 ERA)

Sat., April 7
USA - LHP  Jared Proctor (2-0, 0.52 ERA)
CCU - LHP  Anthony Veneziano (3-0, 3.62 ERA)

Sun., April 8
USA - LHP  Andy Arguelles (1-0, 4.50 ERA)
CCU - RHP  Zack Hopeck (2-3, 4.82 ERA)

 All-Time Series
The all-time series between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina is even at 4-4 entering the weekend. The Chanticleers took two of three games at Stanky Field last season, and edged out the Jaguars for first place in the Sun Belt Conference East Division by a half-game. The schools first met in 2005 with CCU winning two of three games.

Jag Notes
• The Jaguars have played seven nationally-ranked opponents this season. USA is 2-6 against top-25 competition, with wins over No. 18 Oklahoma and No. 13 Southern Miss, and losses to No. 3 Texas Tech, No. 16 LSU, No. 18 Auburn and No. 23 Indiana. USA defeated No. 28 Southeastern Louisiana on March 20, which marked its third win against ranked opposition.

• South Alabama ranks 13th nationally in walks (163), which ranks second in the Sun Belt Conference behind Coastal Carolina (186).

• The Jaguars rank second in the SBC in fielding percentage (.977) entering the weekend, and lead the league in fielding percentage (.993) in conference contests. USA has not committed an error in three straight games, and has been charged with two in its last seven games.

• USA enters the weekend ranked second in the SBC in walks, fourth in on-base percentage (.374), runs scored (167), RBIs (150) and doubles (47).

• South Alabama has scored six or fewer runs in seven of its last 10 games, but has scored six or more in four of its eight league games during that span.

Jags Last Week
USA carries a three-game win streak into the weekend after sweeping Appalachian State in three games last weekend at Stanky Field. The Jaguars limited the Mountaineers to just one run in three games, and recorded shutouts in the final two games of the series, which came on a doubleheader last Saturday. 

Scouting Coastal Carolina
The Chanticleers entered the week ranked in all five major polls:  Baseball America (18th), National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (21st),  D1Baseball (24th), USA Today/Coaches (24th) and Collegiate Baseball (27th). CCU fell 6-1 at No. 6 Clemson Tuesday, which marked its second consecutive loss after dropping the final game of last weekend's SBC series at Georgia Southern 5-4. The Chanticleers carry a four-game home winning streak into the series after winning four straight at Springs Brooks Stadium March 20-24, which includes a midweek win over then No. 10 Clemson and a three-game sweep of No. 30 Texas State. Coastal Carolina leads the SBC East Division entering the weekend. CCU leads the SBC in batting average (.289), slugging percentage (.493), OBP (.408), runs scored (264), hits (310), RBIs (229), doubles (81), home runs (41), total bases (528) and walks (186), and ranks second in the league in stolen bases (47). The CCU pitching staff leads the SBC in strikeouts (283), but has also issued the second-most walks (128) in the conference.

JAG DEFENSE IN SBC GAMES
South Alabama has committed just two errors in eight SBC games this season, and has played five consecutive league contests without committing an error. The Jags carry a .993 fielding percentage in conference games into this weekend's series.

SWAGGERTY IN TOP FIVE IN TWO OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES
Center fielder Travis Swaggerty enters the weekend ranked fourth nationally in walks (30), which is tied for the SBC lead, and fifth in walks per game (1.11) which leads the league.u

SWAGGERTY MOVING UP CAREER WALKS LIST
Travis Swaggerty enters the series with 121 career walks, which ranks tied for fifth with Luis Gonzalez on the career list at USA. Swaggerty needs eight walks to pass Tyrone Dixon (127) for fourth on the all-time list.

CARR NEARS 100 CAREER Ks
Right-hander Tyler Carr enters Friday's start with 97 career strikeouts, needing just three to eclipse the 100-strikeout mark in his Jaguar career. Carr has struck out 97 batters against 37 walks in 120 2/3 innings pitched in his career.

DONOVAN NEARS 100 CAREER RBIs
Third baseman Brendan Donovan enters the series with 97 career RBIs; however, he has driven in just one run in his last four games and recorded two hits in that span.

PROCTOR LIMITING EARNED RUNS
Left-hander Jared Proctor enters Saturday's start having allowed just one earned run in 17 1/3 innings pitched this season, which came on March 18 against ULM. Proctor combined to shut out App State in his first career start last weekend, allowing just two hits with a career-high five strikeouts in a career-best five innings pitched. 

SWAGGERTY LEADS SBC
Center fielder Travis Swaggerty enters the weekend tied for the SBC lead in walks (30), ranked third in OBP (.473), and tied for eighth in home runs (5).

DONOVAN NEAR SBC LEAD IN SACRIFICE FLIES
Third baseman Brendan Donovan enters the week ranked second in the Sun Belt in sacrifice flies (4), which ranks 25th nationally. 

HARDY'S ON-BASE STREAK SNAPPED
Left fielder Dylan Hardy had his on-base streak snapped at 25 games last weekend in game two of the Appalachian State series, marking the first game this season the junior has not reached base safely. Hardy has recorded multiple hits in three of his last four games, including tying a season high with three in the series finale with App State. He leads the SBC in stolen bases (15), ranks tied for second in hits (40), third in batting average (.367) and sixth in OBP (.457).

DAVIS AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS IN RBIs, WALKS
First baseman Wells Davis ranks fourth in the Sun Belt Conference in walks (25), tied for fourth in RBIs (28) and tied for eighth in home runs (5).

LUFT IN SBC GAMES
Shortstop Will Luft has hit safely in six of seven SBC games played this season, including five straight entering the series opener. Luft ranks ninth in batting average (.409) in SBC games entering the weekend.

CARR'S STARTS THIS YEAR
Right-hander Tyler Carr has recorded quality starts in five of his seven starts this season, and has pitched at least six innings in every start. He tied his career high in innings pitched (7.0) in his win at Georgia State on March 24, but issued a season-high four walks.
 
JAGS AT NIGHT/DAY
South Alabama enters the weekend 9-5 in day games, and 7-6 in night games this season following last weekend's three-game sweep of Appalachian State.

OFFENSIVE RUNS / HITS PER GAME
South Alabama is averaging six runs scored  and eight hits per game through 27 contests, and is also averaging over eight strikeouts per game against six walks per contest. The Jags have struck out 10 or more times in 14 games this season.

ALLOWING FIVE OR LESS
South Alabama is 15-2 this season when allowing five or fewer runs, but is 1-9 when allowing six or more. 

SCORING SIX OR MORE
The Jags are 13-3 when scoring six or more runs this year, but are 3-8 when scoring fewer than six runs.

SCORING FIRST
USA is 13-3 this season when scoring the game's first run, but is 3-8 when the opposition scores first.

MORE HITS, MORE WINS
The Jaguars are 12-2 when out-hitting the opposition this season, but are 4-7 when getting out-hit by opponents.


Game Notes