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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team scored four unanswered runs to defeat UT Arlington 6-2 Saturday at Stanky Field.

USA (28-20, 16-9 SBC) clinched the three-game series with the win, which marked the sixth straight loss for UTA (21-29, 11-15 SBC).

South Alabama will return to action Sunday when it hosts UTA at 1 p.m. in the series finale at Stanky Field as part of Senior Day. Six Jaguar seniors will be honored in a pregame ceremony as part of the day's festivities.

GAME FACTS
-  UTA took a one-run lead in the top of the third inning. Zac Cook reached on a fielding error by Will Luft with one out on a grounder to shortstop, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored the game's first run when Will Olson reached on a two-out fielding error by Luft on a grounder to shortstop.
- Dylan Hardy led off the bottom of the third with a single to left field, and advanced to second with one out when he tagged up from first on a flyout to right-center field by Brendan Donovan. Carter Perkins followed with an RBI single through the right side of the infield to plate Hardy and tie the game at 1-1. Wells Davis then singled to right-center field to put runners at the corners with one out. Hunter Brittain followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to score Perkins for a 2-1 Jaguar lead. 
- UTA answered to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth when Noah Vaughan led off the inning with a solo home run to right field.
- Hardy led off the bottom of the fifth with a walk, stole second and moved to third on a single by Donovan to put runners at the corners with no outs. Perkins followed with an RBI single to right field to plate hardy for a 3-2 Jaguar lead. Davis then delivered an RBI single to right-center field to score Donovan and double the Jag lead at 4-2. Hunter Stokes followed with a single through the right side of the infield to load the bases with one out. Michael Sandle then delivered an RBI infield single to third base to score Perkins and extend the USA lead to 5-2. 
- Paul Russo lifted a 2-1 pitch from UTA right-hander Logan Austin over the right field wall with one out in the bottom of the seventh for a solo home run, which accounted for the game's final run.

NOTES
- Swaggerty extended his on-base streak in Sun Belt Conference games to 23 games when he reached on a hit by pitch to lead off the bottom of the first inning. 
- Jaguar left-hander Jared Proctor (4-0) allowed one earned run on two hits, and tied his career high with five strikeouts against three walks in 5 1/3 innings to earn the win.
- UTA left-hander Brad Vassar (2-6) allowed five runs on six hits with three strikeouts and three walks in four innings pitched in the loss.
- Jaguar left-hander Zach Melton tossed 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings and struck out three while issuing one walk, and right-hander Zach Greene allowed one hit and struck out three in one scoreless relief inning.
- Seven Jaguar starters hit safely in the game, led by Perkins who finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Hardy went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one stolen base, and Sandle added two hits and one RBI.
- Vaughan homered, drove in one run and scored once to lead the Mavericks at the plate.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the pitchers:
"The game starts and stops on the mound, and (Jared) Proctor was outstanding again; he's been good for us all year. He doesn't get hit. They (UTA) scored a run tonight without the benefit of a base hit, but when Proctor is in the zone he is really good. I just thought it was a great effort on his part, along with Zach Melton and Zach Greene in behind him. The guys were really good on the mound tonight, and that's what it takes."

- On the offense:
"We faced a good pitcher in (Brad) Vassar. He's and experienced guy, and they brought a very good arm (Logan Austin) in out of the bullpen. I was impressed with the way we ran the bases early in the game. (Dylan) Hardy got a single, tagged up on a deep flyball to right field, then ends up scoring on a single in which he otherwise wouldn't have scored that inning. These guys always go hard, but just their awareness on the bases and keeping pressure on the defense both in the batter's box and on the bases – it was a really good effort all around tonight."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Sunday when it hosts UTA at 1 p.m. in the series finale at Stanky Field as part of Senior Day. Six Jaguar seniors will be honored in a pregame ceremony as part of the day's festivities.

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