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MOBILE, Ala. – Jaguar right-hander Patrick McBride tossed six shutout innings to lead the University of South Alabama baseball team to a 7-2 win over UT Arlington Sunday at Stanky Field.

McBride (1-1) tossed six shutout innings, and allowed just one hit while striking out one and issuing one walk in a career-high six innings pitched to earn his first career win at USA and help the Jags secure the three-game series sweep over UTA (21-30, 11-16 SBC).

South Alabama will return to action Tue., May 15, when it travels to Hammond, La., for a 6 p.m. contest with Southeastern Louisiana.

GAME FACTS
- Dylan Hardy doubled to right-center field with one out in the bottom of the first inning, and Brendan Donovan followed with a walk. Wells Davis delivered a two-out RBI single to center field later in the inning to score Hardy with the game's first run. 
- USA doubled its lead at 2-0 in the bottom of the third when Paul Russo lifted a 1-2 pitch from UTA right-hander Ka'ikepono Anderson over the right field wall for a two-out solo home run.
- Donovan drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the fifth, and advanced to third on a single to right-center field by Carter Perkins to put runners at the corners with one out. Davis followed with a sacrifice fly to center field to plate Donovan for a 3-0 Jaguar lead. 
- Travis Swaggerty and Hardy reached on consecutive singles to start the bottom of the seventh to put runners at the corners with no outs. Donovan followed with an RBI single through the right side of the infield to score Swaggerty for a 4-0 Jag advantage. USA took a 5-0 lead one batter later when Perkins reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt attempt and Hardy scored when UTA right-hander Jordon West's throw to third sailed wide of the bag. Davis added an RBI single and Russo delivered a sacrifice fly later in the inning to push the USA lead to 7-0.
- UTA scored its first run of the game on a two-out RBI single to left-center field by Josh Minjarez to cut the Jag lead to 7-1. Following a hit by pitch to Will Olson to load the bases, Christian Hollie delivered an RBI single to center field for the game's final run. 

NOTES
- Swaggerty extended his on-base streak in Sun Belt Conference games to 24 games when he singled to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning.
- Jaguar right-hander Patrick McBride faced the minimum over 4 2/3 innings before surrendering his first hit of the game in the form of a two-out single to left field by RJ Williams. 
- McBride (1-1) tossed six shutout innings, and allowed just one hit while striking out one and issuing one walk in a career-high six innings pitched to earn his first career win at USA.
- Anderson (0-4) allowed three runs on six hits with three walks in six innings pitched in the loss for the Mavericks.
- Eight Jaguar starters hit safely in the game, led by Hardy who went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Davis finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Russo added a home run, two RBIs and one run scored.
- Minjarez and Hollie had one hit and one RBI apiece to lead UTA offensively.
- The win secured the Jags' third SBC series sweep at Stanky Field this year.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the win:
"It was a great way to send off our seniors – a great group of guys we have had who have invested so much and meant so much to this program. I couldn't be happier for them and the contributions that they've made not only to this team, but to the program and this University. I'm very proud of them, and it was good to send them off with a win at home."

- On Patrick McBride:
"He was awesome today. His pitch count was low, he threw strikes and had good angle. I can't say enough good things about him; he was outstanding today. We really needed that too, he was really good."

- On the pitching this series:
"We've had some ups and downs, and for them to perform the way they did this weekend against a formidable offense in UT Arlington – I was really pleased to see that. We have a stiff test on Tuesday (at Southeastern Louisiana) and obviously next weekend – Troy is a very good club. It's good for some guys to get some confidence, pitch well and put it all together."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Tue., May 15, when it travels to Hammond, La., for a 6 p.m. contest with Southeastern Louisiana.

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