South Alabama Jaguars (0-0)
                  vs.
No. 14 Clemson Tigers  (0-0)

Feb. 15-17  • Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, S.C.

Game 1 - Fri., Feb. 15 @ 3 p.m. (CT)
Game 2 - Sat., Feb. 16 @ 2 p.m. (CT)
Game 3 - Sun., Feb. 17 @ noon (CT)

Media Information
Live Stream:  Each game of the series will be broadcast live via ACC Network Extra and available through the ESPN app or WatchESPN.com.

On the Radio:  Every Jaguar baseball game is broadcast live in Mobile on 99.5 FM The Jag, and also vailable 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., Feb. 15
USA - RHP Drake Nightengale (0-0)
Clemson - RHP Brooks Crawford (0-0)

Sat., Feb. 16
USA - RHP JoJo Booker (0-0)
Clemson - RHP Davis Sharpe (0-0)

Sun., Feb. 17
USA - TBA
Clemson - LHP Justin Wrobleski (0-0)

 All-Time Series
Clemson holds a 6-5 all-time lead over South Alabama in a series that began in 1973. USA competed in the 2001 NCAA Regional at Clemson, but did not face CU. The Jags also dropped two of three games at Clemson in 1987 after winning the series opener 7-6. USA defeated Clemson 2-1 in a 16-inning game at the 1998 NCAA Regional at Clemson, and was eventually eliminated from the tournament by eventual national champion Southern Cal. The Tigers took two of three games from the Jaguars in a three-game set at Clemson in 2002, which marked the last meeting between the schools.

Last Meeting
Clemson won the series opener 13-1 in 2002 at Clemson, but South Alabama rebounded with a 6-4 win in game two of the series to force a rubber match in the series finale, which the Tigers won 11-3. 

Jag Notes
• First baseman Wells Davis enters the season with a 19-game on-base streak after closing the 2018 season by reaching safely in 19 straight contests.
• South Alabama posted a .978 fielding percentage last season, which marked the fourth consecutive year it has fielded .978 or higher as a team. The Jaguars ranked 20th nationally in fielding percentage in 2018, and led the Sun Belt Conference with a .983 fielding percentage in league contests.
• USA ranked 11th nationally in walks (331) in 2018.
• South Alabama is 5-2 in season openers under head coach Mark Calvi, and has won four consecutive season-opening games dating back to the 2015 season. The Jaguars have also won their first three games of the year in each of those seasons, including three straight over Kansas State, No. 18 Oklahoma and Virginia Tech to open the 2018 season in Myrtle Beach, S.C., last year.
• USA has won 30-plus games the last four seasons under Calvi, including back-to-back 40-win seasons in 2016-17. South Alabama missed out on the NCAA postseason in 2018, which marked its first absence in the tournament since 2015.
• Jaguar head coach Mark Calvi and Tiger head coach Monte Lee served as assistant coaches on the South Carolina staff from 2005-08.
• The Jaguars must replace four position players and one pitcher from 2018 who were lost due to the Major League Baseball Draft:  Tyler Carr (RHP), Brendan Donovan (3B), Dylan Hardy (LF), Drew LaBounty (SS) and  Travis Swaggerty (CF). Swaggerty was a first-round selection (10th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates, making him just the fifth Jaguar (Glenn Borgmann, [9th pick] 1971; Alex Pastore [13th pick] 1973; [18th pick] 1974; Pat Putnam [23rd pick] 1975; Mike Zimmerman [27th pick] 1990) in program history to earn the distinction as a first-round pick.

Jaguar Hitter Quick Notes
2 - Nick Lewis (Jr., IF/OF)
• Earned Alabama Community College Conference All-South honors as a sophomore at Wallace-Dothan (Ala.) CC after hitting .332 with 15 doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 51 RBIs, 52 runs scored, two stolen bases and .411 on-base percentage in 59 games played.
• Batted .338 with 19 doubles, one home run, 38 RBI, 46 runs scored and 15 stolen bases in 63 games played as a freshman in 2017, while posting a .403 on-base percentage.
• Helped the Governors capture the Alabama Community Colleges Conference state title and a JUCO World Series appearance as a freshman.

6 - Santi Montiel (Fr., IF)
• Hit .390 with 10 doubles, 12 home runs, 48 RBIs and 28 stolen bases as a senior at Alpharetta (Ga.) HS in 2018 to earn Metro Atlanta High School All-Star honors.
• Helped the Raiders to a semifinal playoff appearance in 2018.

9 - Dakota Dailey (Jr., IF)
•  Batted .314 with seven doubles, one triple, five home runs, 17 RBIs, 45 runs scored, a .486 slugging percentage, .443 on-base percentage and 13 stolen bases in 41 games played as a sophmore last year at Northwest (Miss.) CC.
• Named Google Cloud Academic First Team All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) as a sophomore.
• Also played basketball at Northwest CC for the 2016-17 season, where he led the team in scoring with an average of 12.8 points per game and set a school single-season record in free-throw percentage (.845).

14 - Carter Perkins (Sr., C)
• 2018 First-Team All-South Central Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings and Second-Team All-Sun Belt at catcher.
• Named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on April 24, 2018.
• Ranked 10th in the Sun Belt Conference in home runs (9) and slugging percentage (.543) in league games last season.
•  Batted .301 with nine doubles, nine home runs, 43 RBIs, 38 runs scored, .410 on-base percentage and .506 slugging percentage in 53 games in 2018.
•  Hit .326 with five doubles, five home runs, 21 RBIs, 21 runs scored, .427 OBP and .543 slugging percentage in league games. 
• Recorded 17 multiple-hit and 10 multi-RBI games last year, and hit safely in 32 of 53 games played.

15 - Kaleb DeLaTorre (Jr., IF)
• Batted .360 with 17 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs, 71 RBIs, 66 runs scored, a .645 slugging percentage and .454 on-base percentage in 58 games played as a sophomore last year at Neosho County (Kan.) CC en route to Second-Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honors at third base. 
• Named National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-America as a sophomore.
• Earned all-conference honorable mention at second base as a freshman after batting .335 with 11 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 29 RBIs, 56 runs scored and a .440 OBP.
• Helped lead NCCC to a Central District championship appearance in 2017.

20 - Reid Powers (So., C)
• Appeared in 13 games with four starts as a freshman last season. 
• Played in four Sun Belt Conference games with one start.
• Made his Jaguar debut in a pinch-hit appearance against Kansas State (Feb. 16). • Made his first career start against Virginia Tech (Feb. 17).

22 - Hunter Stokes (Jr., IF)
• Appeared in 53 games with 46 starts last season, and batted .222 with seven doubles, three home runs, 29 RBIs and 29 runs scored.
• Hit .250 with three doubles, one home run, 17 RBIs, 17 runs scored and a .421 on-base percentage in 26 Sun Belt Conference contests.
• Recorded 11 multiple-hit and eight multi-RBI games, and hit safely in 26 of 53 contests.

23 - Colton Thomas (R-Sr., OF)
• Missed the 2018 season due to a medical redshirt.
• Appeared in 39 games with 25 starts as a junior in 2017, and batted .327 with six doubles, four home runs, 18 RBIs, 30 runs scored, .505 slugging percentage, .444 on-base percentage and five stolen bases.
• Hit .333 with three doubles, three home runs, 11 RBIs, 17 runs scored, .583 slugging percentage, .450 OBP and one stolen base in 20 Sun Belt Conference contests in 2017. 
• Recorded 10 multiple-hit games and five multi-RBI contests in 2017, while hitting safely in 21 of 39 contests.

24 - Eddie Paparella (R-Sr., OF)
• Missed the 2018 season due to a medical redshirt.
• Will miss the first month of the 2019 season due to a hand injury.
• Appeared in 46 games with 35 starts as a junior in 2017, and batted .268 with six doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 34 RBIs, 24 runs scored, a .504 slugging percentage and three stolen bases.
• Recorded six multiple-hit and six multi-RBI games while hitting safely in 22 of 46 contests in 2017.
• Tied a school record and set a career high in RBIs (9), and also recorded career highs in hits (5) and runs scored (4) against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 18, 2017). 

25 - Michael Sandle (R-So., OF)
• Appeared in 53 games with 52 starts as a redshirt freshman last season, and batted .225 with eight doubles, three triples, three home runs, 32 RBIs, 28 runs scored and five stolen bases.
• Recorded 12 multiple-hit and six multi-RBI contests, while hitting safely in 28 of 53 games played.
• Drove in a career-high five runs at Arkansas State on April 29, 2018.

31 - Felix Aberouette (Sr., C)
• Appeared in 32 games with four starts as a junior last season, and recorded two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored.
• Committed just one error behind the plate in 104 total chances.
• Made his Jaguar debut against Kansas State on Feb. 16, 2018.
• Recorded his first career RBI and run scored against Hartford on Feb. 23, 2018, and recorded his first career hit against Appalachian State on March 31, 2018.

34 - Ethan Wilson (Fr., OF)
• Batted .529 with 10 home runs, 41 RBIs and 51 runs scored as a senior at Andalusia HS.
• Named MaxPreps Medium School First-Team All-America, 2018 Alabama Baseball Coaches Association 4A Player of the Year, 2018 Class 4A Player of the Year and Hitter of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA), and also earned First-Team All-State honors as a senior.
• 2018 Super All-State selection by AL.com.
• Ranked second on The AL.com High School 100 list.

37 - Bennett Shell (Fr., OF)
• Named 2018 High School Second-Team All-America by Collegiate Baseball, and also earned all-state honors as a senior after batting .447 with 37 RBIs and a .623 on-base percentage at Pace (Fla.) HS. 
• Helped lead the Patriots to a state runner-up finish in 2018 .
• Named Class 7A first-team all-state as a junior in 2017 after batting .473 with three home runs, 19 RBI, 41 runs scored and 13 stolen bases while posting a .604 on-base percentage and .716 slugging percentage in 26 games.

38 - Wells Davis (Sr., 1B)
• Ranked third in the Sun Belt in walks (53), tied for fourth in sacrifice flies (5), seventh in on-base percentage (.451) and 11th in home runs (8) in 57 games last season. 
• In league contests, ranked third in OBP (.476), fourth in walks (25), tied for fourth in sacrifice flies (3), sixth in slugging percentage (.574) and RBIs (30), and 10th in batting average (.340).
• Recorded 17 multiple-hit games and 15 multi-RBI contests, and hit safely in 35 of 56 games.
• Reached base in 19 consecutive games to end the season.
• His 53 walks in 2018 ranks eighth on the Jaguar single-season record list
• Named Second-Team All-SBC at first base last season in 2017.
• Finished as one of three finalists for the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Gold Glove Award at first base after committing just one error in 477 total chances in 2017.

44 - Brandon Auerbach (Fr., IF)
•  Lettered four years in baseball at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
• Helped the Eagles capture the 2016 Class 9A state championship, and was also named Baseball America's national high school Team of the Year.

 
Jaguar Pitcher Quick Notes
10 - Nick DeSantis (R-Sr., RHP)
• Appeared in 11 games, all in relief, as a redshirt junior last season.
• Went 3-0 with one save while combining for one shutout.
• Recorded 24 strikeouts against nine walks in 18 2/3 innings pitched in 2018.
• Made six relief appearances in 2017 before undergoing Tommy John surgery.

11 - JoJo Booker (So., RHP)
• Appeared in 17 games with one start as a freshman last season, and went 2-1 with one save and a 7.15 ERA while combining for one shutout.
• Struck out 40 batters against 19 walks in 34 innings pitched, and not allow a run in six of his 16 relief appearances.
• Finished 1-0 with one save and a 4.43 ERA and 29 strikeouts against nine walks in 20 1/3 innings pitched against league opponents.
• Struck out a career-high eight batters in a career-best 4 2/3 scoreless innings pitched against Georgia Southern (April 13)
• Was a fifth-round selection by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

13 - Zach Greene (Sr., RHP)
• Named to 2019 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List.
• Appeared in 23 games with two starts last season, and went 2-4 with a 3.79 ERA and five saves while combining for one shutout.
• Struck out 80 batters against 13 walks in 57 innings pitched.
• Recorded three saves along with 35 strikeouts and four walks in 25 2/3 innings pitched in Sun Belt Conference contests.
• Drafted in the 15th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft by the Miami Marlins.

16 - Michael Marra (Jr., RHP)
• Appeared in one game last season before sitting out the remainder of the season due to injury.
• His lone appearance came in game one of a doubleheader at No. 1 Texas Tech on March 3, 2018, in which he threw 11 pitches before exiting the game with an injury.

17 - Caleb Yarborough (R-Jr., LHP)
• Appeared in three games with two starts as a sophomore last season, and went 1-1 with a 2.53 ERA, six strikeouts and seven walks in 10 2/3 innings pitched.
• Tossed a career-high four innings, and struck out a career-best three batters against a pair of walks in his first career start against No. 23 Indiana on Feb. 18, 2018, in his Jaguar debut. • Pitched 3 1/3 scoreless relief innings against Hartford on Feb. 24, 2018, and allowed just two hits with one strikeout and two walks to earn his first career win,
• Tossed 3 1/3 innings in a start at No. 16 LSU on March 14, 2018, and struck out two before exiting the game due to injury. The LSU appearance marked his final outing of the season before being sidelined due to injury.

18 - Jase Dalton (R-So., RHP)
• Earned Second-Team All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges in 2018 at Hinds (Miss.) CC after finishing 4-3 with two saves and a 2.68 ERA in 19 appearances with 52 strikeouts against 11 walks in 40 1/3 innings pitched.
• Named to the 2016-17 Dean's List as a freshman at Hinds (Miss.) CC.
• A member of the Eagles' 2017 squad which advanced to the JUCO World Series.

19 - Andy Arguelles (Jr., LHP)
• Appeared in six games with five starts as a sophomore last season. 
• Went 1-1 with a 5.50 ERA while combining for one shutout, and struck out 17 batters against 15 walks in 18 innings pitched.
• Tossed a season-high five innings and allowed one run on three hits against Southeastern Louisiana on March 20, 2018.
• Recorded a season-high seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings pitched against Appalachian State on March 30, 2018.
• Tossed two innings and struck out three in a start at No. 18 Coastal Carolina on April 8, 2018, before missing the remainder of the season due to injury.

21 - Hunter Phillips (Jr., RHP)
• Went 0-1 with a 2.31 ERA in 12 relief appearances last season at Chattahoochee Valley (Ala.) CC.
• Struck out 21 batters against six walks in 11 2/3 innings pitched, while helping lead CVCC to a 2018 JUCO World Series appearance.
• Played his first two years collegiately at Georgia Southern, where he received a medical redshirt in 2016.

28 - Tyler Trussell (R-Jr., RHP)
• Appeared in 10 games as a reliever as a sophomore in 2018 at Hinds (Miss.) CC, and struck out 17 batters and issued one walk in 13 innings pitched.
• Named 2018 NJCAA Second-Team Academic All-America.
• Earned Second-Team All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges honors as a freshman after recording two saves in 23 appearances, along with a 3.40 ERA and 48 strikeouts against 11 walks in 47 2/3 innings pitched.
• Helped lead the Eagles to a 2017 NJCAA Division II World Series appearance.

30 - Jared Proctor (Sr., LHP)
• Appeared in 19 games with nine starts, and ranked second on the team in wins (5).
• Finished 5-1 with a 3.11 ERA with one complete game, one shutout and one combined shutout, and struck out 49 batters against 27 walks in 55 innings pitched.
• Went 3-1 with a 4.46 ERA in 10 Sun Belt Conference appearances, eight of which were starts, and recorded 32 strikeouts with 22 walks in 38 1/3 innings pitched.
• Did not allow an earned run in his first seven appearances, all of which were in relief and covered a span of 7 2/3 innings.
• As a reliever, went 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA in 10 appearances, and struck out 13 batters against six walks in 12 1/3 innings.

32 - Patrick McBride (Sr., RHP)
• Made eight appearances with four starts, and went 1-2 with a 4.95 ERA while combining for one shutout.
• Recorded nine strikeouts against seven walks in 20 innings pitched.
• Finished 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in four Sun Belt Conference appearances, two of which were starts, and struck out eight batters and issued two walks in 13 1/3 innings pitched.

33 - Tyler Perez (Jr., RHP)
• Appeared in eight games with three starts, and posted a 5.40 ERA and combined for one shutout while striking out nine batters against 14 walks in 13 1/3 innings pitched.
• Made two Sun Belt Conference appearances, and struck out three batters against two walks without allowing a run in two innings.

36 - Zach Young (Fr., RHP)
• Lettered in baseball four years at Sebastian River High School in Sebastian, Fla.
• Helped SRHS capture the district championship three straight seasons.
• Also named the team's most valuable player in each of those seasons.

39 - Noah Michael (R-So., RHP)
• Appeared in eight games with four starts, and finished 1-4 with 19 strikeouts against 18 walks in 25 2/3 innings pitched.
• Went 1-2 in four Sun Belt Conference appearances, three of which were starts, and posted nine strikeouts and nine walks in 14 1/3 innings

40 - Chase Lambert (Sr., RHP)
• Made 18 relief appearances, and went 1-0 with two saves and a 2.67 ERA .
• Struck out 22 batters against 10 walks in 30 1/3 innings pitched, and limited opponents to a .211 batting average.
• Finished 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA in eight Sun Belt appearances, and recorded seven strikeouts and issued six walks in 11 2/3 innings pitched.
• Did not allow a run in his first four career appearances, which spanned seven innings, and struck out six without issuing a walk in that stretch.

43 - Joel Cheatwood (Jr., RHP)
• Finished 3-3 with 55 strikeouts in 14 appearances as a sophomore in 2018 at Snead State (Ala.) CC.
• Recorded 55 strikeouts against 27 walks in 54 1/3 innings pitched.
• Won two games in 14 appearances, and struck out 44 batters in 45 innings pitched as a freshman in 2017 while also tossing one complete game.

46 - Herndon Akridge (Fr., RHP)
• Went 9-2 with a 2.36 ERA with 115 strikeouts and a 0.89 WHIP in 65 1/3 innings pitched as a junior in 2017 at St. Paul's Episcopal (Ala.) School en route to class 5A all-state honorable mention.
• Also named to the Mobile Press-Register's Coastal All-Region team in 2017.
• Finished 5-3 with a 2.11 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 71 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings pitched as a sophomore.

47 - Zach Harlan (R-Fr., RHP)
• Recorded a 2.23 ERA and 50 strikeouts against 14 walks in 44 innings pitched as a junior, and also batted .282 with 14 RBIs, at Daphne (Ala.) HS.
• Earned Coastal All-Region honorable mention as a senior.

2019 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team
Seth Shuman (Georgia Southern, Junior, Starting Pitcher)
Hunter Gaddis (Georgia State, Junior, Starting Pitcher) 
Gunner Leger (Louisiana, Senior, Starting Pitcher)
Matt Eardensohn (Coastal Carolina, Senior, Relief Pitcher) 
Carter Perkins (South Alabama, Senior, Catcher) 
Kyle MacDonald (Arkansas State, Senior, First Base) 
Cory Wood (Coastal Carolina, Junior, Second Base) 
Hayden Cantrelle (Louisiana, Sophomore, Shortstop)
Drew Frederic (Troy, Junior, Third Base) 
Parker Chavers (Coastal Carolina, Sophomore, Outfielder) 
Daniel Lahare (Louisiana, Senior, Outfielder) 
Rigsby Mosley (Troy, Sophomore, Outfielder) 
Ryan Glass (Georgia State, Sophomore, Designated Hitter) 
Brandon Bell (Georgia State, Senior, Utility Player)
 
2018 Preseason Player of the Year
Kyle MacDonald (Arkansas State, Senior, First Base) 
 
2018 Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Hunter Gaddis (Georgia State, Junior, Starting Pitcher)

2019 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Coaches' Preseason Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)

 EAST DIVISION
1. Coastal Carolina (12) - 72 pts
2. South Alabama - 52 pts
3. Troy - 48 pts
4. Georgia Southern - 43 pts
5. Georgia State - 24 pts
6. Appalachian State - 13 pts
 
WEST DIVISION
1. Louisiana (11) - 71 pts
2. Texas State - 55 pts
3. Little Rock (1) - 48 pts
4. UTA - 36 pts
5. Arkansas State - 24 pts
6. ULM - 18 pts