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MOBILE, Ala. – Alabama swept a Saturday doubleheader at Stanky Field to secure a three-game series sweep over the University of South Alabama baseball team. 

Alabama (10-2) took game one of the doubleheader 10-5 to clinch the series, and secured the three-game sweep with a 6-1 victory in the series finale.

South Alabama (4-5) will return to action Wed., March 6, when it hosts Nicholls State at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field.

Game 1 of Doubleheader
Alabama 10, South Alabama 4
GAME FACTS
- USA loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the first inning on a leadoff walk by Bennett Shell, single by Ethan Wilson and one-out walk from Carter Perkins. Wells Davis followed with a sacrifice fly to left field to score Shell with the game's first run. Santi Montiel drew a two-out walk to load the bases for Colton Thomas, but Crimson Tide right-handed reliever Kyle Cameron recorded an inning-ending strikeout to escape the jam.
- Alabama tied the game 1-1 when Tyler Gentry led off the top of the second with a single, and eventually scored on a throwing error by Shell in right field following a single from Kolby Robinson.
- The Jaguars took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third when Kaleb DeLaTorre led off the inning with a double to the left field corner, and scored one batter later on an RBI single from Perkins.
- Alabama answered in the top of the fourth on a leadoff solo home run to right field by Justin King to tie the game at 2-2.
- The Crimson Tide took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth when Brett Auerbach doubled to left field, and scored one batter later on an RBI single to center field by Morgan McCullough.
- Alabama extended its lead to 5-2 in the top of the seventh on a two-run home run to left field by Gentry.
- The Crimson Tide pushed its lead to 6-2 in the top of the eighth on an RBI triple down the right field line by McCullough. An RBI triple by McCullough and RBI double from Gentry extended the UA lead to 8-2.
- USA loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the eighth on consecutive singles from DeLaTorre and Perkins, and a walk by Davis. Michael Sandle delivered a one-out RBI single to left field to plate DeLaTorre and cut the UA lead to 8-3. Felix Aberouette then lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to score Perkins and cut the Alabama lead in half at 8-4.
- Alabama responded in the top of the ninth inning with a two-run home run by Johnny Hawk for the game's final runs.

NOTES
- Shell extended his on-base streak to four games with a leadoff walk in the bottom of the first inning.
- Wilson extended his on-base streak to eight games with a first-inning single.
- Dakota Dailey recorded his first career hit at South Alabama with a one-out single in the bottom of the second.
- Right-hander Noah Michael made his 2019 debut with a relief appearance in the ninth inning.
- Alabama right-hander Deacon Medders (1-1) allowed two runs on two hits with six strikeouts against one walk in 3 2/3 relief innings to earn the win.
- Jaguar right-hander JoJo Booker (0-2) allowed two earned runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and one walk in 4 1/3 innings pitched in the loss.
- DeLaTorre recorded a career-high three hits, finishing 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored to lead the Jaguars offensively.

Game 2 of Doubleheader
Alabama 6, South Alabama 1
GAME FACTS
- Alabama scored the game's first run in the top of the second inning on an RBI single by Kolby Robinson. Gene Wood followed with a sacrifice fly to center field to double the Crimson Tide lead at 2-0. Joe Breaux later delivered a two-out RBI double to left field for a 3-0 advantage. Brett Auerbach followed with an RBI single for a 4-0 Alabama lead.
- The Crimson Tide added a run in the top of the seventh on a Jaguar throwing error on a grounder to third for a 5-0 advantage. An RBI single by Drew Williamson later in the inning extended the UA lead to 6-0.
- USA answered in the bottom of the seventh when Perkins singled to lead off the inning, and later scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by Michael Sandle with the game's final run.

NOTES
- The three-game sweep marked the first time the Jaguars have been swept at Stanky Field since 2014, when No. 3 Louisiana-Lafayette took three games from USA.
- Jaguar right-hander Jase Dalton tossed a career-high 4 1/3 scoreless innings, and struck out a career-high four batters against one walk while allowing four hits.
-  UA right-hander Brock Love (1-0) tossed 4 2/3 shutout innings, and allowed one hit while striking out a career-high 11 batters against one walk to earn the win.
- Jaguar left-hander Caleb Yarborough (1-1) allowed four runs on five hits with one strikeout and one walk in 1 2/3 innings pitched in the loss.
- Perkins finished 2-for-4 with a double to lead the Jaguars at the plate.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the series:
"We're not where we want to be or where we need to be. There are some things we did well this weekend, and there are some things we did poorly. I was proud of some guys' efforts. Jase Dalton came in today and gave us a chance; he kept us in the ballgame. Collectively, we got outplayed and outperformed by Alabama in all three phases. We need to be better in all three phases, but it's good. When you play good teams, it shows you where you have some strengths and weaknesses. You could play somebody weak that walks 15 and you score 15 to 20 runs a game and they don't push back, and you have a false sense of who you are. I get more of a sense of who we are. I don't like it, obviously, because we just got swept and it doesn't feel good. But I like where some of the guys are at; we need more guys. We had some guys who hit the ball hard this weekend and didn't have much to show for it. We had a couple of guys who pitched well. Patrick McBride has thrown very well, and it was good to see Jase Dalton come back. And we got a couple of good starts in there too. The story of the weekend was we lost the last third of the first two games. They (Alabama) were better than us in innings seven through nine, and that's where you earn your money. We didn't do a good enough job there, so we have to find some guys who can do that and be reliable. I don't think we're far off; we're close in some areas, and there are obviously some areas that we need to be better in."

NEXT UP
South Alabama will return to action Wed., March 6, when it hosts Nicholls State at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field.

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