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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team scored three unanswered runs to defeat Nicholls State 6-3 Wednesday at Stanky Field.

USA (5-5) broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the sixth with a run, and added a pair of runs in the seventh inning en route to its fifth win of the season. 

South Alabama will return to action Fri., March 8, when it hosts Sacred Heart at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field in the first of a three-game weekend series.

GAME FACTS
- Nicholls State pushed across the game's first run in the top of the first inning on a two-out RBI single to center field by Austin France.
- South Alabama answered in the bottom of the first inning when Wells Davis delivered a two-out RBI single through the right side of the infield to score Ethan Wilson and tie the game at 1-1.
- The Colonels responded in the top of the fourth when Champ Davison singled to lead off the inning, and later scored on a sacrifice fly to left field by Chris Sandberg for a 2-1 advantage. 
- USA answered in the bottom of the fourth on a two-out RBI single to left field by Bennett Shell that scored Santi Montiel, who reached on a one-out walk earlier in the inning. Ethan Wilson followed with an RBI single through the right side of the infield to score Michael Sandle, who singled earlier in the inning, for a 3-2 Jaguar advantage. Carter Perkins drew a two-out walk to load the bases for Felix Aberouette, 
- Nicholls State tied the game 3-3 in the top of the fifth on a sacrifice fly to left field off the bat of Ethan Valdez.
- USA took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth on a two-out RBI single to right field by Perkins that scored Sandle, who led off the inning with a single.
- The Jags loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the seventh following a one-out single by Kaleb DeLaTorre, and consecutive walks from Sandle and Brandon Auerbach. Shell and Wilson followed with back-to-back walks to plate DeLaTorre and Sandle to double the Jaguar lead at 6-3.

NOTES
- Montiel extended his on-base streak to 10 games with a double to left field in the bottom of the second inning.
- Wilson extended his on-base streak to 10 games with an RBI single in the fourth inning.
- Right-hander Nick DeSantis (1-1) tossed three scoreless relief innings, and allowed two hits while striking out three to earn his first win of the season. 
- Right-hander Zach Greene tossed one scoreless relief inning, and struck out two with one walk and allowed one hit to record his second save of the year.
- Nicholls right-hander Colin Kramer (0-1) allowed one run on one hit with one strikeout and one walk in the loss.
- Seven Jaguars hit safely in the game, led by Perkins who finished 2-for-4 with one RBI.
- The win snapped a three-game Jaguar losing skid.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the win:
"Bennett Shell and Ethan Wilson at the top (of lineup) had a couple of big RBIs. Nick DeSantis did a really nice job; he did what he does for us so often. He just came in and shut the door against a dangerous club. They swing the bats. We turned a couple of double plays where we fortunate to be in the right place at the right time, and Ethan made a nice play in left field to end the inning with a throw to the plate. We can be better. We had some at-bats that I didn't like, and some leadoff walks and hit by pitch. And from the defensive standpoint, we had two errors which bother me and we need to fix moving forward. We made some mistakes, but we won tonight and we feel fortunate. The game went our way tonight, but it won't always with that kind of effort."

NEXT UP
South Alabama will return to action Fri., March 8, when it hosts Sacred Heart at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field in the first of a three-game weekend series.

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