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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team swept a doubleheader against Sacred Heart Friday at Stanky Field.

USA (7-5) clinched the series with the pair of wins on Friday, taking game one 16-1 and earning a 12-2 win in game two. The Jags will attempt to sweep the series in game three, which is set for a 2 p.m. first pitch Saturday at Stanky Field.

Game 1 of Doubleheader
South Alabama 16, Sacred Heart 1
GAME FACTS
- South Alabama jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a two-out RBI double to right-center field by Carter Perkins. Wells Davis followed with an RBI double to left-center field to plate Perkins and double the Jaguar lead at 2-0.
- USA extended its lead to 5-0 in the bottom of the second when Ethan Wilson lifted a 3-2 pitch over the right field wall for a two-out, three-run home run.
- The Jags loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the third on three consecutive walks by Felix Aberouette, Montiel and Nick Lewis. Brandon Auerbach followed with a walk to score Aberouette and push the USA lead to 6-0. Michael Sandle then delivered a sacrifice fly to right field to plate Montiel for a 7-0 Jaguar advantage. Wilson followed with an RBI single to center field to score Lewis for an 8-0 lead. An RBI single back up the middle by Kaleb DeLaTorre scored Auerbach for 9-0 lead. Perkins drew a one-out walk to load the bases for Davis, who delivered a two-run single to right-center field for an 11-0 advantage. Aberouette then lifted an 0-1 pitch over the left field wall for a three-run home run, his third of the season, for a 14-0 lead. Michael Sandle delivered a second sacrifice fly later in the inning for a 15-0 lead.
- An RBI groundout to third with the bases loaded by Montiel in the bottom of the fourth scored Reid Powers, who led off the inning with a walk, for a 16-0 lead.
- SHU added its lone run of the game in the top of the eighth on a sacrifice fly to left field.

NOTES
- Wilson extended his on-base streak to 11 games with a walk in the first inning.
- Santi Montiel extended his on-base streak to 11 games with a leadoff double in the bottom of the second inning.
- Right-hander Michael Marra made his 2019 debut with a relief spot to start the top of the seventh inning.
- South Alabama's 10-run third inning were the most by a Jaguar team in an inning since May 13, 2017, when USA scored 10 runs at Appalachian State.
- USA drew 16 walks in the game, which marked a season high.
- Right-hander Drake Nightengale (2-0) tossed six shutout innings, and struck out six against three walks with three hits allowed to earn the win.
- SHU right-hander Ryan Lamay (0-2) allowed five runs on five hits with a pair of walks in 1 2/3 innings pitched in the loss.
- Six Jaguar starters hit safely in the game, led by Wilson who went 2-for-4 with a home run, career-high four RBIs and three runs scored.

Game 2 of Doubleheader
South Alabama 12, Sacred Heart 2
GAME FACTS
- SHU pushed across the game's first run in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI groundout to second by Isiah Daubon for a 1-0 lead. 
- USA responded in the bottom of the fourth on a one-out, two-run single back up the middle by Davis to take a 2-1 lead. A sacrifice fly to left field by Montiel later in the inning extended the Jaguar lead to 3-1.
- The Pioneers answered in the top of the fifth on an RBI sacrifice bunt by Alex Perry to cut the Jaguar lead to 3-2.
- USA doubled its lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning on an RBI bunt groundout by Perkins.
- An RBI groundout to shortstop by Lewis in the bottom of the sixth plated Davis, who led off the inning with a walk, for a 5-2 Jaguar advantage.
- South Alabama added a pair of runs to its lead in the bottom of the seventh, highlighted by an RBI bunt single by Perkins for a 7-2 lead.
- DeLaTorre lifted a 2-0 pitch in the bottom of the eighth over the right field wall for a three-run home run, the first of his Jaguar career, to account for the final runs of the game.

NOTES
- Wilson extended his on-base streak to 12 games with a single in the bottom of the first inning.
- Montiel extended his on-base streak to 12 games with a single in the bottom of the sixth inning.
- Right-hander JoJo Booker (1-2) allowed two runs on two hits with four strikeouts and three walks in a career-high 6 1/3 innings pitched to earn his first win of the season. 
- SHU right-hander Brent Teller (0-3) allowed three runs on three hits with a pair of strikeouts against three walks in 3 1/3 innings pitched in the loss.
- Eight Jaguar starters hit safely in the game, led by DeLaTorre who finished 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and three runs scored.
- Left-hander Andy Arguelles and right-hander Hunter Phillips combined for 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the doubleheader sweep:
"Winning two against anybody is a tall order. I thought our guys played extremely well. They (Sacred Heart) walked a bunch in the first game, and we were patient and got some hits as well. In the second game, their starter was outstanding. I hope he is okay; he went out in the fourth or fifth (inning) with an arm injury. He was 90 to 94 (mph) and moving it around; he's as good as we've seen this year, and I thought our guys did a really nice job. JoJo (Booker) matched him pitch-for-pitch. Carter (Perkins) had a big day with RBIs and a couple of squeeze bunts, Wells Davis had some RBIs, Kaleb DeLaTorre had a good day offensively with his first home run, Santi Montiel did a nice job at the bottom of the order driving some runs in, and Nick Lewis today pitched in – we need to get him going. He is a good player who has gotten off to a slow start, but you saw some glimpses of it today offensively; I thought he did a really nice job. I'm proud of our effort all the way around. It's tough to win two in the same day, and I thought our guys were locked in, had heightened awareness and played the game the right way."

NEXT UP
South Alabama will return to action Sat., March 9, when it hosts Sacred Heart at 2 p.m. in the series finale at Stanky Field.

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