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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team scored 11 unanswered runs to defeat Sacred Heart 11-2 Saturday at Stanky Field.

South Alabama (8-5) secured the three-game series sweep with the win, and extended its winning streak to four games. USA will return to action Tue., March 12, when it hosts No. 18 Auburn at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field.

GAME FACTS
- SHU scored the game's first run in the top of the first when Jake Frasca reached on a fielder's choice on a grounder back to Jaguar right-hander Caleb Yarborough, and Stephen Thibault scored on the play when Yarorough's throw to second sailed wide of the bag and into center field for a 1-0 Pioneer lead. An RBI single back up the middle by Elijah Brown later in the inning doubled the Sacred Heart lead to 2-0.
- USA loaded the bases in the bottom of the second with two outs on a single by Santi Montiel, and consecutive walks from Nick Lewis and Brandon Auerbach. Bennett Shell followed with a bunt single to third to plate Montiel and cut the SHU lead to 2-1. Ethan Wilson followed with a two-run single to right field for a 3-2 Jaguar advantage. 
- Felix Aberouette doubled the USA lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the third on a two-out RBI double to left field that scored Carter Perkins, who reached on a walk earlier in the inning. 
- The Jags loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the fourth on a pair of singles by Lewis and Shell, and a walk by Auerbach. A wild pitch from SHU right-hander Cooper Thompson allowed Lewis to score for a 5-2 USA lead. Wilson followed with a sacrifice fly to the warning track in right field to plate Auerbach and extend the Jag lead to 6-2. Kaleb DeLaTorre then lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to score Shell for a 7-2 USA advantage.
- South Alabama added a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth on a two-out, two-run double to left-center field by Auerbach for a 9-2 lead.
- USA added the game's final run in the bottom of the eighth. Michael Sandle led off the inning with a triple to right field, and scored on an RBI double to left field by Wilson.

NOTES
- Wilson extended his on-base streak to 13 games with a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the second inning. 
- Montiel extended his on-base streak to 13 games with a single in the bottom of the second inning.
- Left-hander Caleb Yarborough struck out a career-high five batters against one walk in a career-high five innings pitched, and allowed two unearned runs on three hits to earn his second win of the season.
- Right-hander Chase Lambert tossed two scoreless relief innings, and tied his career high with four strikeouts without issuing a walk while allowing just one hit.
- Right-hander Tyler Perez pitched one scoreless relief inning with a pair of strikeouts and one walk, and right-hander Zach Young tossed one perfect relief inning with one strikeout.
- SHU right-hander Billy O'Brien (0-1) allowed four runs on three hits with three strikeouts and three walks in 2 1/3 innings pitched in the loss.
- The series sweep marked the Jaguars' second three-game sweep of the season.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On Caleb Yarborough:
"I thought Caleb was really good. He is up to a 65 to 75 pitch limit, and he made the most of it aside from that fielding blunder. He did a really good job of staying out of the middle of the plate. He made some good pitches and threw some good changeups in there. His changeup and fastball worked really well together. And he did a really nice job in inning four and five of throwing his breaking ball early in the count and giving them (Sacred Heart) a different look. As he continues to get stronger and goes deeper into the game, bringing his breaking ball out in the fifth inning is a pitch the third time through (the lineup) that helps you get through that. That was a really good sign, and I'm really proud of his effort. He has been really good for us all year long."

- On the team's focus in game three:
"All too many times we give guys compliments for things they should be doing. They are expected to come out here, whether we won or lost the game today, and give great effort. It is expected around here, and if they don't then they don't play. I think one of the problems in today's day and age is we compliment guys for things they should be doing. And in this program, that's expected and they better come out and go hard every single day. I was proud of our effort all weekend long. I didn't think we let our guard down. The score got away from Sacred Heart a couple of times, and our guys kept playing the game the right way. We got a bunch of guys in there; you give chances, and you have to make the most of your opportunities."

NEXT UP
South Alabama will return to action Tue., March 12, when it hosts No. 18 Auburn at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field.

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