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MOBILE, Ala. – University of South Alabama right-hander Jeremy Lee struck out 10 batters while tying his career high in innings pitched to lead the Jaguars to a 4-1 series-opening win over Louisiana Sunday at Stanky Field.

Lee (3-2) allowed one run on three hits, and struck out 10 against one walk while tying his career high in innings pitched with seven. Jaguar right-hander Miles Smith tossed two scoreless relief innings, and allowed one hit with one strikeout and one walk to record his second save of the season.

NEXT UP
South Alabama will return to action Monday when it hosts Louisiana in a doubleheader beginning at noon at Stanky Field. 

GAME FACTS
- Louisiana took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a one-out solo home run to right field by Ben Fitzgerald.
- Reid Powers led off the bottom of the fourth with a walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kaleb DeLaTorre and moved to third on the play when UL first baseman Fitzgerald's throw sailed wide of the bag at second. Caleb Balgaard followed with an RBI single to center field to plate Powers and tie the score 1-1. Hunter Stokes then delivered a two-run double to left center field for a 3-1 Jaguar lead. Stokes moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a two-out RBI single to left field by Cameron Tissue for a 4-1 USA advantage.

NOTES
- Balgaard extended his on-base streak to six games with an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning.
- Lee tied his career high in innings pitched with seven, and allowed one run on three hits with 10 strikeouts against one walk. 
- Tissue went 2-for-4 with one RBI, Wilson finished 2-for-4 and Stokes added one double, two RBIs and one run scored. Balgaard finished with one hit, one RBI and one run scored.
- USA did not commit an error, which marks its fourth straight errorless game.
- The Jaguars improved to 11-0 this season when outhitting the opposition. 

QUOTES    
Head Coach Mark Calvi 
- On Jeremy Lee:
"He pitched really well. He went seven innings and got six leadoff outs. He gave up the home run early, but did what a Friday night guy does and that is gets you deep into the ballgame into the leverage innings. I challenged him earlier in the week to get us at least seven (innings), and he answered the challenge and that is all you can ask from your players when you challenge them and they respond. I couldn't be more proud of his effort tonight, and Miles Smith was outstanding again."

- On the four-run fourth inning:
"Reid Powers had a great at-bat to lead us off, (Kaleb) DeLaTorre put down a big sacrifice bunt and then (Hunter) Stokes came up with a big two-run double. (Caleb) Balgaard and (Cameron) Tissue each had RBI singles, and sometimes it's the first (inning) and sometimes it's the fourth but we scored all the runs we needed to score in the fourth inning and pitching took us home."

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