Box Score - Game 1 of DH
Box Score - Game 2 of DH
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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team swept a Monday doubleheader from Louisiana to complete a three-game Sun Belt Conference series sweep.

USA (20-13, 8-4 SBC) clinched the series with a 3-2 win in game one of Monday's doubleheader, and secured the three-game series sweep with an 8-2 victory in the series finale. It marked the first Jaguar sweep of Louisiana since 2009.

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South Alabama's midweek contest at Alabama State, scheduled for Tue., April 20, has been postponed to a future date. The Jaguars will return to action Wed., April 21, when they host Southern at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field. 

Game 1 of DH
USA 3, UL 2
GAME FACTS
- Louisiana jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a one-out RBI double down the left field line by Tyler Robertson. A two-out RBI single to right field by Drake Osborn scored Robertson to double the UL lead at 2-0.
- Santi Montiel led off the bottom of the third with a double to center field, and advanced to third when UL center fielder Robertson's throw sailed wide of the cutoff man. Michael Sandle delivered a one-out RBI single up the middle of the infield to plate Montiel and cut the UL lead in half at 2-1.
- Sandle drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the sixth, stole second and scored on an RBI single to right center by Ethan Wilson to tie the score 2-2.
- USA took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh with two outs. Montiel singled to right center field, Cameron Tissue singled to center field and Sandle delivered an RBI single to center field to score Montiel with the game's final run.

NOTES
- Jaguar right-handed starter Matt Boswell allowed two runs on five hits with nine strikeouts against one walk in five innings pitched without factoring in the decision.
- Right-hander Jackson Boyd (2-1) tossed 3 2/3 scoreless relief innings, and allowed two hits with four strikeouts without issuing a walk to earn his second win of the season.
- Sandle went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to lead the Jaguars at the plate.

Game 2 of DH
USA 8, UL 2
GAME FACTS
- UL scored the game's first run in the top of the first inning when Carson Roccaforte stole second after Richard Sorrenti's throw to second sailed wide of the bag, which enabled Connor Kimple, who led off the game with a walk, to score from third for a 1-0 lead.
- Powers reached on a fielding error by UL shortstop Bobby Lada to lead off the bottom of the second, and later scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of Richard Sorrenti when Lada's throw to second attempting to put out Kaleb DeLaTorre sailed wide of the bag to allow Powers to score from second and tie the score 1-1. Montiel delivered a two-out, two-run double down the left field line later in the inning for a 3-1 USA advantage. A wild pitch from UL right-hander Hayden Durke allowed Montiel to score from third for a 4-1 Jaguar lead.
- Caleb Balgaard led off the bottom of the fourth with a single, stole second and later scored on a one-out RBI single to left field by Sorrenti for a 5-1 USA lead.
- Sandle reached on a hit by pitch to lead off the bottom of the fifth, and scored on a three-base throwing error by UL third baseman CJ Willis when his throw to first on a grounder off the bat of Wilson sailed wide of first base for a 6-1 lead. Powers followed with an RBI single up the middle of the infield to plate Wilson for a 7-1 lead.
- Sandle led off the bottom of the seventh with a single to third, and advanced to second on a throwing error by Willis on the play. A two-out RBI single to left field by DeLaTorre scored Sandle for an 8-1 lead.
- UL cut the USA lead to 8-2 in the top of the eighth on a one-out RBI single by Julian Brock. 

NOTES
- Right-hander JoJo Booker (4-0) allowed one unearned run on two hits with three strikeouts against five walks in six innings pitched to log a quality start and record his fourth win of the season.
- DeLaTorre went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored to lead the Jags at the plate. Montiel added a double, two RBIs and one run scored.
- Right-hander Jase Dalton tossed 1 2/3 scoreless relief innings, and did not allow a hit while striking out two.
- The sweep marked the first Jaguar sweep of Louisiana since 2009, and the first sweep of the Cajuns at Stanky Field since 1999.

QUOTES    
Head Coach Mark Calvi 
- On the series sweep:
"Any sweep in this league is big, and we know what it feels like after last weekend on the road. They (Louisiana) are a very good ball club with a good RPI. That was big for us, but we have a long way to go. Every little bit helps, that's for sure."

- On the pitching:
"Pitching and defense were really good. I thought (Matt) Boswell really battled in game two. (Jackson) Boyd came in behind him and then (Tyler) Samaniego picked him up. (JoJo) Booker had a few too many walks, but he just gutted it out and then (Tyler) Perez behind him and (Jase) Dalton. We pitched extremely well this weekend and played really good defense. We had some guys swing the bats a little bit better. There are a lot of guys who upped their game this weekend on the mound, at the plate and defensively."

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