Box Score - Game 1 of DH
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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team swept a Sunday doubleheader from Georgia State at Stanky Field.

USA (24-13, 11-4 SBC) clinched the series with a 5-1 win in game two, and completed the three-game series sweep with a 4-2 win in the series finale. South Alabama extended its win streak to eight games with the win in the series finale. 

NEXT UP
South Alabama will return to action Fri., April 30, when it opens a three-game SBC series against Georgia Southern at 5:30 p.m. in Statesboro, Ga.

Game 1 of Doubleheader
USA 5, GSU 1
GAME FACTS
- Hunter Donaldson reached on a fielder's choice on a bunt back to the pitcher, advanced to second with one out on a balk by GSU right-hander Trey Horton and moved to third with one out after a failed pickoff attempt at second by Horton sailed wide of the bag into center field. A sacrifice fly to right field by Michael Sandle later in the inning scored Donaldson for a 1-0 Jag lead.
- Reid Powers reached on a hit by pitch to lead off the bottom of the fourth, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kaleb DeLaTorre and scored on a one-out RBI double to the right-center gap by Hunter Stokes to double the USA lead at 2-0.
- GSU cut its deficit in half at 2-1 in the top of the fifth on a two-out RBI single to left field by Josh Smith.
- USA answered in the bottom of the fifth when Sandle delivered a one-out RBI single to center field to score Donaldson, who led off the inning with a single to center field, for a 3-1 Jaguar advantage. Ethan Wilson followed with a single through the right side of the infield to put runners at the corners with one out. Wilson stole second to put both runners in scoring position before a walk by Powers loaded the bases with one out. DeLaTorre followed with a bases-loaded walk to score Sandle for a 4-1 USA lead. Hunter Stokes then delivered a sacrifice fly to left field to score Wilson for a 5-1 lead.

NOTES
- Powers extended his on-base streak to seven games with a hit by pitch to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning.
- Jaguar right-hander Jackson Boyd (3-1) tossed a career-high 4 2/3 scoreless innings in relief, and allowed two hits while striking out five with one walk to earn his third win of the season. 
- Wilson finished with a game-high three hits, and also scored one run.
- Sandle went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored, and Stokes added a double and two RBIs.
- The victory marked Jaguar head coach Mark Calvi's 300th career win, all of which have come at South Alabama.

Game 2 of Doubleheader
USA 4, GSU 2
GAME FACTS
- GSU took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Kyle Riesselmann singled to shortstop to lead off the inning, and later scored on a wild pitch from Jaguar right-hander JoJo Booker. Cameron Jones later delivered a two-out RBI single to center field to double the Panther lead at 2-0. 
- USA responded in the bottom of the third on an RBI sacrifice fly to center field by Montiel that scored Cam Tissue, who walked to lead off the inning, and cut the GSU lead in half at 2-1.
- GSU loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the fourth, but Booker induced a 4-6 double play on a lineout to second off the bat of Risselmann, and escaped the jam with an inning-ending strikeout of Blaine Marchman to preserve a one-run Jaguar deficit.
- USA loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the fourth on a hit by pitch to Powers, a walk by DeLaTorre and single to center field by Stokes. Tissue followed with an RBI single to shortstop to score Powers and tie the score 2-2. 
- Stokes led off the bottom of the sixth with a walk, and scored on a one-out RBI double to center field by Andrew Bates for a 3-2 USA lead. Montiel delivered a two-out RBI single through the right side of the infield later in the inning to score Bates and double the USA lead to 4-2. 

NOTES
- Bates recorded his first hit of the season, which came in the form of a single to left-center field in the bottom of the third inning.
- Booker (5-0) allowed two runs on eight hits with five strikeouts against a pair of walks in 6 1/3 innings pitched to earn his fifth win of the season.
- Left-hander Tyler Samaniego tossed 1 1/3 scoreless relief innings, and allowed one hit while striking out two to record his sixth save of the year.
- Montiel went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Bates finished 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and one run scored.
- The win marked South Alabama's eighth straight victory. 
- The series sweep marked the Jaguar's third straight Sun Belt series sweep at Stanky Field. 

QUOTES    
Head Coach Mark Calvi 
- On the pitchers:
"They were really good. (Matt) Boswell was OK; he really pitched and had to gut. (Jackson) Boyd came in behind him and was really good in game one. And (JoJo) Booker getting out of that bases-loaded jam – he was outstanding. He kept making pitches, moved his fastball around and was good with his breaking ball. I thought JoJo was really good. (Tyler) Perez coming in behind him in a jam, and then Jase (Dalton) and (Tyler) Samaniego. We've been outstanding on the mound and this weekend was no different. We have leaned on those guys, and they have answered the bell every single time."

- On the offense:
"We had a bunch of guys swinging the bats much better. We took some walks and laid off some tough pitches. (Andrew) Bates won the game for us today. He has been relentless at practice, he is a great teammate and he continues to work while he is waiting. He won the game for us today."

RHP Jackson Boyd
- On his performance:
"Coming into those games, you just focus on pitch after pitch and try to continue what (Matt) Boswell did. He did a really good job, and I just tried to continue through the innings and go one (batter) at a time. I was able to locate all three pitches where I wanted to today; it was a good day."

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