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STATESBORO, Ga. – The University of South Alabama baseball team fell to Georgia Southern 7-6 in Sunday's rubber match at J.I. Clements Stadium.

Georgia Southern (27-16, 11-7 SBC) held a 4-2 lead through three innings before South Alabama (25-15, 12-6 SBC) plated three runs in the top of the fourth for a 5-4 advantage. The Eagles answered with a pair of runs in the fifth inning, and added what became the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth after the Jaguars scored one run in the top of the ninth.

NEXT UP
South Alabama will return to action Fri., May 7, when it opens a three-game non-conference series at Texas State at 6 p.m. in San Marcos, Texas. 

GAME FACTS
- USA jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Michael Sandle singled up the middle with one out before Ethan Wilson lifted a 3-1 pitch from Eagle right-hander Jordan Jackson over the right field wall.
- The Eagles loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first on a walk by Steven Curry, double by Mason McWhorter and hit by pitch to Christian Avant. Noah Ledford then reached on a hit by pitch to score Curry and cut the USA lead in half at 2-1. Justin Thompson followed with a sacrifice fly to left field to plate McWhorter and tie the score 2-2.
- Georgia Southern took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly by McWhorter.
- The Eagles doubled their lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the third on a one-out RBI single through the left side of the infield by Jarrett Brown.
- The Jags loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the fourth on three consecutive singles by Reid Powers, Kaleb DeLaTorre and Hunter Stokes. Cameron Tissue followed with an RBI infield single to score Powers and cut the Eagle lead to 4-3. Andrew Bates then reached on a walk to plate Powers and tie the score 4-4. Santi Montiel delivered a one-out RBI single through the right side of the infield for a 5-4 USA lead.
- Georgia Southern tied the score 5-5 in the bottom of the fifth on a sacrifice fly to center field by Jason Swan. Parker Biederer followed with an RBI single through the right side of the infield for a 6-5 Eagle advantage.
- McWhorter doubled to lead off the bottom of the eighth, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a wild pitch for a 7-5 Eagle lead.
- Montiel doubled down the left field line to lead off the top of the ninth, advanced to third on a groundout to first by Sandle and scored on a one-out RBI single up the middle by Wilson.

NOTES
- Sandle extended his hitting streak and on-base streak to nine games with a one-out single in the top of the first, which tied his longest career hit streak.
- Wilson extended his hitting streak to seven games with a one-out, two-run home run to right field, his sixth of the year, in the top of the first. 
- Powers extended his on-base streak to 11 games with a one-out walk in the top of the first. 
- Montiel extended his on-base streak to nine games with a leadoff single in the top of the third.
- Montiel tied his career high in hits, finishing 3-for 5 with a double, one RBI and one run scored to lead the Jags at the plate.
- Wilson went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs and one run scored.
- Seven Jaguars hit safely in the game.
- Tissue finished with one hit and one RBI, and Bates drove in one run.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the loss:
"The bottom line is we had too many free passes in the game. We walked four, not counting an intentional walk, and hit two, and a good-hitting club and team that is leading the league in hitting like that – the more free passes you give them the more you tempt fate. And that was the difference in the ballgame. We gave them too many free passes. This was the best weekend in totality in terms of offense for us. Some guys swung the bat well, but we left too many men on base and gave them (Georgia Southern) too many free passes and that was the difference in the ballgame."

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