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South Alabama Jaguars (29-20)
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Sun Belt Conference Championship

Pool A
#1E South Alabama
#4W Little Rock
#6E Coastal Carolina

Game 1 - South Alabama vs. Coastal Carolina | Wed., May 26 | 11 am
Game 2 - South Alabama vs. Little Rock | Thu., May 27 | 11 am

May 25-30 • Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, Ala.


Media Information
TV/Live Stream:  Each game of the SBC Championship will be broadcast live via ESPN+, and accessible through the Watch ESPN app as well as the Jaguar baseball schedule page at USAJaguars.com.

On the Radio:  Each game will be broadcast live on Sports Talk 99.5 FM in Mobile, and also available through the iHeart Radio app. JT Crabtree will be on the call for play-by-play.

Live Stats:  Available and accessible through the multimedia section of USAJaguars.com, as well as links via the Jaguar baseball schedule page.

Twitter:  Follow the official Twitter account of South Alabama baseball — @WeAreSouth_BSB — for news and updates.

Probable Starting Pitchers
vs. Coastal Carolina
Wed., May 26 | 11 a.m.
USA - TBA
CCU - TBA

vs. Little Rock
Thu., May 27 | 11 a.m.
USA - TBA
LR - TBA

 All-Time Series
Coastal Carolina owns an 11-8 all-time record over South Alabama after the Jags took two of three games from the Chanticleers this season at Stanky Field, which marked USA's first-ever series win over CCU. The Jags are 0-2 all-time against Coastal in the SBC Tournament after a pair of losses in the 2018 SBC Championship in Lafayette, La.

South Alabama owns a 74-19 all-time record over Little Rock after the Trojans swept the Jaguars in three games this season in Little Rock, Ark. USA is 4-1 all-time against the Trojans in the SBC Tournament.

CALVI NAMED SBC RON MAESTRI COACH OF THE YEAR
Jaguar head coach Mark Calvi was named the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Ron Maestri Coach of the Year in the yearly awards voted on by the league's head coaches. It marked the third time (2013, '15) Calvi has earned the award. Calvi led the Jaguars to the SBC East Division title, which marked the program's 17th SBC championship. 

ALL-SBC HONORS    
Left fielder Ethan Wilson was named first-team all-Sun Belt Conference on Monday, and right-handed pitchers JoJo Booker and Jeremy Lee were named second-team all-SBC. It marked the second year Wilson has been named first-team all-SBC, and the first time Booker received recognition. Lee is the first Jaguar freshman pitcher to earn all-conference honors since P.J. Walters in 2004. 

SANDLE DURING ON-BASE STREAK
Center fielder Michael Sandle carries a career-best 18-game on-base streak into the SBC Championship. During his 18-game streak, which dates back to game two of the Louisiana series on April 19, Sandle is batting .354 with two doubles, five home runs, 20 RBIs, 17 runs scored, five stolen bases, .570 slugging percentage and .381 on-base percentage. He has hit safely in 17 of 18 contests, including six straight games entering the tournament, with the series finale at Texas State on May 9 as the lone hitless game in that stretch. He has recorded nine multiple-hit games during his streak.

JAGS IN TOP 10 NATIONALLY IN SACRIFICE BUNTS
South Alabama enters the tournament ranked sixth nationally and second in the Sun Belt in sacrifice bunts with 44. Kaleb DeLaTorre leads the Sun Belt and ranks third nationally with 11 sacrifice bunts. 

JAGUAR PITCHING STAFF IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Jaguar pitching staff ranks 14th nationally in WHIP (1.23), which leads the Sun Belt Conference, and 21st nationally in hits allowed per nine innings (7.75) which is second in the SBC. USA ranks 29th in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.90), which is second in the SBC.

SMITH IN SBC CATEGORIES
Right-hander Miles Smith enters the tournament as the SBC leader in ERA (2.00), and ranks second in runs allowed (19) and earned runs allowed (14), tied for fifth in opposing batting average (.216), seventh in walks allowed (17) and eighth in hits allowed (50). Smith has turned in a quality start in each of his last four starts, dating back to an April 23 win against Georgia State wen he tossed a career-high 7 2/3 innings and struck out a career-high 11 batters.

LEHRMANN IN SBC RANKINGS
Left-hander Tyler Lehrmann ranks tied for third in the SBC in fewest hits allowed (43), tied for fourth in runs allowed (26), tied for fifth in opposing batting average (.216) and tied for sixth in earned runs allowed (26). 

WILSON VERSUS LITTLE ROCK
In six career games against Little Rock, Ethan Wilson is batting .444 (8-for-18) with two doubles, three home runs, four RBIs, eight runs scored, a 1.056 slugging percentage and .630 on-base percentage. 

JAGS WHEN OUTHITTING THE OPPOSITION
South Alabama is 17-1 when outhitting the opposition this season, 6-13 when getting outhit and 6-6 when hits are tied. The Jaguars suffered their first loss of the season when outhitting the opponent in the series opener at Texas State on May 7. 

JAG DEFENSE LEADS SBC
South Alabama leads the Sun Belt Conference in fielding percentage (.978) entering the tournament, which ranks 23rd nationally. USA committed two errors over its final seven games of the regular season, which came in games one and two of the Appalachian State series. 

ALLOWING FIVE OR LESS
South Alabama is 28-6 this season when allowing five runs or less, but is 1-14 when opponents score six or more. 

CALVI ECLIPSES 300 CAREER WINS
Jaguar head coach Mark Calvi earned his 300th career win in game two of the Georgia State series on April 25 at Stanky Field. Calvi enters the tournament with 306 career wins, all of which have come at South Alabama. 

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