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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team fell to Oral Roberts 3-1 Saturday in the South Alabama Invitational, presented by Hampton by Hilton Providence Park/Airport, at Stanky Field.

ORU (1-1) broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth with a two-run home run by Dustin Demeter, and added an insurance run in the top of the eighth. South Alabama (1-1) pushed across its lone run in the bottom of the eighth. 

NEXT UP
South Alabama will return to action Sunday when it hosts Tennessee Tech at 3 p.m. to close out the South Alabama Invitational presented by Hampton by Hilton Providence Park/Airport. 

GAME FACTS
- USA loaded the bases in the bottom of the second on a leadoff single by Hunter Stokes, Reid Powers reached on a throwing error by ORU shortstop Jackson Loftin and Will Turner singled with two outs. 
- ORU took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth on a two-out home run to right field by Dustin Demeter.
- The Golden Eagles increased their lead to 3-0 in the top of the eighth on a bases-loaded RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Dustin Demeter on a grounder to third.
- USA answered in the bottom of the eighth when Miles Simington reached on a fielding error by ORU first baseman Jake McMurray with two outs, which allowed Charles Middleton to score after reaching on a one-out walk earlier in the inning, to cut the ORU lead to 3-1. 

NOTES
- Montiel's hit streak, dating back to last season, was snapped at five games.
- Will Turner recorded his first career multiple-hit game, finishing 3-for-4 with one stolen base.
- Stokes went 2-for-3, Middleton added one hit and one run scored and Simington had one double.
- ORU reliever Evan Kowalski tossed three scoreless innings, and allowed one hit with one strikeout to earn the win.
- Jaguar right-hander Matt Boswell (0-1) allowed two runs on two hits, and struck out nine without issuing a walk in the loss.
- USA left-hander Tyler Lehrmann tossed two scoreless relief innings, and allowed one hit with one strikeout and one walk.

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the pitching:
"All of our guys, (Matt) Boswell, (Tyler) Lehrmann and Zach Harlan were really good. We did everything we needed to do to win on the mound tonight. Boswell is a veteran guy with poise, and he reacted to the home run just like he should – professionally – and every one of those guys gave us a chance to win tonight."

- On the offense:
"We left a man on third with one out in the first (inning), and then we had bases loaded in the second and had nothing to show for it. (Will) Turner hit that ball off the pitcher's chest, and if that ball gets through (the middle of the infield) we get two runs there. But it didn't happen, and I give their (ORU) guys credit. We just didn't do enough early on. We got seven hits and hit four hard, we just had too many popups and easy outs. And we left some runners stranded out there in the first two innings, and that got us. All you can ask for is the team to put itself in a position to win, and our pitchers put us in a position. We just didn't do a good enough job with their pitchers, but I give them credit; they were outstanding tonight. They are a good club with some good arms, and we knew that. It was a pretty exciting college baseball game tonight, we just came up on the short end of it. You have to come back tomorrow and be ready to go with a quick turnaround."

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