Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama baseball team swept a doubleheader from Jacksonville State Friday at Rudy Abbott Field.

In game one, Jaguar right-hander Miles Smith (3-0) tossed seven innings without allowing a hit to record his third win of the season, and right-handed reliever Jackson Boyd tossed two scoreless innings and recorded two strikeouts while allowing a pair of hits to combine with Smith on the first Jag shutout of the year. The South Alabama offense posted 13 hits in the series opener, including a pair of home runs by Charles Middleton and Santi Montiel.

Jaguar right-hander Matt Boswell struck out eight in five innings, but did not factor in the decision in game two. Walker Johnson (1-2) earned his first career win with two relief innings, and Grant Wood tossed two scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts and one walk to record his third save of the season. Middleton homered twice in game two, and Montiel and Simington homered once each.

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South Alabama (10-3) will return to action Sunday when it faces Jacksonville State (4-9) at 1 p.m. in the series finale at Rudy Abbott Field in Jacksonville, Ala.

GAME 1 OF DH
GAME FACTS
- Miles Simington and Middleton reached on consecutive singles to start the top of the sixth inning. A sacrifice bunt by Hunter Stokes moved both runners into scoring position with one out. Santi Montiel followed with an RBI groundout to shortstop to score Simington for a 1-0 Jaguar lead.
- USA loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the seventh on a leadoff single by Diego Altamirano, Erick Orbeta reached on a fielding error by JSU left-hander Dylan Hathcock on a sacrifice bunt and Will Turner reached on a bunt single to third. Simington followed with a sacrifice fly to center field to score Altamirano to double the Jag lead at 2-0. Middleton then followed with a one-out, three-run home run to left field on a 1-0 pitch from Hathcock for a 5-0 Jaguar advantage.
- Altamirano led off the top of the eighth with a double down the right field line, and advanced to third on a bunt single by Orbeta. Turner followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to plate Altamirano for a 6-0 Jag lead.
- Montiel extended the South Alabama lead to 7-0 in the top of the ninth with a two-out solo home run to left field on the first pitch he saw from JSU right-hander Trevor Andrews.

NOTES
- Stokes extended his on-base streak to 11 games with a one-out walk in the top of the fourth.
- Miles Simington extended his on-base streak to 10 games when he reached on a hit by pitch in the top of the first, and extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a leadoff single in the top of the sixth.
- Middleton's seventh-inning home run marked the first of his Jaguar career.
- Montiel extended his on-base streak to 15 games with a solo home run to left field in the top of the ninth. 
- Smith tossed seven no-hit innings and did not allow a run while striking out five with one walk and two hit batters. It marked the deepest a Jaguar pitcher has carried a no-hitter into a game since right-hander Tyler Carr was one strike away from a no-hitter at Texas State on April 20, 2018.
- JSU recorded its first hit of the game on a leadoff single to center field by Derrick Jackson Jr. in the bottom of the eighth.
- Eight Jaguars hit safely in the game, including five with multiple hits, led by Middleton who went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs and one run scored. Turner finished with two hits, one RBI and one run scored, Simington had one hit, one RBI and one run, and Montiel finished with a home run, one RBI and one run.

GAME 2 OF DH
GAME FACTS
- JSU took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI single to right field by Carson Crowe.
- South Alabama tied the score 1-1 when Middleton led off the top of the second with a solo home run over the left field wall. Montiel singled through the left side of the infield with one out, stole second and scored on an RBI double to the right-center field gap by Joseph Sullivan for a 2-1 Jaguar lead. 
- USA took a 3-1 lead in the top of the third when Middleton lifted an 0-1 pitch from JSU right-hander Tanner Jones over the left field wall for a two-out solo home run, his second of the game and third of the doubleheader.
- Montiel increased the Jaguar lead to 4-1 in the top of the fourth with a leadoff solo home run to center field.
- South Alabama took a 6-1 lead in the top of the fifth on a one-out, two-run home run to right field by Simington – the first of his Jag career.
- JSU loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, and cut the Jag lead to 6-4 on a two-out, three-run triple to left field by Alex Strachan.
- The Gamecocks cut the USA lead to 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth on a one-out RBI single to center field by Isaac Alexander. An RBI fielder's choice by Cole Frederick then tied the score 6-6. 
- USA took a 7-6 lead in the top of the eighth on a pinch-hit RBI single by Kasey Donaldson that scored Montiel, who reached on a one-out single earlier in the inning.

NOTES
- Simington extended his hitting streak and on-base streak to 11 games with a two-out single to left field in the top of the first.
- Middleton homered for the second straight game with a leadoff home run to left field in the top of the second.
- Montiel extended his on-base streak to 16 games with a one-out single through the left side of the infield in the top of the second. 
- Middleton's two home runs in game two marked the first multi-home run game by a Jaguar since Michael Sandle hit two on June 6, 2021, against Miami at the NCAA Gainesville Regional. 
- Montiel homered for the second straight game, joining Middleton as the first Jags to hit home runs in consecutive games since Sandle (May 16-20, 2021; 2 HRs).
- The Jags homered four times in the game, which marked the first time USA has hit four or more home runs in a game since May 11, 2018, at UT-Arlington.

Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On sweeping the doubleheader:
"I'm very pleased with today. The game starts and stops on the mound. Miles (Smith) was outstanding in the first game, and Jackson Boyd came in and did a really nice job. Their (JSU) guy (Isaiah Magwood) kind of shut us down, he was good. We won the back-half of the game from the fifth (inning). I'm really proud of our guys for stacking up really good at-bats in game one, and we had the big seventh inning with four runs. In game two, I thought that is as good as (Matt) Boswell has looked this year. Unfortuantely the bases were loaded and the ball was hit at a time of day when you can't see the ball. We couldn't see it last night in BP at that time, and it just happened at a bad time and the ball dropped in and cleared the bases. Joseph Sullivan would go through the wall to catch a ball, but didn't see it off the bat. Boz's numbers are very misleading today. They (JSU) are very good fastball-hitting team and Boz has a good fastball. Today he had to throw more breaking balls. He got better as a pitcher today; he was really good with his breaking ball. Walker (Johnson) came in and they made a run. I'm very proud of this team for weathering the storm. Walker really calmed down in inning two, found his changeup and was really good. Our guys just fought all game long. We hit a few home runs, but Kasey Donaldson with a big knock coming off the bench – that was huge off a nasty sidearmer. It took a whole team to win a doubleheader today, which it usually does. Winning doubleheaders is extremely hard to do, especially against a good team and on the road. I thought our guys were like a bunch of bulldogs all day long; they just kept coming. It was good to see some adversity and how our guys fought back and handled some bad stuff in the middle of the game when the game seemed like it was ours. You look up and it is 6-6, but it isn't like our guys had to re-focus; they stayed focused the whole game and just fought back. It was great to take two games; it's hard to do."

RHP Miles Smith
- On his performance:
"I was just trying to throw strikes. They (Jacksonville State) were really aggressive at the plate, and that kind of plays into my favor more than anything because when I have more than one pitch working I can get them out early in the count. My defense played incredibly well today; Santi (Montiel) made some really good plays. We didn't have an error today, and all you can ask for when your guy fills it up on the mound is to have a good defense like us to make plays behind you. I think it was in the fifth inning when I looked up and saw a zero in the hit column. I didn't think I was going to go nine (innings); I was getting a little tired and I had full confidence in our bullpen to take over and finish the game. I told Coach Calvi after the seventh that I was done. If it had been a closer game I probably would have gone back out there for the eighth, but I had full confidence in my bullpen."

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