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MOBILE, Ala. – Left-hander Tyler Lehrmann combined with three Jaguar relievers to lead the University of South Alabama baseball team to a 9-0 shutout win over Appalachian State in Sunday's series finale at Stanky Field.

Lehrmann (2-1) faced the minimum through five innings, and allowed just two hits with five strikeouts against two walks in seven innings pitched to earn his second win of the season. Left-hander Eli Runyan, and right-handers Collin Brougham and Grant Wood combined for the final two innings to aid in the Jags' second shutout of the weekend and third of the week. 

The Jaguars secured the three-game sweep with the win, which marked their 13th straight at Stanky Field.

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South Alabama (20-10, 7-5 SBC) will return to action Tue., April 12, when it faces Alabama State at 6 p.m. in Montgomery, Ala.

GAME FACTS
- Will Turner led off the bottom of the second with an infield single to second, advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a single to left-center field by Hunter Stokes to put runners at the corners with no outs. Santi Montiel followed with a two-run double down the left field line, and advanced to third on the throw home on the attempt to put out Stokes, for a 2-0 Jaguar lead. Joseph Sullivan then delivered an RBI triple to right-center field to plate Montiel for a 3-0 advantage.
- Landon Jordan doubled to the left-center field gap to lead off the bottom of the third, and advanced to third with no outs on a wild pitch. Miles Simington followed with a sacrifice fly to right-center field to score Jordan for a 4-0 Jaguar lead. Turner drew a one-out walk before Stokes singled to left field. Montiel singled to shallow right-center field to load the bases with one out. But Sullivan grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.
- Diego Altamirano reached on a hit by pitch with one out in the bottom of the fourth, and Erick Orbeta and Jordan reached on consecutive walks. An infield fly to shortstop off the bat of Simington made for the second out of the inning, and struck out Turner to escape the jam.
- Stokes led off the bottom of the fifth with a single to left-center field, and advanced to second on a walk by Montiel. Sullivan reached on a fielder's choice on a grounder to second to put runners at the corners with one out. Sullivan stole second, and Stokes scored when App State catcher Hayden Cross' throw to second sailed into center field for a 5-0 lead. Consecutive walks by Tissue and Altamirano loaded the bases with one out. Sullivan was put out 2-5-1 on a failed suicide squeeze attempt by Orbeta for the second out of the frame. Orbeta then struck out to end the inning.
- Simington reached on a hit by pitch with one out, stole second and advanced to third on the play when App State left-hander Eli Ellington's failed pickoff attempt at first sailed wide of the bag. Turner followed with a walk before Stokes delivered a sacrifice fly to right field to score Simington for a 6-0 lead.
- Turner singled up the middle with one out in the bottom of the eighth, moved to third when Stokes reached on a fielding error by App State second baseman Luke Drumheller and scored on a wild pitch for a 7-0 lead. A one-out walk by Montiel and two-out walk by Cameron Tissue loaded the bases. Altamirano followed with an RBI walk to score Stokes for an 8-0 advantage. Orbeta then drew a walk to score Montiel with the final run of the game.

NOTES
- Orbeta extended his on-base streak to 15 games with a leadoff walk in the bottom of the first. 
- Turner extended his on-base streak to 17 games with an infield single to second to lead off the bottom of the second.  
- Altamirano extended his on-base streak to 17 games when he reached on a hit by pitch with one out in the bottom of the fourth.
- The win marked USA's 13th consecutive home win, and fourth straight weekend series sweep at Stanky Field dating back to the Rhode Island series Feb. 25-27.
- Montiel went 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs, two runs scored and three walks, and Stokes finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs to lead the Jags at the plate.
- South Alabama drew a season-high 12 walks in the contest.

Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On Tyler Lehrmann:
"It started with (Tyler) Lehrmann. His last two times out there he has really settled in; he has really gone to work in the last two weeks just kind of toning his delivery down. He has 90 (mph) in the bag but he doesn't have to throw it every time, and he has changeup back. He had three pitches for strikes and walked two guys, and he was outstanding today. The game starts and stops on the mound. It started with Lehrmann and he was wonderful.

"He is an emotional guy, but he has learned how to keep that in check a little bit. The second and third times through the order he was really good. But he had all three pitches, and that is a function of him going to work and slowing down a little bit. When you have three pitches and good like he is, you can drag a team into deep waters and go through the lineup three times instead of being a one- or two-trick pony, which is what he was for the first month. He had a couple of good starts in there, but he wasn't good enough to get out good teams. Right now with three pitches and 90 in the bag when he needs it, he is no question. You can see his confidence starting to soar."

LHP Tyler Lehrmann 
- On his performance:
"I had the changeup working. Myself, Coach Calvi and Coach (Brad) Phillips have been working on it. I haven't had it all year. My walks have been up and not executing. That was really the key today was having that back. It's not all the way there, but it's on the way. With Miles (Smith) being out I knew I was going to start on Sunday. Just going through the lineup and tried to go as long as I could to try and give us the best chance possible."

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