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MOBILE, Ala. – Georgia Southern scored seven runs in the first four innings in a 7-4 series-clinching win over the University of South Alabama baseball team Saturday at Stanky Field.

Georgia Southern (26-12, 13-4 SBC) plated two runs in the top of the first inning, three in the second and two runs in the fourth inning before South Alabama (22-15, 9-8 SBC) scored all four of its runs in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI double by Joseph Sullivan and three-run home run by Cameron Tissue.

Jaguar right-hander Eric Lin tossed a career-high 4 2/3 scoreless relief innings, and allowed just one hit.

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Sunday when it hosts Georgia Southern in the series finale Sunday at 1 p.m. at Stanky Field. 

GAME FACTS
- Georgia Southern jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a one-out, two-run triple to right field by Noah Ledford.
- The Jags loaded the bases in the bottom of the first on a leadoff walk by Will Turner, two-out single to shortstop by Santi Montiel and walk by Hunter Stokes. But Eagle right-hander Jaylen Paden struck out Erick Orbeta to end the inning and preserve a two-run Georgia Southern lead.
- The Eagles loaded the bases in the top of the second with one out on a hit by pitch to Sam Blancato, and consecutive walks by Kyler Hultgren and Jesse Sherrill. Jason Swan followed with a two-run single up the middle for a 4-0 Georgia Southern lead. A sacrifice bunt up the first base line by Christian Avant allowed Sherrill to score for a 5-0 Eagle advantage.
- A sacrifice fly to left-center field by Swan in the top of the fourth extended the Georgia Southern lead to 6-0. Avant reached on a throwing error by Montiel on a grounder to shortstop later in the inning that allowed Sherrill to score for a 7-0 Eagle lead. 
- Erick Orbeta singled with one out in the bottom of the fourth, and Diego Altamirano followed with a walk. Joseph Sullivan then delivered an RBI double to left-center field to plate Orbeta and cut the Eagle lead to 7-1. Cameron Tissue followed with a three-run home run over the left-center field wall – his second of the season – to cut the Georgia Southern lead to 7-4.

NOTES
- Turner extended his on-base streak to 24 games with a leadoff walk in the bottom of the first. 
- Altamirano extended his on-base streak to 23 games with a one-out walk in the bottom of the fourth.  
- Orbeta extended his on-base streak to 20 games with a one-out single to left field in the bottom of the fourth.  
- Jordan extended his on-base streak to 12 games with a one-out walk in the bottom of the third.  
- Jaguar right-hander Eric Lin tossed a career-high 4 2/3 scoreless innings, and allowed one hit with two strikeouts without issuing a walk. 
- Miles Simington went 2-for-5, Sullivan finished with a double, one RBI and one run scored and Tissue added a home run, three RBIs and one run scored.
- Swan went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and one run scored to lead the Eagles at the plate. 

Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On the loss:
"You have to be good in all three phases against that team (Georgia Southern) over there. The game starts and stops on the mound, and tonight we weren't good enough where it mattered the most. It matters everywhere, but it matters the most on the mound, and we weren't good enough tonight on the mound against them. We had some chances; we had seven hits and hit another seven on the screws, and left some men on base. We loaded the bases and didn't get it done, and that hurt. Once again, we had the tying run at the plate in the seventh (inning) and Kasey Donaldson hit a ball well to left field. An hour earlier that ball is probably on the (Kit's Korner) deck, but it was an hour later. Credit Georgia Southern, they were better tonight and won the ballgame. But I'm proud of the way our guys fought. Our guys hung in there and fought their way back, we just weren't good enough tonight."

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