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 MOBILE, Ala. – Jaguar right-hander JoJo Booker allowed one earned run in seven innings to lead the University of South Alabama baseball team to a 6-2 series-clinching win over Appalachian State Saturday at Stanky Field.

Booker (3-0) allowed two runs, one of which was earned, on three hits with four strikeouts, two walks and one hit batter to earn his third win of the season. 

The game was tied 2-2 after 4 1/2 innings before the Jaguars plated four runs in the bottom of the fifth for the game's decisive runs.

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South Alabama (19-10, 6-5 SBC) will return to action Sunday when it hosts Appalachian State (10-18, 3-8 SBC) at 1 p.m. in the series finale at Stanky Field.

GAME FACTS
- South Alabama took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Santi Montiel lifted the first pitch he saw from App State right-hander Xander Hamilton over the left field wall for a two-out solo home run.
- The Mountaineers tied the score 1-1 in the top of the third when Andrew Terrell drew a leadoff walk, and scored one batter later on an RBI triple to the right-center field gap by Alex Aguila.
- Erick Orbeta drew a two-out walk in the bottom of the third, and scored one batter later on an RBI double to left-center field by Landon Jordan for a 2-1 Jag lead. 
- App State tied the game 2-2 in the top of the fourth on an RBI sacrifice fly to right field by Terrell that scored Phillip Cole, who led off the inning with a bunt single to the pitcher, moved to second on a walk by Hayden Cross and advanced to third on a passed ball.
- Joseph Sullivan led off the bottom of the fifth with a triple off of the center field wall. Cameron Tissue drew a walk to put runners at the corners before stealing second with no outs. Diego Altamirano followed with an RBI single to right field to score Sullivan for a 3-2 lead. A sacrifice fly to left field by Orbeta scored Tissue to double the Jaguar lead at 4-2. Jordan followed with a double down the right field line to put two runners in scoring position with one out. Miles Simington then delivered a one-out, two-run double just inside the third base line for a 6-2 USA advantage.
- App State loaded the bases in the top of the ninth on a hit by pitch to Phillip Cole, walk by Hayden Cross and a one-out single to right field by Terrell. Jaguar right-hander Jackson Boyd struck out Aguila for the second out of the frame, then induced a game-ending flyout to right field off the bat of Dalton Williams.

NOTES
- Orbeta extended his on-base streak to 14 games with a two-out walk in the bottom of the third. 
- Turner extended his on-base streak to 16 games with a walk in the bottom of the seventh. 
- Altamirano extended his on-base streak to 16 games with an RBI single to right field in the bottom of the fifth. 
- Booker recorded his fifth quality start of the season, and first since March 27 at Louisiana.
- Boyd tossed two scoreless innings in relief of Booker, and allowed one hit with two strikeouts and one walk.
- Montiel went 2-for-4 with a home run, one RBI and one run scored, and Jordan finished 2-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored to lead the Jags at the plate. Simington added a double and two RBIs, and Altamirano finished with one hit, one RBI and one run scored.
- The win marked South Alabama's 12th consecutive home victory.

Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On JoJo Booker:
"I went to him (Booker) after the top of the fourth and told him sooner or later he had to grab ahold of this game, and if he did that then we were going to win it; and he responded and was really good. He got us through seven (innings) and was outstanding. That's what a veteran does, he went out there and grabbed ahold of the game and took us deep into the ballgame."

RHP JoJo Booker
- On his performance:
"Coach Calvi came to me in the fourth inning and told me to take the game over at some point, and I kind of took that personal. I knew if I went out there and did my job that we would end up scoring some runs and win the game. All I wanted to do was go out there and put up zeros. My fastball came along in the fifth inning, and that helped with the slider."

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