MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama finished off a sweep of Alabama State on Tuesday at Eddie Stanky Field, finishing off a 9-7 victory in 10 innings in a game resumed from April 11. They completed the day with a 9-4 victory in the nightcap to sweep the season series.
South Alabama erased a two-run deficit with a pair of runs in the ninth and four more in the 10th to win the night's first game. The Jags used a season-high 19 hits to pull away with the win, led by
Micah Morgan going 3-for-6 with a pair of RBI. Meanwhile, six other Jags picked up a pair of hits each, with
Colson Lawrence finishing with three runs batted in.
Lawrence (2-0) picked up the win, working 2.1 innings in relief and giving up a pair of runs on three hits with four strikeouts, while
Grant Wood picked up his fifth save by recording the final two outs.
In the nightcap, South Alabama (19-18) jumped ahead early with four runs in the bottom of the first inning which was more than enough for starter
Leif Moore (2-0) who went 5.2 innings and scattered five hits. He allowed three runs (two earned) and struck out seven. He gave way to
Zach Willingham – the second of four pitchers on the night - in the sixth, making his first appearance in a month after being hit on a line drive against Georgia Southern. The sophomore logged 1.1 innings of hitless relief with a pair of strikeouts.
Every starter for the Jags picked up a hit in the second game, led by four players with a pair of hits in
Erick Orbeta,
Trey Lewis,
Tyler Borges (who finished with three RBI), and Â
Diego Altamirano.
How It Happened (Game 1)
- (T2) Micah Morgan delivered a two-out single through the right side to score Borges to give the Jags the early lead, South Alabama 1-0.
- (B2) Corey King gave the Hornets the lead with a two-run home run to left field with one out in the inning, Alabama State 2-1.
- (T3) Borges delivered with a one-out infield single to score JG Bell to tie the score, 2-2.
- (B4) King hit his second home run of the game, another two-run shot to left to give the Hornets the lead, Alabama State 4-2.
- (T6) Will Turner beat out an infield hit with the bases loaded that scored Lawrence to trim the deficit to one, Alabama State 4-3.
- (B6) King doubled to the left-center gap to score a run before the third out was made at the plate, Alabama State 5-3.
- (T9) Lawrence singled to right driving in a run before Altamirano singled up the middle to tie the game, 5-5.
- (T10) Joseph Sullivan doubled to left center, followed by a two-run home run from Lawrence. The inning continued with a solo home run from Morgan, South Alabama 9-5.
- (B10) Jack Hay drew a bases-loaded walk before Devin Chandler lifted a sacrifice fly, South Alabama 9-7.
How It Happened (Game 2)
- (T1) Hay singled to left center to drive in Randy Flores with the game's first run, Alabama State 1-0.
- (B1) Sullivan drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in Erick Orbeta to tie the game before Borges singled to left to drive in Bell and Turner. Altamirano delivered an RBI single out to shallow left to keep the inning alive. South Alabama 4-1.
- (B3) Borges doubled off the left field wall to score Sullivan from second, South Alabama 5-1.
- (T4) Kyle Kuramoto singled up the middle to score Devin Chandler, South Alabama 5-2.
- (T6) Jamal George singled through the right side getting Jayden Sloan to third before he advanced home on a throwing error, South Alabama 5-3.
- (B7) Lewis singled to right to score Turner who led off the inning with a double before Cole Ketzner picked up an RBI on a ground ball on the infield that allowed Lewis to score from third. They added another run when Altamirano dropped down a squeeze bunt to score Sullivan. The Jags added another run on an infield hit by Austin Thrasher that scored Ketzner on a throwing error, South Alabama 9-3.
- (T8) Javian Serrano blooped a single to right to score Christian Lopez, South Alabama 9-4.
Up Next
South Alabama hosts Georgia State in a key Sun Belt Conference series beginning Friday night with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 pm, with the series concluding on Sunday.
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