North Alabama UNA 0-1

South Alabama USABB 1-0

North Alabama UNA

0-1

Final

Feb. 16, 2024

South Alabama USABB

1-0

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
North Alabama UNA	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
South Alabama USABB	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	X	3	8	1

W: Starling, Gant (1-0) L: B. Parrish (0-1)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Baseball | 2/16/2024 11:52:00 PM

Jaguars Win Season Opener in 3-2 Showdown over North Alabama

MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama opens the season with three unanswered runs late to defeat North Alabama, 3-2.

The Jags' starting pitcher, Cade Carlson, went 4.0 innings, only allowing a walk in the first three. UNA took advantage in the fourth by loading the bases. A double gave the Lions their two runs of the night and the Jags took to the bullpen for the rest of the way.

In the first at bat of the fifth inning for South, Tyler Borges smoked a ball just past the right fielder's glove that allowed for him to wheel all the way to third base. Joseph Sullivan then drew a walk that put runners on the corners. Seeing what they liked, the Jags executed a delayed steal that put Sullivan on second and allowed Borges to score the first run of the season. A Robbie Petracci double then had him switch places with Sullivan for the tying run.

Effective pitching out of the bullpen by Logan Wash, Leif Moore, Seth Carter, And Gant Starling gave the Jaguar offense enough time to find the crucial third out.

In the bottom of the eighth, back-to-back singles and a walk put North Alabama in a bind with no pitchers warming up and Borges, at the plate, sat and watched as the Lion reliever let a run score off a walk.

Winning Pitcher: Gant Starling (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Brycen Parrish (0-1)

QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Calvi:

On the overall performance tonight: Well, happy to win. You know, no doubt I thought we were really good out of the bullpen. I told the team tonight you know we faced two pretty good pitchers. But that was definitely not a recipe for success, but I'll take a win. It was a little bit of both worlds. I thought some of our guys had some good at bats then we had some really bad at bats where we were caught in between that swing and look bad and it's human nature not want to look bad.

On using five pitchers: Cade Carlson went four innings and it was kind of a matchup thing. You know, you hate using five guys with a four game with four games you know three more games, but ultimately you do what you need to do to win a game and I felt like that tonight that was our best chance we have. We have more guys down in the pen but the game was on the line and I felt like (Logan) Wash, throwing an experienced guy out there was good. Leif Moore he'll probably start Monday. Our deal was we wanted to use him one evening tonight anyway, and I felt as though the game called for it.

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