MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama (5-4) prepares to host Jacksonville (3-5) for the third weekend of the season.

The Jags are coming off a midweek slate that saw a loss to New Orleans and a win over Alabama State, both at Stanky Field. Sophomore catcher Duncan Mathews rocked his first career homer to break the 2-2 tie against the Hornets leading to a 9-2 victory, with junior Tyler Smith earning his third career win off 5.0 innings.

SERIES HISTORY
The Dolphins and Jaguars have matched up 91 times over the last 53 years, with the first matchup taking place April 29, 1972 in a 11-5 game in favor of JU. The overall record leans in favor of South Alabama, with a 54-37 record. The 91 games between the two teams makes the Dolphins the ninth most-played opponent in Jaguar history.

South Alabama and Jacksonville hold significant history together, with the two teams being part of the six founding members of the Sun Belt Conference in 1976. The Dolphins remained in the SBC until 1998, when they accepted an invitation to join the ASUN conference, at the time named the Trans America Athletic Conference. Since splitting off as conference mates, USA and JU have met sporadically, just five times since 1998. South is 1-4 in that time, with Jacksonville entering the series with a 4 game win streak over the Jaguars, coming by way of two wins in 2000, a win in 2005, and a win in 2007.

Head Coach Mark Calvi has never faced the Dolphins while leading South.

SCOUTING THE DOLPHINS
After starting the season 0-3 hosting the No. 21 West Virginia Mountaineers, Jacksonville played the No. 10 Florida Gators to a 10-4 defeat, then swept Illinois State in a weekend series. Before traveling on the road for the first time this season, JU hosted another top-10 team, No. 7 Florida State. The Seminoles came away with the victory, 9-6, with Jacksonville coming to Mobile 3-5, all five losses to ranked teams

First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, with Saturday's game starting at 2 p.m., and Sunday's at 1 p.m. ESPN+ will be available for all three contests, links available on the schedule page, and home radio will be available for Saturday and Sunday's games.