MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama dropped game one of the day, 8-4, but bounced back to pick up a walk-off, run-rule victory, 8-0 in five innings over Western Michigan Saturday on day two of the Mardi Gras Classic presented by Marriott Mobile at Jaguar Field.

Quotable – head coach Becky Clark
- On team's performance bouncing back and the play of Sydney Scapin in the circle: "We've been scuffling all weekend until our last game tonight. I'm incredibly proud of (Sydney) Scapin for turning herself loose and competing. I thought she set the tone early and the rest of the team fed off of it. His has been our first home stand and we've just been trying to do too much. The game against Western Michigan is the compete-level that we need to maintain going into tomorrow."

Sophomore RHP Sydney Scapin
- On bouncing back and giving the team what they needed in the circle in game two: "To bounce back like we did after the first game was huge. Our offense had my back and all I was thinking about was doing it for them. I know my pitching staff has my back no matter what happens."

- On what was working for her in the circle: "I was able to throw my change up tonight and that was huge in helping me get ahead early and then letting me get batters to chase."

GAME ONE – Jacksonville State 8, South Alabama 4
Key Moments
•    Emma Elrod lined a one-out single to left and moved into scoring position on a wild pitch. With runners at the corners after another single, Elrod scored on a sacrifice fly to center (JSU, 1-0)
•    After a Jaguar error kept the inning alive, JSU tacked on another run and extended its lead to 2-0 on a wild pitch
•    Gracie Dees drove a 1-1 pitch over the wall in left to cut the deficit in half (JSU, 2-1)
•    Kayden Dunn quickly tied the game back up (2-2) South Alabama's next time at the plate as she blasted a home run over the wall in left on the first pitch she saw from Jaliyah Holmes (??
•    With runners at first and second, Kailey Martin lined a double off the wall to score Elrod – who had walked to begin the inning – and give the gamecocks a 3-2 advantage
•    Makalyn Kyser plated two more JSU runs later in the inning to stretch their lead to three (5-2) on a two-run single to left
•    With two outs and two on in the bottom of the third, Olivia Branstetter lined a two-run double on the first pitch she saw to pull South with in a run (JSU, 5-4)
•    South Alabama committed its third error of the game in the top of the fifth, and the Gamecocks capitalized, adding a pair of unearned runs on Aria Davis' two-out, two-run single to left (JSU, 7-4)
•    Jacksonville State added another run (JSU, 8-4) with one out in the sixth when Morgan Nowakowski lifted a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Mikayla Deville, who had singled earlier in the frame 

Key Stats
•    Dees recorded two of South Alabama's five hits, scored a run and drove in a run as well
•    Dunn reached base twice with a hit and a walk, scored twice and drove in a run, while Branstetter also had a pair of RBI in the loss
•    Four players – Deville, Elrod, Phillips and Davis – recorded two hits each for Jacksonville State
•    Elrod, Nowakowski and Marti also scored twice, while the later two and Davis had two RBI for JSU

Postgame Notes
•    The game marked the 400th in program history at Jaguar Field 
•    The meeting marked the eighth in the series and the first since the 2017 season
•    The first-inning home run by Dees extended her hit streak to six games and was her first career home run
•    Dees now has five extra-base hits – three doubles, one triple, one home run – over that span, and has driven in a run in each of her last five
•    The multi-hit game was the second of the season for Dees
•    Six different Jags have now recorded a homer this spring, and it was the third game this season that the Jags have had multiple players hit a home run in the same game (Eastern Kentucky, North Carolina Central and Jacksonville State)
•    Dunn has now had a hit in five of her seven games this spring
•    With her walk in the seventh, Lively extended her reached base safely streak to eight games

GAME TWO – South Alabama 8, Western Michigan 0 (5 inn.)
Key Moments
•    Lively infield single to start the bottom half of the first – extending her reached base safely streak to nine games – and two batters later with the centerfielder standing at second after a failed pickoff attempt, Lillie Stagner lined a single to center to give South the lead (USA, 1-0)
•    South Alabama added to its lead scoring four runs with two outs in the bottom of the second
•    Ansleigh Smith and Lively drew a pair of two-out walks, and Dees lined a RBI-single to center on the first pitch (USA, 2-0)
•    After Stagner was intentionally walked to load the bases, Dunn delivered a bases-clearing double to left center (USA, 5-0)
•    Western Michigan had a scoring opportunity in the third, placing runners at second and third with no outs, but Sydney Scapin (1-0) was able to retire the next three batters to work out of the jam and keep the shutout attempt in check
•    Dunn led off the Jaguar fifth with her second double of the night, and one pitch later, Kara Wine lined a single to center, scoring the first baseman (USA, 6-0)
•    With a runner at third and still no one out, Branstetter bounced a ball back up the middle to score pinch runner Gracie McDonald from third (USA, 7-0)
•    With Branstetter at third after a wild pitch and a ground out, Virginia Mambelli laced a hit off the Broncos' second baseman, allowing Branstetter to come home for the final run (USA, 8-0)

Key Stats
•    Dunn and Wine were both 2-for-3 at the plate, while Dunn drove in three runs
•    Six different Jaguars recorded at least one RBI in the win
•    Lively scored twice and reached base safely in both her plate appearances
•    Scapin tossed her first complete-game, shutout and held Western Michigan to just three hits
•    Scapin allowed just four base runners, struck out six and did not issue a walk

Postgame Notes
•    The meeting marked the second in the all-time series
•    Lively has had a hit in seven of her nine games and reached base safely in all every game this spring
•    Lively has scored a run in four of her six games in the leadoff spot
•    Stagner has had a hit and reached base safely in seven of her nine games
•    Dees has had a hit in seven-straight games and driven in a run in each of her last six
•    With her double, Dunn has had a hit in seven of her nine games and now leads the team with five doubles

Up Next
•    South Alabama will close out play at the Mardi Gras Classic presented by Marriott Mobile on Sunday when the Jags take on UAB (12:30 p.m.).

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