MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama rallied back from an early one-run deficit Sunday afternoon and closed out the Mardi Gras Classic presented by Marriott Mobile with a 5-1 victory over UAB at Jaguar Field.

Quotable – head coach Becky Clark
- On the win to close out the tournament: "Today was a good team win. Syd (Scapin) got us off to a good start and Ryley (Harrison) closed the door. Rae (Regained Franka) was a boost for us off the bench to get the big inning going. This is a busy week for us, so we need to work on fixing the bad spots and keep the good stuff rolling."

Junior RHP Ryley Harrison
- On the game and her performance in the circle: "I think Syd (Scapin) did a really good job, she pitched exceptionally well yesterday, and I feel that she carried that into today's game. As a team, we fought today. We had come out slow the first two days (of the tournament), but we came out much better today. Knowing my offense had my back really helped me come out strong in the circle. I trusted my work in the bull pen and just worked on hitting my spots, and that led to me being successful today.

- On the growth she's scene in Sydney Scapin: "Her outing last night gave her a ton of confidence. She's a great pitcher and has great spin and speed. With the spin that she has, I believe she can become a dominant type pitcher. I've really scene her grow as a pitcher, and she has really started to be more confident in the circle."

Key Moments
•    UAB loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the third, and Sydney Scapin looked as if she were going to get out of the bases-loaded jam, but Ashlyn Shirah's grounder to third wasn't fielded cleanly, allowing Zalyn Tucker to score the unearned run (UAB, 1-0)
•    One batter later, Scapin was able to prevent anymore damage as she induced a foul out to left to end the inning
•    UAB again threatened to score placing a pair of runners on in its half of the fourth, but Jag reliever Ryley Harrison (3-1) was able to get a ground ball to third for the final out of the inning and leave the Blazer runner stranded
•    With two outs in the bottom half of the fourth, Kara Wine broke the tie as she went the other way and drove a 1-1 pitch from Olivia Cummings over the wall in right
•    Pinch hitter Regained Franka drew a walk to begin the Jaguar fifth, and after she was moved up a base on Ansleigh Smith's sacrifice bunt, Presley Lively reached for the third time in the game with her second walk of the contest
•    With two on, Dees singled off UAB reliever Caitlin Russell's glove and Franka then scored on the play after an errant throw by Russell to give South the 2-1 advantage
•    Lillie Stagner plated two more runs two batters later with a two-run single to shallow left center, scoring Lively and Dees (USA, 4-1)
•    Branstetter led off the bottom of the sixth with her second-straight hit, this one a double to the gap in right center, and Sydney Stewart later gave South an insurance run with a sacrifice fly to center, scoring pinch runner Caitlyn Gavin (USA, 5-1)
•    Harrison tossed a perfect sixth and seventh innings and retired the final seven batters she faced to end the game and pick up the win in relief

Key Stats
•    Harrison Allowed just two hits and struck out three in her 3.1 innings of work in the circle, while Scapin allowed just three hits and an unearned run, striking out three batters of her own
•    Wine homered, and Lively and Dees both had a hit and scored a run
•    Bransteter posted her second multi-hit game of the season as she was 2-for-3 at the plate, and Stagner had her third multi-RBI game as she drove in two 

Postgame Notes
•    The Jaguars improved to 15-4 in the all-time series and have won eight of the 10 series meetings in Mobile
•    With her leadoff single in the bottom of the first, Presley Lively has had a hit in eight of her 10 games and reached base safely in all every game this spring
•    Lively has walked in seven of her last eight games, and has scored a run in five of her seven games in the leadoff spot
•    Dees has had a hit in eight-straight games and driven in a run in six of her last seven
•    The home run for Wine was the first of her collegiate career 
•    Seven different Jaguars have now homered during the 2026 season
•    Stagner has had a hit in eight of her 10 games this spring, while Wine has done so seven times
•    Branstetter now has 19 multi-hit games during her Jaguar career, just six games shy of moving into the Top 25 in that category
•    Harrison moved into the Top 10 at South Alabama in innings pitched as she now has 196.1 for her Jaguar career

Up Next
•    South Alabama will begin a busy week with a pair of midweek games, first at LSU on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and then host McNeese State on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

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