MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama (16-8, 3-3 SBC) bats recorded 16 runs for the third time this season in the rubber game victory over ULM (14-11, 4-2 SBC) to secure the series on Sunday afternoon at Stanky Field.



PRIMARY THREADS

• ULM struck first in the first inning with two runs on two hits before South Alabama responded convincingly in the bottom of the frame recorded six runs on four hits. After Duncan Mathews plated Brennon Wright to start it off, Rett Johnson pieced a clutch two-out, bases loaded single through the left side of the infield for two RBI to set up Ethan Melton's two RBI double.
• The Jaguars answered a Warhawk run in the second inning with three more runs by way of Blake Guerin's three run shot to left field. Guerin's homer marked his third of the series with one in each game, to total his eighth of the season on Sunday.
• The offense posted three more runs in the second consecutive inning on a Duncan Mathews sacrifice fly, Blake Guerin HBP, and an RBI single from Robert Miranda to increase the Jaguar lead to 12-3 after three complete.
• The offensive onslaught continued in the fifth when Robert Miranda's second RBI of the day doubled home Mike Young, before Nathan Wood tagged his first homer of the year to left field for a three-run shot to total 4 RBI on the afternoon.
• Daniel Gonzalez handled his former team and earned his second win of the season. He allowed just three earned runs on a day where the wind blew to the outfield and the ball was jumping against the leading offense in the Sun Belt.

KEY STATS

• All nine Jaguar starters recorded hits in the series clinching victory, while five different players contributed multi-RBI games.
• Brennon Wright tallied his 36th hit of the season after a two-hit effort.
• Duncan Mathews and Mike Young recorded multi-hit games and both scored twice.
• First baseman Blake Guerin hit his team-best eighth homer of the season, while his four RBI day reflects 28 total thus far.
• In his first start at shortstop of the season, Robert Miranda came ready to go, collecting two hits, two RBI, and scored twice in the run-rule victory.
• Designated hitter Nathan Wood punched his first homer of the season over the left field wall and had a four RBI day of his own.
• Rett Johnson tallied two RBI in his two-out, bases loaded single.
• Ethan Melton turned in a two hit day with two RBI and included his fifteenth outfield assist of his career when he gunned down a runner moving from first to third on a single up the middle in the second inning.
• Daniel Gonzalez (W, 2-2) earned his second win of the season against his former club, rolling 5.1 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K. Jake Middleton made his seventh appearance of the season in relief and threw 1.2 innings of scoreless ball.

QUOTABLE
HEAD COACH MARK CALVI
"I thought our guys had much better energy today and proud of their effort. We jumped for six in the first after giving up two. With the wind blowing out, I was thinking we're going to have to put up a lot of runs today, but Gonzo settled in and did a really good job. I thought our guys did a great job all the way around and just had a great response today.

A lot of props to Rob (Miranda). The guy shows up everyday and works hard at practice and hasn't had a lot of playing time to show for it. There's a concept around here- you got to work while you wait. Just because you're not playing does not mean you're not going to play. Rob has bought into that concept and today he was huge for us."


ON DECK
The Jaguars will head to Montgomery for the second time this season to take on No. 5 Auburn in a midweek match-up on Tuesday night, March 24. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT).


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