MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama (18-10, 5-4 SBC) prepares to face its most common opponent in program history, New Orleans (11-19, 4-11 Southland), on Tuesday evening at Stanky Field, with first pitch at 4:00 p.m. (CT).


SERIES HISTORY
New Orleans is the most common opponent in South Alabama program history, with 168 games between the two squads. While South Alabama leads the all-time series 100-68,  UNO holds a four-game winning streak over the Jags dating back to the 2023 season. The Jags hold a convincing advantage in contests played at Stanky Field by a 57-25 margin, but have dropped the previous two contests at home, and most recently by a 13-2 Privateer victory in 2025. South Alabama prepares to continue a historic rivalry with New Orleans in the first of two midweek match-ups between the two programs this season, when the Jags travel to New Orleans on Apr. 29.


SCOUTING THE PRIVATEERS
New Orleans enters the midweek contest with South Alabama coming off being swept by similar 2026 opponent in Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond, La., and have yet to win a weekend series this season. The Privateers started the season being swept by SBC member Georgia State, and have since dropped two midweek games with ULM to make an 0-5 record against SBC teams thus far. Another similar opponent on both the Jaguars and Privateers season schedules is Tulane, where UNO split its two games with the Green Wave. New Orleans will host McNeese in a Southland Conference home series after facing the Jags.


PITCHING PROBABLES & LIVE ACTION OUTLETS
Tuesday: Jags Radio Network
South Alabama - Hayden O'Dell LHP (1-1, 5.96 ERA)
New Orleans - Jack Garvey, RHP (1-2, 7.07 ERA)


PRIMARY THREADS

• South played its first top-5 ranked opponent since May 2022 to open the week, when it dropped the midweek game to #5 Auburn on Tuesday night in Montgomery. The Jags played its third SBC weekend set hosting ODU and took two of three from the Monarchs, highlighted by a seven-inning CG by Daniel Gonzalez in the rubber game to clinch the series. The Jags have won two series of three in conference thus far to reflect a 5-4 SBC record.
• Hayden O'Dell faces his former team in UNO where he made 9 starts for a 3-0 record - started against South Alabama in 2025 in a no decision with the following line: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K.
• First baseman Blake Guerin is the team leader in homers and tied for first in the Sun Belt (10) and second in SLG% (.714).Crushed his 20th career Division I HR against ODU on Sunday, as part of a 4-4 game with two big fly's.
• Brennon Wright has currently ranked 3rd in the SBC in batting average (.398), 3rd in hits (41), and 2nd in on-base percentage (.516). Ranked 19th nationally among Division I 2nd basemen and 6th among Mid Majors (D1Baseball).
• Pitchers Daniel Gonzalez (9) Hayden O'Dell (8) and Mitchell Heer (11) have all set career-highs in the strikeout column this season.

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