MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama (31-21, 15-12 SBC) was blanked by Arkansas State (29-22, 12-16 SBC) in the series opener on Thursday night at Stanky Field, by a 10-0 final score.
PRIMARY THREADS
- The Red Wolves jumped for three runs out of the gate when five consecutive hitters started the game with hits, and would keep the pedal down when it struck for a pair of runs in both the third and fourth frames. The fifth inning would see more of the Arkansas State offense when it collected three more runs, to extend the lead to 10.
- Konnor Graham would record a scoreless 1.2 innings pitched when he entered in the fifth and posted a zero in the sixth.
KEY STATS
- Mike Young collected two hits, a double and a single, to push his hitting streak to six games.
- Marc Stephens posted two hits, while Brennon Wright logged two of his own for his 19th multi-hit game of the season.
- Mitchell Heer (L, 5-3) took this third loss of the year while allowing six runs across three innings.
QUOTABLE
HEAD COACH MARK CALVI
"We got six hits and lined out seven times, so it wasn't a dead night where we were just sleep walking. It's just one of those games that got away from you early. Your starter who's been super good for you and super sharp wasn't sharp tonight and they were on. We'll lick our wounds and we'll come out here tomorrow ready to go."
ON DECK
The series continues on Friday night scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (CT).
Jaxon Shineflew (4-2, 3.94 ERA) is slated to make his first start of the season for the Jaguars while right-hander Andrew Allen (1-5, 5.36 ERA) is the probable for the Red Wolves.
FOLLOW THE JAGS
For complete coverage of University South Alabama baseball, follow the Jaguars on social media @SouthAlabamaBSB (Twitter), /SouthAlabamaAthletics (Facebook), @southalabamabsb on Instagram, or visit the official home of South Alabama athletics at
USAJaguars.com.
Â
—USA—
