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JAGS DOWNED BY NO. 14 TULANE 7-2

     
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03/19/06– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JAGS DOWNED BY NO. 14 TULANE 7-2

CONTACT: Kevin Sytko

Box Score

MOBILE, Ala. -The University of South Alabama baseball ran into another hot pitcher Sunday, only collecting four hits against Tulane starter Stephen Porlier in a 7-2 loss to the No. 14 Tulane Green Wave Sunday at Stanky Field. South Alabama drops to 15-8 on the season.

Joey Doan took the loss for the Jags falling to 2-2. Stephen Porlier picked up the win for Tulane (14-8) improving to 3-1. David Freese went 3-for-3 with a run batted in, upping his batting average to a team high .422.

“I was expecting our team to come out with some fire today,” said USA head coach Steve Kittrell. “Tulane really capitalized on every mistake that we made.”

USA got on the board in the first inning. Tyler Jones was hit by a pitch to open the Jag half of the inning. He then stole second and moved to third on a Patrick Weaver ground out to second base. David Freese then lifted a sacrifice fly to left field plating Jones. For Freese it was his 37 RBI of the season.

Tulane answered in the top of the second inning, scoring two runs off of USA starter Joey Doan. Mark Hamilton led off with a single. Anthony Scelfo picked up a two out hit to left center field cutting the lead to one. Tulane drew even on a Jag miscue when a Joel Collins throw to second base went into center field. Scelfo scampered home to tie the game at two.

The Green Wave took the lead with a single run in the top of the fourth. Hamilton drew a leadoff walk which was followed by a Cat Everett single. Scelfo then picked up his second single and second RBI of the game by singling home Hamilton for a 3-2 lead.

Tulane added its fourth run of the game in the top of the sixth inning. Nathan Southard opened the inning by tripling off of the left center field wall on a ball the eluded Jones in center field by inches. Hamilton then knocked in Southard with a groundball to second base, making the score 4-2 Tulane.

The Green Wave pushed across its fifth run in the top of the seventh chasing Doan. Scelfo singled for the third time and was sacrificed to second by Seth Henry. Pitch hitter Sean Morgan then ripped a single plating Scelfo. Doan gave way to Chase Christianson who then gave up a double into the left center field gap scoring the pitch runner Will Rice, giving Tulane a 6-2 lead.

Tulane put the game out of reach in the top of the ninth inning when it plated its seventh run. Selfo walked and scored on Matt Riser’s single up the middle pushing the lead to 7-2.

Green Wave reliever Daniel Latham pitched a scoreless ninth inning to lock up the Tulane win.


 
 
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