South Alabama holds off ULM 3-1, clinches series victory

For the second straight night time, South Alabama received dominant aid pitching in a victory over ULM on Saturday.

Jackson Boyd allowed simply two hits in 4 2/3 scoreless innings backing starter Tyler Lehrmann in a 3-1 victory at Stanky Discipline. The win clinched the collection victory for South Alabama, which received 12-4 Friday night time behind 5 hitless innings out of the bullpen from JoJo Booker.

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“Between Lehrmann and Boyd, it was 8-for-9 leadoff outs,” Calvi mentioned. “Once you get these leadoff outs, it’s powerful. Should you’re not strolling guys, you’re forcing them to get some hits. I assumed Lehrmann was actually good and Jackson took us residence out of the bullpen. So yeah, a very good pitching efficiency tonight.”

The victory lifts South Alabama to 29-20 general and 15-11 in Solar Belt Convention play, protecting the Jaguars in sole possession of fifth place within the standings with 4 league video games remaining. The highest six get first-round byes for the convention event, which begins Could 24 in Montgomery.

Simply as Matt Boswell did Friday night time, South Alabama beginning pitcher Tyler Lehrmann labored out and in of hassle within the early innings Saturday towards the Warhawks (16-33-1, 6-19-1). He left with runners on the corners and one out within the fifth, his staff main 2-0.

Boyd instantly received a possible double-play grounder to shortstop, however the Jaguars botched the relay throw and a run scored. A sliding catch by Hunter Donaldson within the left-field nook ended the inning, nevertheless, and saved South Alabama within the lead.

“Actually good protection,” Calvi mentioned. “We take a variety of pleasure in our protection. We labored a little bit too fast on that double play; the ball was hit fairly exhausting. However apart from that, our guys locked in. They method protection like professionals as a result of they know the way necessary it’s.”

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Carter Sanford led off the underside of the fifth with a double to proper area, his second extra-base hit of the sport after a solo homer within the third. Miles Simington later delivered a two-out RBI single to make it a 3-1 recreation, with the hit coming on the finish of an 11-pitch at-bat.

That may be loads of cushion for Boyd, who allowed simply two baserunners — singles by Hint Henry within the seventh and ninth — the remainder of the way in which. The proper-hander labored a season-high in innings, strolling one and hanging out 4 to choose up the victory and run his document to 2-1.

“Coming in out of the bullpen in that state of affairs, you need to get every thing you will have working, throwing all of them for strikes,” Boyd mentioned. “We’ve actually been banking on our starters to go deep into video games, however the largest a part of the sport is the bullpen coming in behind them. We’ve locked it down fairly good.”

Not like Friday’s 11-run, 26-baserunner barrage, South Alabama’s offense was rather more sporadic on Saturday. The Jaguars scored twice within the third on Sanford leadoff homer to middle area and Simington’s two-out RBI single to guide 2-1.

South Alabama managed solely seven hits, two every by Sanford, Simington and Santi Montiel. Sanford, filling in at catcher for the injured Diego Altamirano, is 4-for-6 with three extra-base hits, 4 runs and three RBIs within the collection.

“Coach Calvi has a saying — ‘work when you wait,’” Sanford mentioned. “Diego’s been so good for us, however he’s out with an damage so I simply needed to come back in and supply some stability on the backside of the order. I’ve been working exhausting with (hitting coach Nick Magnifico) within the cage. I simply need to assist us win. Wins are necessary this time of yr going into the event.”

ULM starter Cole Cressand (3-6) took the loss, permitting three runs on 5 hits with two walks in 4 1/3 innings. Relievers Carson Orton and Tyler Lien mixed to surrender simply two hits over the ultimate 3 2/3 innings.

As with Friday, Saturday’s recreation was delayed on the outset by lightning. First pitch got here at 7:16 p.m., 46 minutes after it was initially scheduled.

The collection concludes with a 1 p.m. recreation Sunday, South Alabama’s remaining residence contest of the season. The Jaguars will honor 13 seniors in pre-game festivities.