Month: April 2023

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Jaguar Baseball Beat Their In -State Rival

Jaguar baseball beat their in-state rival. South Alabama beat Troy on Sunday 9-4. In doing so, the Jags took the series two games to one. South Alabama has now won 5 straight Sun Belt Conference series, and 14 of their last 20 games.

How We Got Here

Friday Game One

The Jags played a doubleheader on Friday due to the threat of inclement weather on Saturday. In Game one. The Jags won 5-2, behind 6 strong innings from Leif Moore who improved to 3-0 on the year. Lied gave up 3 hits, no runs striking out 3 and walking 3.

Friday Game Two

In game 2, the Jags got beat, 8-1. Troy’s Grayson Stewart handcuffed the Jags for 6 2/3 innings, striking out 10 Jaguar hitters.

How It Happened

Sunday Game Three

Troy scored 1 run in the top of the first inning and led 1-0

In the bottom of the first the Jaguars would answer back. Erick Orbeta would walk to lead off the inning. JG Bell would reach on a fielders choice after a fielding error by the first baseman. That would bring up Will Turner, who would single to 2nd base, loading the bases with no body out. Trey Lewis would step up and ground out to third base, picking up the rbi. Joseph Sullivan and Tyler Borges would both strikeout to end the inning. In the inning the Jags picked up 1 run on 1 hit and tied the game 1-1.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Jags looked to get the lead. Bell would single up the middle. Turner would then double down the line in right. Bell would advance to third. Lewis and Sullivan would fly out, for two outs in the inning. Borges would reach base on an error by the third baseman. Bell would score on the play.
Diego Altamirano would come up next, and get hit by the pitch. That would brought Austin Thrasher to the plate. Thrasher would hit a 2 rbi single to left. That brought up Micah Morgan, who would smash the first pitch he saw, over the right field wall for a three run home run. Orbeta grounded out to 2nd base to end the the inning. In the inning the Jags would score 6 runs on 4 hits and led 7-1.

In the top of the 4th Troy 2 runs, but still trailed the Jags 7-3

Going into the bottom of the 4th The South wants to add to their lead. Bell flew out to center field. Turner would double to right center. After a Troy pitching change, Lewis would walk. Sully would get hit by the pitch to load the bases. Borges would then pick up an rbi after he walked. After another Troy pitching change, Altamirano and Thrasher both made outs to end the inning. In the bottom of the inning South Alabama would pick up 1 run on 1 hit and increase the lead to 8-3.

Moving to the bottom of the 5th The Jags will tack on another run. Morgan would lead off the inning with a single. Orbeta would fly out. Bell would hit an rbi double down the line. Turner would strike out and Ryan Story who pinch hit for Trey Lewis would strikeout. In the inning the Jags would score 1 runs on 2 hits, and led 9-3.

Troy would pick up 1 run in the top of the 7th. The Jags led 9-4.

That would turn out to be the final score. Jags won 9-4

Key Stats

Jeremy Lee pitched good. Going 4 1/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 7 hits. Caden Homniok picked up his first win after a tremendous effort out of the pen. Going 2 2/3 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits walking 1 striking out 3.

Will Turner went 3 for 5 scoring 2 runs.

Austin Thrasher went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 1 run scored.

Next Up

The Jaguars Dont have a mid week game. They go to Southern Miss for another huge series. Southern Miss is top 25 in RPI and will be throwing there aces ag

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Darrell Luter Jr Drafted By The 49ers In The 2023 Draft

Darrell Luter Jr drafted by the 49ers in the 2023 draft. Luter, drafted by San Francisco, in the 5th round, at pick 155. This pick continued the 3 year streak of University of South Alabama players being drafted in the NFL Draft.

Luter Jr is the 4th Jaguar ever drafted, and becomes the first defensive player in South Alabama Jaguar football history.

Other South Alabama Players Drafted In The NFL All-Time

TE Gerald Everett- 2017 Los Angeles Rams in 2nd round 44th overall

WR Kawaan Baker- 2021 New Orleans Saints in 7th round 255th overall

WR Jalen Tolbert- 2022 Dallas Cowboys in 3rd round 88th overall

Darrell Luter Jr played in the 2023 Senior Bowl. The game was played on the campus of the University of South Alabama, at Hancock Whitney Stadium. So, it was a chance for him to play one more “home game” in front of family and friends. Luter was also impressing coaching staffs at the 2023 NFL Combine. He was on a number of 2023 preseason award watch lists, including the Jim Thorpe, Bendnarik and Brock Nagurski Award lists. Luter also finished the season as a Third-Team All Sun Belt player.

In his career at South Alabama Luter Jr played cornerback and had 5 interceptions, 18 pass breakups and 91 total tackles.

Luter Jr By The Numbers

2020- JR- 9 games, 28 total tackles, 0 Ints, 1 pass breakup 1 forced fumble

  • *2021- JR- 9 games, 21 total tackles, 4 Ints, 10 pass breakups

2022- SR – 13 games, 42 total tackles, 1 Ints, 7 pass breakups

( *2021 was the extra eligibility Covid-19 year)

Other 2023 draft eligible Jags

Jalen Wayne- WR signs an Undrafted Free Agent deal with the Buffalo Bills.

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Jaguar Basketball Closes Out It’s 2023 Class On A High Note

Jaguar basketball closes out the 2023 class on a high note. With the last scholarship Head Coach Richie Riley was able to grab a commitment from Isiah Gaiter.

Gaiter is a solid D2 transfer from Assumption University in Worcester Massachusetts. Standing 6-3 and 190 lbs, Gaiter was a first team All Conference player, from the Northeast 10 Conference by averaging 16 points and nearly 8 rebounds per game.

Gaiter has two years of eligibility remaining and is the fourth transfer the Jags have signed this year.

Other Signees And Transfers For The Jags

Freshman Signees

John Broom – SG 6-5 170 Jacksonville High School, Jacksonville AL

Ethan Kizer – SF 6-5 175 Metamora High School, Metamora IL

Smurf Milender – PG 5-11 160 Friendswood Texas

Transfers

Samuel Tabe- D2 Seton Hill from Beltsville Maryland

Maxwell Land- St Francis from Cincinnati OH two year’s remaining

Thomas Howell – PF 6-8 235 from ULM, St Mary’s High School Natchitoches La

The Jaguars were rumored to be going after local product, former McGill-Toolen High School star. and Arkansas transfer, Barry Dunning. Reportedly, Dunning was taking more time to decide on other offers. So Riley decided to move on to Gaiter.

The Jaguars have filled all 13 scholarships for the upcoming season.

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Jaguar Baseball Can’t Get It Done Against New Orleans

Jaguar baseball can’t get it done against New Orleans. It was a game the Jags needed to win, to keep the great momentum going. A five run fifth inning is what seemed to take the air out of the Jags. The Jags would claw back, but couldn’t close the game out. The final score 6-5.

How It Happened

The Jags and Privateers battled to a 0-0 tie, through 4 innings. Caden Homniok started the game going 3 innings allowing 0 runs on 0 hits, walking 1 and striking out 2. Jake Bruning would come in to relieve Homniok. Bruning had a clean 4th, but then gave up 5 earned runs in the 5th, including 3 home runs by the Privateers. Bruning exited the game with 2 outs in the 5th.

In the bottom of the 5th the Jags would try to answer back. Joseph Sullivan would strike out to lead off the inning. Tyler Borges would single to left, that would bring Colson Lawrence to the plate. Lawerence would smash a 2 run homer to left field. Cole Ketzner and Austin Thasher would both fly out to end the inning. In the inning the Jags get 2 runs on 2 hits, trailed 5-2.

In the top of the 6th New Orleans picked up 1 run on 1 hit, and extended the lead to 6-2.

Moving into the bottom of the eighth.The Jaguars tried to get something going offensively. Erick Orbeta led off the inning with a walk. Bell singled through the left side. Will Turner would come to the plate with 2 on and nobody out. Turner would hit an rbi single up the middle, scoring Orbeta. DK Donaldson, who pinch hit for Micah Morgan would hit into a double play. Sullivan would end the inning, by fouling out to 3rd. In the inning the Jaguars get one run on 2 hits. South Alabama trails 6-2.


In the bottom of the 9th, it was do or die for the Jaguars. Borges lined out to shortstop, for the first out. Lawerence was hit by a pitch. Ketzner would single to right field. That would bring up Thrasher with 2 on and one out. Thrasher hit an rbi single to the left side. Orbeta walked to load the bases. Bell would step to the plate, hitting an rbi single to left. The bases remain loaded with Turner up. Turner would pop out and DK Donaldson would ground out to end the game. In the inning the Jaguars got 2 runs on 3 hits and lose the game final score 6-5.

Game Stats

J G Bell went 2 for 4 with an rbi. He also made a costly error in the sixth. What turned out to be the winning run scored on the play.

Will Turner went 1 for 4 with an rbi.

Colson Lawerence went 1 for 2 with 2 rbi and 2 runs scored.

Austin Thrasher went 2 for 4 with an rbi.

Bryan’s Takes

The pitching mistakes and defensive miscues made yet another appearance tonight. Bruning giving up 5 runs in the 5th and JG Bell’s team leading 12th error of the season. Turned out to be the game deciding error. There is some extremely strong Sun Belt teams coming up on the schedule. Troy, Southern Miss, and Coastal Carolina. The Jaguars really need to win these sandwich type games to improve their chances down the road come tournament time. In order for the Jags to get into a regional, they will all but certainly have to win the tournament. The RPI was around 110 before this loss and will most certainly drop further, after it.
Next Up

The Jags will host Troy for 3 games

Game One Friday @ 6:30 pm

Game Two Saturday @ 2 pm It’s Alumni day and The “Yard Sale” will also happen that day.

Game Three Sunday @ 1pmi

The Jaguars record drops to 21-20 overall.

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Jaguar Men’s Basketball Adds Transfers To Roster

Jaguar men’s basketball adds transfers to roster. As coach Riley looks to replace depth from last year.

South Alabama men’s basketball ended their 2022-2023 season in a 66-71 loss to Louisiana in the Sunbelt Conference Tournament. The Jaguars lost key players Isaiah Moore, Greg Parham, Kevin Samuel, Owen White and fan favorite Adam Sizemore to graduation. Dianne Smith and Tyler Shirley have chosen to enter the transfer portal.

The Jaguars have added three new transfers to the their roster for the upcoming season. South Alabama adds guards Samuel Tabe and Maxwell Land and forward Thomas Howell. All three will be eligible to play in the 2023-2024 season.

Samuel Tabe comes to the Jaguars by way of Seton Hill. Seton Hill is a division 2 school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. At Seton Hill, Tabe average 16.4 points a game and averaged 8.2 rebounds each game.

Maxwell Land transfer from Saint Francis University, averaged 12.8 points and 5.4 rebounds a game at Saint Francis. During 2022-2023 at Saint Francis, Land shot 36% from the three point line and was 76% in free-throws.

The Jaguars also picked up transfer Thomas Howell. Howell is no stranger to the Sunbelt Conference, coming from conference foe Louisiana-Monroe. Howell averaged 9.5 points and 8 rebounds a game this past season.

Both Land and Howell have two years of eligibility, while Tabe will have one year of eligibility. In addition to these recent transfers, the Jaguars have three high school signees: guards John Broom of Jacksonville High School (Jacksonville, AL), Smurf Millender of Clear Brook High School (Friendswood, TX) and forward Ethan Kiser of Metamora High School (Metamora, IL).

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Jaguar Baseball Takes Series Versus Georgia State

Jaguar baseball takes series versus Georgia State. That would be the fourth consecutive series the Jags have won. The final from Sunday’s Jaguar win was 7-2

How It Happened

The Jaguars got their bats going in the bottom of the second. Tyler Borges popped up to shortstop for the first out. Micah Morgan was hit by the pitch. Diego Altamirano would hit an rbi double to left center, and made it to third on the throw home. Morgan would come all the way around from first to score on the play. That would bring Thrasher to the plate. Thrasher would hit an rbi single to left field.

With one out and one on, Erick Orbeta would lay down a sac bunt to third base for the second out. Thrasher advanced to second. JG Bell stepped up to the plate, and hit an rbi single to right, scoring Thrasher. Will Turner was up next. Turner singled to right, and Trey Lewis lined out to left to retire the side. This inning the Jaguars picked up 3 runs on 4 hits, and lead 3-0.

In the top of the third, the Panthers picked up 1 run on 1 hit, and trail the Jags 3-1.

In the bottom of the third. The Jaguars keep the pressure on. Joseph Sullivan grounded out to the pitcher for out one. Borges walked and Morgan singled through the right side of the infield. That brought up Altamirano, who hit a two rbi double down the left field line. Thrasher would line out to first base, for out two. After a pitching change for Georgia State, Orbeta would foul out to end the inning. In the inning the Jags would get 2 runs on 2 hits, and increase the lead to 5-1.

Moving to the bottom of the fifth, the Jags threatened to score again. Sullivan would walk to lead off the inning. Borges would come to the plate. Sullivan stole second and advanced to third on an error by the catcher. Borges walked and Morgan fouled out to third base for the first out. Altamirano walked. After a Georgia State pitching change. Thrasher reached on a fielders choice, picking up the rbi as Sullivan scored. After Georgia State changed pitchers again, Orbeta flew out to center field to end the inning. In the inning the Jags get 1 run on 0 hits, and lead 6-1.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Jags add to their lead. Bell flew out for the first out. Turner singled up the middle. Lewis struck out and Turner stole second. Sullivan hit a rbi triple to right center. After a Borges walk, Morgan popped up to end the inning. In the inning South Alabama scored 1 run on 2 hits and extended the lead to 7-1.

In the top of the 7th Georgia State picked up 1 run on 2 hits. The Jaguar lead was trimmed to 7-2.

That score would hold as the final score was 7-2.

Game Stats

Jeremy Lee threw 6 strong innings, winning his second consecutive game, and improved his record to 2-5. Lee gave up just 1 run on 2 hits, striking out 8 and walking 4 on 105 pitches.

Grant Wood came in to relieve Jackson Boyd who looked good in his two innings. Wood went 1 inning giving up no runs on no hits, striking out 1 on just 8 pitches.

Will Turner went 3 for 3 with 2 walks and 1 run scored.

Diego Altamirano went 2 for 3 with 3 rbis with 1 run scored and 1 walk.

Bryan’s Takes

The Jaguars are playing much better as a team. They seemed to have figured out how to out score any type of pitching issues they may have. The offense is really clicking. The Jags have won 10 of of the last 13 games, and 11 out of the last 15 games. The Jags are in a great position for the latter part of the season. Currently the Jaguars are sitting in 8th place in the Sun Belt Conference. Since, there is so much conference parody. The Jaguars also find themselves only one game back of third place. They are two games back of second place in the conference.

Jeremy Lee had his second straight great start, coming back from his injury. He seems to have turned a big corner in his comeback. South Alabama has 14 regular season games left to get as many wins as possible under their belts. They are most likely going to have to win the Sun Belt Conference Championship to get in to a regional with an RPI near 110. The Jags climbed 23 spots after the win today. If you want to keep track of all teams RPI click the link below.

https://www.warrennolan.com/baseball/2023/rpi-live

Jag remaining opponent RPI

New Orleans – 126

Troy – 33

@ Southern Miss -19

Tulane – 198

Coastal Carolina – 6

@ Southeastern Louisiana – 134

@ Arkansas State – 246

Next Up

The Jaguars are in the middle of an 8 game home stand. South Alabama’s next game is a home game versus New Orleans on Tuesday @ 6:30 pm.
Then a big rivalry series versus Troy. We need Stanky Field rocking. Troy is a great team. Alumni weekend and the “garage sale” will be Saturday April 29th. A lot of former players will be on hand. The “garage sale” will be game worn uniforms and a lot of other items in Jaguar Sports.

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Jaguar Softball Wins Seventh Straight With The Sweep

Jaguar softball wins seventh straight with the sweep. The final from Statesboro Georgia. The Jaguars beat Georgia Southern 11-0 in 5 innings. The Jags scored in every inning. Olivia Lackie went the distance with her NCAA leading 11th shutout of the season.

https://www.ncaa.com/stats/softball/d1

How It Happened

The Jaguars would score early and often. In the top of the first, Meredith Keel walked on four straight to lead off the game. Mackenzie Brasher then singled down the line. Gabby Stagner would then walk to load the bases with nobody out. That brought Victoria Ortiz to the plate. Ortiz would smash a two run double to center field. Sasha Willem would come up next. Willems would pop up to shortstop. Odalys Cordova would reach on a fielders choice as Stagner was thrown out at home for out two. Cordova was then thrown out at second trying to steal second for the third out of the inning. In the inning, the Jaguars picked up 2 runs on 2 hits and led 2-0.

In the top of the second, the Jags would put the pressure on GSU’s pitching. After Bailey Welch flew out on the first pitch, and Emma Kropp grounded out for two outs in the inning. Marley Sims singled to the pitcher. That brought Keel to the plate with one runner on and two out. Keel would deliver a 2 run home run to right field. Brasher would ground out to end the inning. In the inning, South Alabama picked up 2 runs on 2 hits and increased the lead to 4-0.

In the top of the third inning, the Jaguars were at it again. Stagner singled to lead off the inning. After Ortiz fouled out for the first out, With Willems at the plate, Stagner would steal second base. Willems would then hit an rbi single up the middle. Cordova would ground out to first base with Willems advancing to third. Welch hit an rbi single to down the left field line, but would get tagged out trying to advance to second to end the inning. In the inning, South Alabama would pick up 2 more runs on 3 hits and lead 6-0.

In the top of the fourth, the Jaguars continued to pull away. After a pitching change by Georgia Southern, Kropp walked on four pitches. Brooklyn Bockhaus would pinch run for Kropp. With Sims up to bat, Bockhaus would advance to second on a wild pitch. Sims would pop out to shortstop for the first out. Bockhaus would advance to third on the second wild pitch of the inning, with Keel up to bat. Keel would then pop out to second base for the second out. That brought Brasher to the plate. Brasher hit an rbi single to shortstop. With Stagner at the plate, Brasher would steal second. Stagner would end up striking out to end the inning. In the inning, the Jaguars would score 1 run on 1 hit and extended the lead to 7-0.

In the fifth inning the Jaguars look to put the game away. Ortiz singled to lead off the inning. While Willems was up to bat, Ortiz stole second and third bases. Willems walked. Cordova would hit an rbi single up the middle, scoring Ortiz. Welch would then walk to load the bases. Bockhaus struck out for the first out of the inning. Abby Allen, who pinch hit for Sims struck out for out two.
Keel would walk picking up an rbi the bases would remain loaded. Shelby Garrett would pinch hit for Brasher. Garrett would hit a 2 rbi single to left. Brasher would renter the game for Garrett. Stagner would ground out to shortstop for the third out. In the inning, South Alabama would pick up 4 more runs on 3 hits, and led 11-0. In the bottom of the fifth, Georgia Southern would pick up their first hit. They would not score though. The score would remain 11-0, which would be the final. The Jags run ruled the Eagles in 5 innings.

Game Stats

Olivia Lackie was lights out once again. Lackie’s record improved to 17-6, going 5 innings giving up 0 runs on just 1 hit while walking 2 and striking out 4.

Meredith Keel went 1 for 2 with 3 rbi’s scoring 2 runs and 2 walks.

Mackenzie Brasher went 2 for 3 with 1 rbi scoring 1 run and 2 walks.

Shelby Garrett went 1 for 1 with 2 RBI’s

Victoria Ortiz went 2 for 3 with 2 rbi’s and 1 run scored.

Sasha Willems went 1 for 2 with 1 rbi and 2 runs scored and 1 walk.

Bryan’s Takes

Olivia Lackie was working her magic again. The junior has a career record of 51-26 with 27 total shutouts with 629 strikeouts. Lackie is approaching many of the Jaguars career records. South Alabama has won 7 in a row for the second time this season. The Jaguars should be closing in on a chance at automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals. They just have to keep taking care of business.
The Jags have 6 regular season games remaining. Three at 10th place Sun Belt rival Southern Miss and 3 at home versus Troy where the Jaguars are 17-3. Between Lackie and Jenna Hardy and the offensive players that the Jags have. This should be an outstanding postseason run, the Jags are about make. South Alabama’s record has improved to 32-13 and 14-4 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Jags are in third place but only 2 games out of first place. Troy has lost two straight, so South was able to put a little more distance between them and Troy.

Next Up

April 28-30 at Southern Miss

Game 1

Friday @ 5pm

Game 2

Saturday @ 2pm

Game 3

I Sunday @ 12pm

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Jaguar Women’s Basketball Introduced Its New Coach And Staff

Jaguar women’s basketball introduced its as new head coach and staff . Officially announced on April 5, 2023, Yolisha Jackson was hired to take over the women’s basketball program. Coach Jackson is no stranger to South Alabama. She was previously on the women’s basketball coaching staff from 2013-2020. Coach Jackson was an Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator. During the 2019-2020 season she was the Assistant Head Coach. During her time at South Alabama, the Jags had two 20-win seasons and in the 2018-2019 season the program set a record of 25 wins. Coach Jackson was also instrumental in the development of Chynna Ellis who went on to become the Sunbelt Conference Defensive Player of Year in 2016 and 2018.

Coach Jackson was a Recruiting Coordinator Kennesaw State, Air Force, South Alabama, and South Florida. At South Florida Coach Jackson was also an Assistant Coach and during her time there, South Florida made three NCAA appearances. In 2021 Coach Jackson was highlighted by Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx in the series 100 Influential Black Women in Sports. This series focused on Black women in all sports who were making an impact in their communities and who are vital in developing the future generation of leaders in the community. 

Coach Jackson has already started assembling her staff at South Alabama. Eryc Pittman was announced as an assistant coach on Coach Jackson’s staff. Coach Pittman spent two seasons at Austin Peay as an assistant coach. At Austin Peay, the Governors had a 37-25 record in two seasons and went to the Women’s Basketball Invitational in 2022. Coach Pittman was at Jacksonville State for six seasons where he coordinated scouting reports and recruiting. Before Jacksonville State, Coach Pittman was at Brewton-Parker College, Abbey College and was a Grad Assistant at Eastern Kentucky.

Jackson also added former Jag player and grad assistant Colby Davis. Davis spent the past two seasons at FAMU as an assistant coach.

Davis began her coaching career at Pearl River, where she was responsible for recruiting and film breakdowns, while developing guards and post players. Davis was a GA at South Alabama. In 2019-2020 she helped the Jaguars get the the Sun Belt Conference semifinals and Quarterfinals in 2020-2021.

At  the end of the  2022-2023 women’s basketball season, the Jags were 7-23 and the program has only one NCAA appearance in its history. Coach Jackson is ready to “raise the bar”.  She feels that the Jags have the talent to become successful, but says it is a “process” and will take time. The future looks bright for the Jaguars.

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Jaguar Softball Wins Game And Go For Sweep Tomorrow

Jaguar softball wins game and go for sweep tomorrow. The final score was 6-1.

How It Happened

South Alabama gets the offense going in the top of the first. Meredith Keel struck out for the first out. Mackenzie Brasher singled to left. That brought up Sasha Willems. During Willems at bat, Brasher stole second. Willems would end up striking out, for the second out. Victoria Ortiz would get an rbi single up the middle. Stagner would fly out. In the inning the Jaguars got 1 run and led 1-0.

In the top of the second, Odalys Cordova led off with a single to third base. Bailey Welch walked on 4 pitches. Stephanie Gonzalez would lay down a sac bunt, advancing the runners. That brought up Emma Kropp with two runners on and one out. Kropp hit an rbi single to left scoring Cordova from third. Keel got an rbi ground out scoring Welch, and Brasher would ground out to end the inning. In the inning South Alabama scored 2 runs and now led 3-0.

In the bottom of the second, Georgia Southern scored one run and now trailed the Jags 3-1.

We move all the way to the top of the seventh inning. The Jags get the scoring going again. Sims would line out to shortstop for the first out. That brought Kropp to the plate. Kropp hits a solo home run to right field. Keel then singled to left. Brasher would ground out to third advancing Keel to second. That would bring up Willems. Sasha would hit an rbi double to left field. Ortiz would come to the plate, and single up the middle picking up the rbi. Stagner would end the inning fouling out to first base. In the inning the Jags picked up 3 runs and led 6-1. That score would be the final.

Game Stats

Jenna Hardy went the distance. Hardy pitched 7 innings giving up 1 run on 5 hits, striking out 5 and walking 0. Jenna Hardy’s record improved to 14-7 overall.

Victoria Ortiz went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs

Odalys Cordova went 2 for 3 with 1 run scored

Emma Kropp went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and 1 run scored.

Bryan’s Takes

The red hot Jags continue to win games. They have won 6 straight. There are only 7 more regular season games left. After the Sunday series finale vs Georgia Southern, the Jags have a road series vs Southern Miss and a large series at Jaguar Field vs Troy to close out the regular season.
The Jags are having a stellar season. They have a pretty stable offense and a great 1-2 punch on the pitching staff with Lackie and Hardy. The Jaguars have a great shot to make a lot of noise in the Sun Belt Tournament coming up on May 10th. The Jags are currently in 3rd place in the Sun Belt Conference.

Next Up

The Jaguars go for the sweep tomorrow in the series finale at Georgia Southern

Game time 11 am (central time)

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Jaguar Baseball Evens The Series

Jaguar baseball evens the series. The final score 5-2. One day after being embarrassed on their home field, losing 15-5 thanks to some sloppy play on both offense and defense. The Jaguars were look for a chance for redemption.

How It Happened

The Jaguars got the scoring started in the bottom of the first. Erick Orbeta walked on four pitches to lead off the inning. JG Bell followed with a single to the right side. Will Turner gets hit by the pitch to load the bases. That would bring Trey Lewis to the plate with nobody out. Lewis reached on a fielders choice and picked up the rbi as Orbeta scored. Turner was out at second.
Joseph Sullivan came to the plate next. During the at bat, Bell would score on a wild pitch and Lewis would advance to second. “ Sully” would continue his at bat and walked. Tyler Borges would be next up, and also walk to load the bases again. Cole Ketzner would pop up for the second out. Austin Thrasher would hit the ball to third base. Sullivan would be forced out at third base for the final out of the inning. In the inning the Jaguars get 2 runs and led 2-0.

Moving to the bottom of the third, the Jags looked to extend their lead. Turner doubled to right center to lead off the inning. Lewis would walk and “ Sully” was hit by a pitch to load the bases for the third time in the game. Borges would get an rbi walk scoring Turner on the play. The bases would remain loaded with no outs. Ketzner would then strikeout and Thrasher would end the inning by grounding into a double play. In the inning the Jaguars picked up 1 run and led 3-0.

In the top of the fourth and fifth Georgia State would pick up one run each inning. That trimmed the Jags lead to 3-2.

In the bottom of the fifth inning. The Jags add to the lead. Turner lead off the inning getting hit by a pitch, yet again. Trey Lewis stepped to the plate. After Turner advanced to second on a wild pitch, Lewis would fly out for the first out of the inning. That brought Sullivan to the plate. “Sully” would smack a 2 run home run to right. Borges then walked with one out. Ketzner flew out to center, for the second out. Thrasher was hit by a pitch and Lawrence would fly out to right, to end the inning. In the inning South Alabama picked up 2 runs and led 5-2.

That score would hold up and become the final. Jags win 5-2.

Game Stats

Mitchell Heer got the start and got the win. Improving his record to 3-1 on the season. Heer went 5 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on 6 hits, striking out 7 and walking just 1.
Colson Lawrence came in to relieve Zach Wilingham. ( who was sandwiched by Heer and Lawerence). Coleson pitched 3 strong innings giving up just one hit, and no runs, walking just one. He is being extended some. His bat is struggling some on offense, but he could be a nice surprise in the pen going forward.

Joseph Sullivan was 1 for 1 with 2 RBIs with the home run included.

Georgia State pitchers hit 5 Jaguars today put that with the 4 batters hit yesterday. They have hit 9 Jaguars so far in this series with one game to go.

Defensively this team is

Bryan’s Takes

Heer is starting to get extended more as he goes along. I look for him to be a big shot in the arm, for the pitching staff. He has a great arm and his control is coming along nicely.

The South Alabama offense is getting better, but still needs a little more consistency especially with with runners on and less than two outs. I feel like they are close to going on a long run. The offense seems to be missing the big explosive power bat, that they have had in the past. An Ethan Wilson type hitter that was a deep threat at anytime.

The pitching is still the major issue. The Jaguars do not have a solid starting staff, that can execute both effectively or efficiently. The staff seems to get ahead of hitters ( eg . 0-2 or 1-2) but then loses the hitter via walks in key situations, or giving up a big hit. Hopefully Lee’s performance last time out will carry over to this week and help ignite this staff.

Pitching Staff Key Stats

The staff ERA is 6.13.

The staff only has 1 shutout. (13-0 vs Southern)

The staff has only 2 complete games.

The staff has given up 45 home runs this season.

Teams are batting .274 vs the Jags.

Offensive Key Stats

Team batting average . 278

Team Home runs 46. ( Will Turner 11, Sullivan and Lawerence with 10 each)

Defensive Key Stats

Team Errors ( JG Bell leads team with 11 errors)

Next Up

The Jags go for the series win tomorrow, which would be their 4 straight series win.

game time 1pm Sunday.

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