Jaguar baseball wins a close game versus UAB, to wrap up play at The Jaguar Classic. South Alabama is the host team for the yearly opening home weekend set of games, held in Mobile Alabama. The Jags went 3-1 this weekend.
Jaguar Game Recap
Friday- Jag with a comeback win 3-2 vs Northwestern State
Saturday Game One- Jags lose a pitchers duel 2-0 vs Eastern Kentucky
Saturday Game Two- Jags bounce back and win by absolutely crushing Eastern Kentucky 26-5
Sunday- Jags win a hard fought close one 7-6 vs UAB
UAB would start the scoring off early in the top of the 1st inning. The Blazers would get 3 runs, off of Jaguar starter Jackson Boyd.
In the bottom of the 2nd the Jags would get on the board. Tyler Borges would come up to bat with one on and two outs. Borges would hit an RBI double to left center scoring Colson Lawerence all the way from 1st base. Jags trail 3-1 at the end of 2 innings.
In the bottom of the third, Erick Orbeta doubled on the 1-2 pitch to lead off the inning.
Orbeta would get to 3rd on a sac ground out by Austin Trasher. Will Turner would come up with one on and 1 out. Turner hit an RBI double to center field scoring Orbeta. At the end of the 3rd inning, South Alabama would trail 3-2.
In the top of the 4th UAB would pick up another run. The Blazers would extend their lead to 4-2
In the bottom of the 4th inning Borges doubled to left field. He moved to third base on the sacrifice ground out to the pitcher by JG Bell. Orbeta comes to the plate with one out and one on. Orbeta hits an RBI triple to right center scoring Borges . After a pitching change, Thrasher gets an RBI ground out to third scoring Orbeta. That would tie the game at 4-4 at the end of the 4th.
In the bottom of the 7th, with Heer sitting at third with one out. There is a pitching change for UAB. Heer scored on a wild pitch, giving the Jaguars the lead 5-4.
In the bottom of the 8th, South looks to score some insurance runs. With two outs in the inning and another UAB pitching change. The bases are loaded for the Jags with Cole Ketzner coming to bat. Ketzner hits the 1-2 pitch to left field for a 2 RBI single, scoring Heer and Will Turner on the play. The Jags would extend the lead to 7-4 heading into the top of the ninth.
In the top of the ninth UAB would get 2 runs making the score 7-6 but that’s as close as the Blazers would get. The Jags hold on to win 7-6.
South Alabama’s record improved to 3-1 and The Jaguars are on a 2 game winning streak. Danny Diaz would get the win his record improved to 1-0. Grant Wood picks up his 2nd save of the season.
Next Up
Nicholls comes to Stanky Field for a midweek game, Wednesday February 22 at 6pm
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