South Alabama baseball responds after a tough weekend at home. The Jags go on the road to Tulane and beat them handily, the final score 11-7.
The Jags show some power in this game, hitting 3 home runs.
South Alabama would get the scoring started in the first inning. Erick Orbeta would lead off the game and reach on an error by the second baseman. After Colson Lawrence and Will Turner both struck out for outs 1 & 2. Orbeta would advance to 2nd on a passed ball. Joseph Sullivan walked, bringing up JG Bell with two on and two out. Bell would hit an rbi double to left scoring Orbeta. Robbie Petracci would strike out for out three, the Jags led 1-0.
In the top of the 3rd, after Turner is hit by a pitch, Joseph Sullivan would hit a 2 run home run to left. The Jags would lead 3-0. Bell would come up next and single to left, Petracci would walk, bringing up DK Donaldson with nobody out. Donaldson would groundout to third, moving the runners up 90 feet. Altamirano would hit a RBI SAC FLY to center field. That scored Bell on the play Jags led 4-0.
Tulane would get on the board in the bottom of the third picking up 2 runs. The Jaguars lead was trimmed to 4-2.
In the top of the 4th inning, Orbeta would double down the left field line. After Lawrence grounded out to third for the first out. Turner would hit the 0-1 pitch for an RBI single which scored Orbeta. Turner would advance to second on the late throw in. That would bring up Sullivan who would single to the shortstop. The shortstop would then pick up an error on the throw to first. Turner who advanced to third, would score on the same error. The Jags led 6-2. Bell and Petracci would be retired for the second and third outs of the inning.
In the top of the 5th inning, DK Donaldson and Altamirano would both ground out. That would bring up Hunter Donaldson with 2 outs. Donaldson would single to right, then steal 2nd base. Orbeta would walk putting 2 runners on with two outs with Lawerence coming to the plate. Lawerence would hit a 3 run home run to center. He Jags led 9-2
Tulane would pick up 3 runs in bottom of the inning. The Jags lead was trimmed to 9-5
Moving into the top of the 6th, Bell would single to center on the first pitch. Petracci would step to the plate and hit a 2 run homer to right. Jags led 11-5 with nobody out. After DK Donaldson walked, Altamirano would pop out for out number 1. Hunter Donaldson would reach on a fielders choice. Orbeta would hit a two out double, Lawerence would fly out to end the inning.
That’s is all of the scoring the Jags would need and Tulane would only be able to get 2 more runs for the final of 11-7.
Grant Wood got the win and the Jags would improve their record to 5-4 overall
Next up
South Alabama will host the South Alabama Invitational starting Friday at 6:30 vs Pepperdine. Iowa on Saturday and Southern on Sunday.
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