Wednesday, February 27
JACKSONVILLE
3 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
8
vs
3
South Alabama
Andrew Bishop had two hits vs South Alabama on Wednesday
South Alabama Claims 8-3 Win Over Jax State
2/27/2013 5:50:00 PM | Baseball
BOX SCORE
JACKSONVILLE – Jordan Patterson had a pair of hits and drove in three runs to lead South Alabama to an 8-3 win over Jacksonville State at Rudy Abbott Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Matt Bell (1-0) scattered four hits and had three strikeouts to earn his first win of the season for the Jaguars, while Adam Polk (0-3) gave up just two earned runs, but got stuck with the loss for the Gamecocks.
South Alabama jumped out to the early lead after scoring four runs in the first inning, after Patterson drove in two runs with a double, while Nick Zaharion and Whitt Dorsey each drove in a run to give the Jaguars the early advantage.
Jax State came out and plated three runs in the home half of the first inning after Eddie Mora-Loera reached on a one-out single and Griff Gordon followed with a single to right field. Coty Blanchard then hit his first home run of the year with a 3-run shot over the left field fence to cut the lead to 4-3.
South Alabama answered with two runs in the top of the second inning on a RBI by Nolan Earley, while Jeff DeBlieux scored on a Gamecock throwing error to extend the lead to 6-3.
The Jaguars added a run in the seventh on a RBI single by Patterson, and then Hayden Jones scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning for the final margin.
Andrew Bishop led the Gamecocks with a pair of hits, while Blanchard finished the game with three RBI. Hayden Jones had three hits to lead South Alabama, while Bud Collura, Whitee Dorsey, DeBlieux and Patterson each had two hits.
Jacksonville State returns to action this weekend in Jacksonville, Fla., as the Gamecocks will face North Florida at 3 p.m. on Friday.
JACKSONVILLE – Jordan Patterson had a pair of hits and drove in three runs to lead South Alabama to an 8-3 win over Jacksonville State at Rudy Abbott Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Matt Bell (1-0) scattered four hits and had three strikeouts to earn his first win of the season for the Jaguars, while Adam Polk (0-3) gave up just two earned runs, but got stuck with the loss for the Gamecocks.
South Alabama jumped out to the early lead after scoring four runs in the first inning, after Patterson drove in two runs with a double, while Nick Zaharion and Whitt Dorsey each drove in a run to give the Jaguars the early advantage.
Jax State came out and plated three runs in the home half of the first inning after Eddie Mora-Loera reached on a one-out single and Griff Gordon followed with a single to right field. Coty Blanchard then hit his first home run of the year with a 3-run shot over the left field fence to cut the lead to 4-3.
South Alabama answered with two runs in the top of the second inning on a RBI by Nolan Earley, while Jeff DeBlieux scored on a Gamecock throwing error to extend the lead to 6-3.
The Jaguars added a run in the seventh on a RBI single by Patterson, and then Hayden Jones scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning for the final margin.
Andrew Bishop led the Gamecocks with a pair of hits, while Blanchard finished the game with three RBI. Hayden Jones had three hits to lead South Alabama, while Bud Collura, Whitee Dorsey, DeBlieux and Patterson each had two hits.
Jacksonville State returns to action this weekend in Jacksonville, Fla., as the Gamecocks will face North Florida at 3 p.m. on Friday.
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