Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 JACKSONVILLE – Senior Travis Stout became the Ohio Valley Conference's all-time career saves holder after shutting down Eastern Illinois in the opener and recorded his 36^th career save in the night cap as the Gamecocks swept EIU on Saturday at Rudy Abbott Field.

The Gamecocks jumped on the Panthers early and held on for a 5-4 win in game one of the twinbill and came from behind late to post a 4-2 victory over EIU.  With the twinbill sweep, JSU swept the three-game series and improved to 12-8 overall and 5-4 in OVC play.  The Panthers fell to 0-17 on the season and 0-6 against the OVC.

Stout, who tied the league's career saves mark on Friday night, surpassed former Austin Peay pitcher, Tyler Rogers with his one inning of work in the opener.  The Smyrna, Georgia-native worked around a pair of JSU miscues in the final frame to earn the save.  He tossed a 1-2-3 ninth in the second game for his fifth save of the season and second in as many days.

In the opener, the Gamecocks plated two runs in their first at bat after a key two-double by senior Ryan Sebra.  Sebra was a tough out for the Panthers as he finished the weekend, 6-for-12, including a pair of doubles, a triple and a key solo home run late in the second game to lift JSU to the win.  In the first game, Sebra, the reigning OVC Player of the Week, collected a pair of hits in four plate appearances.  In the second game, the Ormond Beach, Florida-third baseman also had a pair of hits – both for extra bases.

After falling behind 2-1 in the sixth inning of the night cap, Sebra belted his second home run of the season over the left center field wall.  He was instrumental in giving the Gamecocks the lead in the home half of the eighth with another lead off hit.  Sebra sent a ball to the right center gap for a triple.  He scored the eventual winning run on a double from Elliot McCummings.  After hitting for the cycle last Monday at Austin Peay, Sebra collected all four cycle hits in the two games combined.

Sophomore Josh Bobo gave the Jax State offense a spark in both games after being inserted in to the line up due for freshman Taylor Hawthorne.   The Attalla, Alabama-product singled in his first plate appearance and followed that with his first home run of the season in the eighth to give JSU an insurance run at 5-2 heading in to the final inning. 

Senior Tony Urban recorded the win in the opener after 6.1 innings of work and limited the Panthers to just three hits and one earned run.  Urban finished with three strikeouts and just one free pass.  EIU's Garrison Stenger took the loss.

Both teams scratched a run on the board in the first inning of the final game of the series and then both pitchers tossed a duel.  JSU freshman Jake Walsh limited the first inning damage to just a run and then settled in to finish the next five innings of scoreless baseball.  Walsh posted four strike outs in the outing and touched for both of EIU's runs.  Junior Graham Officer was credited with the win after two innings of work before handing things over to Stout.

Freshman catcher Hayden White turned in a pair of hits in game two along with Bobo and Sebra.

The Gamecocks will spend the midweek part of Spring Break on the road Tuesday and Wednesday before stepping out of conference play next weekend to host the Air Force Academy.  JSU treks to in-state rival Troy on Tuesday before a make up contest with Samford on Wednesday.  Both contests will get started at 6 p.m. and will be available on the Gamecock Sports Network.