MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama took game one of a Sun Belt Conference series from visiting Georgia Southern, 9-4, on Friday evening at Jaguar Field.
The Jaguars improved to 17-28 overall and 6-17 in the Sun Belt with the win, while Georgia Southern falls to 19-26 overall and 5-16 with the loss. The two teams will play game two of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
South Alabama built a 5-0 lead through the first four innings, while holding Georgia Southern without a hit. The Eagles got on the board in the top of the fifth inning as Logan Harrell's fielder's choice RBI scored Jess Mazur from third, then Hannah Farrell followed with an RBI single up the middle to make the score 5-2.