MOBILE, Ala. – The New Orleans Privateers (4-4) fell into an early deficit and came up on the short end of a 5-0 decision on Tuesday night against the South Alabama Jaguars (5-5) at Stanky Field.
WIN-LOSS
The win went to Matt Boswell (1-1) who went the distance in 102 pitches. It was the first nine-inning complete game shutout by a Jaguar since May 2015.
Christopher DeMayo (1-1) was tagged with the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Jaguars took advantage of two Privateer errors and three walks issued in the first inning. The first run came across on an error. Reid Powers then followed with an RBI single of his own to make it 2-0 after one inning.
Kyle Khachadourian came in and stemmed the tide as he threw 4.2 innings in relief, his longest outing as a Privateer. The Jaguars struck again for two runs in the fourth to further extend the lead. After singles by Alden Davis and Ross Indlecoffer, a two-run base hit by Kaleb DeLaTorre made it 4-0.
The last of the Jaguars' runs came across in the fifth. After a Wilson bloop double, Michael Sandle drove him in with a base hit two batters later. The Privateers did not get a runner to third on the night.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Khachadourian struck out six batters over 4.2 innings of work.
Luther Woullard and
Salo Iza each had two hits. Both of Woullard's hits went for extra bases (two doubles).
Jamarian Crain stole his second base of the year.
Nicolas Johnson,
Cortlynn Ramirez, and
Brett Jones each worked a scoreless inning.
NEXT UP
The 2020 Pelican Cup begins on Wednesday when the Privateers face Tulane for the first of three meetings. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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