NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers will take a second trip to Mobile to face the South Alabama Jaguars on Tuesday night at Stanky Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
The Privateers are coming off a 1-2 weekend at McNeese. After the two sides split the first two games, McNeese used a five-run fourth to vault their way to a 6-2 victory over the Privateers.
Mitchell Sanford went 3-for-4 and drove in both runs for the Privateers on the day.
Brandon Mitchell won his second Southland Pitcher of the Week honor this season after throwing a complete game against McNeese. Mitchell has three complete games which ranks tied for third among Division pitchers.
The Privateers have 91 RBI with two outs heading into the weekend. Four Privateers are in double digits in that category:
Mitchell Sanford (19),
Issac Williams (13),
Tristan Moore (11) and
Jorge Tejeda (10).
Kasten Furr has gone 38 straight games without making an error in the field. His only error came in the second game of the season against Kennesaw State. Furr has a fielding percentage of .993 while playing every game at short this year.
As a team, the Privateers are hitting .302 in pinch hit situations (13-for-43).
Max Dias has the most pinch hits this season going 5-for-5 in those opportunities.
New Orleans and South Alabama played a tight ball game that was opened up late on a grand slam in the eighth inning. The Jaguars defeated the Privateers 10-6 in that contest on Mar. 7. South Alabama is 14-1 in the last 15 games at home against New Orleans dating back to 2010.
South Alabama is coming off a series where they went 2-1 against Georgia State. After losing the series opener, the Jaguars outscored the Panthers 12-4 over the next two days. South Alabama is at 9-9 in Sun Belt play.
Will Turner is hitting .381 through 40 games with 26 extra base hits and 45 RBI. Joseph Sullivan (.325) and Erick Orbeta (.309) are also north of the .300 mark.
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