Box Score Baseball Drops a 10-2 Decision to South Alabama

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The Coastal Carolina University baseball team (4-12) gave up five runs in the first as the University of South Alabama (12-6) defeated the Chanticleers 10-2 March 11 in Mobile, Ala.    Just like Friday night, South Alabama put up multiple runs in the first inning.  The Jags started with a double from Tyler Jones.  He moved to third on a bunt single by Patrick Weaver.  Junior Kevin Marrie (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) then walked David Freese to load the bases and Jeff Cunningham to force in Jones.  Guillermo Martinez cleared the bases on a double to left center, making it 4-0 USA.  The fifth run came in on a wild pitch by Marrie, who did not last the first inning.   Coastal got on the board in the sixth inning.  With one out, freshman David Anderson (Lexington, S.C./White Knoll) walked.  He then went to third on a double from junior John Mariotti (Toronto, Ontario/Gulf Coast C.C.).  Anderson scored as senior Mike Fuentes (Miami, Fla./North Florida C.C.) hit a sacrifice fly to center field.   South Alabama scored three runs in the sixth off just one hit.  Ben Daw and Jones walked to open the inning.  After reliever Pete Andrelczyk (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Twp.) struck out Weaver, he walked Freese to load the bases.  Cunningham hit a sacrifice fly to left that scored Daw.  Michael Cart then drove in a pair on a single to left, making it 8-1 USA.   The Jaguars scored two runs in the seventh with the help of walks.  Reliever Zane Petty (Surfside Beach, S.C./Socastee) walked Joel Collins and Daw to open the frame.  After a double play groundout, Weaver doubled in Collins for a 9-1 lead.  After Freese walked, Cunningham drove in Weaver on a single to left.   Coastal scored a run in the ninth as pinch hitter Matt Sutton (La Grange, N.C./UNC Wilmington) hit his fifth home run of the season, a shot to right field.   Marrie was tagged with the loss, going two-thirds of an inning with five earned runs and four hits.  Senior Kevin Salmon (Brentwood, N.Y./Briarcliffe C.C.) went 4.1 innings, giving up four hits and two earned runs with two strikeouts, but held the Jaguars scoreless from the second to fifth innings.  The win went to Zach Piccola, who gave up four hits and a run in 5.1 innings.   Coastal pitchers combined for 11 walks on the day.    For South Alabama, Weaver had three hits, while Daw was 2-for-2.    Coastal will face Georgia Southern Sunday, March 12 at 11 a.m., in Mobile.