Florida Atlantic University Athletics
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South Alabama
Baseball Falls to South Alabama 11-9
4/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 28, 2007
The series finale between Florida Atlantic University and the University of South Alabama was an offensive battled that finished with 31 hits between the two squads. USA came away with one more hit than FAU and the 11-9 win on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams jumped on the scoreboard in the second inning and FAU (28-17, 10-14 SBC) held a 4-2 lead before South Alabama (22-20, 7-13 SBC) put up nine runs in the fourth through sixth innings. The Jaguars picked up 10 of their hits in the three frames, including a three run homer from Joel Collins for an 11-4 advantage.
The Owls rallied with one run in the seventh after a leadoff double by Billy Degnan and tacked on four in the eighth. Degnan and Tyler Stevens both picked up RBI singles and Daniel Bomback pushed across another two runs on a two out double.
The team could not get any closer as pitcher Brett Turner did not a hit in the final 1 1/3 inning as he earned his second save of the year.
Brandon Sage (4-4) earned the win as he worked six innings for USA and allowed four runs on nine hits and struck out 10. FAU starter Justin Phillabaum (1-5) suffered the loss after 3 1/3 innings of work. The junior gave up five runs on eight hits and struck out three.
Alex Pepe and Mike Obradovich combined to throw the final 3 2/3 innings for FAU and did not allow a hit. Offensively, FAU was led by a 3-for-6 effort and three RBI from Daniel Bomback. William Block also finished with three RBI. The runs came off his three-run shot in the third inning. The homer was his fourth in the last six games for the sophomore.
