USA clinches series victory over TXST

Jonathan Ortega and USA first baseman Wells Davis watch a fly ball in the top of the first inning Saturday at Stanky Field. (Photo by Scott Donaldson)MOBILE, Ala. – The Texas State baseball team fell 9-4 to South Alabama Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference game contested at Stanky Field.

The Bobcats (22-22, 9-11 SBC) dropped their seventh game in a row, while the Jaguars (27-17, 14-6 SBC) clinched the series victory after winning Friday's opener 8-3.

USA sent 13 batters to the plate and scored five runs in the opening frame. The early deficit proved to be too much to overcome for the maroon and gold. TXST was able to counter with two runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings, but the…