Records: Kennesaw State (4-2), Jacksonville State (3-3)
Score: Kennesaw State 11, Jacksonville State 9
Starting Pitching Matchup: RHP Colton Pate vs. RHP AJ Moore
Key Players: Brennan Morgan (1-for-3, 3 RBI); David Chabut (2-for-4, 2 runs); Matt Mixon (2-for-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI); Grant Williams (2-for-4, 2 RBI); Logan Hutchinson (Win); Erich Stahl (Save)

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KENNESAW, Ga. –  In a back-and-forth, see-saw offensive onslaught battle between host Kennesaw State and visiting Jacksonville State, the Owls (4-2) overcame nine runs and 11 hits from the Gamecocks (3-3) at Stillwell Stadium on Sunday (Feb. 28) afternoon to take a 11-9 victory.
 
With the win, KSU took the series and won 2-of-3 from JSU, marking the second consecutive season the Owls defeated the Gamecocks in a three-game series.
 
On the day, Kennesaw State produced 11 runs on 11 hits as eight different players recorded at least a hit in the rubber game. The Owls were paced by sophomore Grant Williams (2-for-4, two RBI), senior Brennan Morgan (1-for-3, three RBI), David Chabut (2-for-4, two runs) and Matt Mixon (2-for-4, two runs and an RBI).
 
Head coach Mike Sansing also saw his club hit two more home runs as freshman Jake Franklin hit his first collegiate home run and Morgan, who started behind the dish for the Owls, hit his second home run of the season.
 
Logan Hutchinson (1-0) earned the win on the bump, tossing 1.0 innings and allowed just one hit, while junior teammates Richard Lovelady and Erich Stalh –who earned his third save of the season—held the Gamecocks scoreless over the final three innings of play.
 
The Owls produced three innings of crooked numbers on the right field scoreboard, plating a season-high five runs in the second, two runs in the fifth and three runs in the sixth to counter the Gamecocks' two four-run innings in the fifth and sixth.
 
Up Next
The Owls will return to action at Stillwell Stadium for a pair of non-conference mid-week affairs, welcoming Ohio University on Tuesday before hosting Charlotte on Wednesday. Both games will be scheduled to start at 5 p.m., as both games will be on A-Sun TV.
 
Sansing Quote
"We jump out early and then they came back. It was a back-and-forth game and I was proud of our guys on how they kept battling. You can easily get frustrated in a game like this and everyone kept their composure. We had some really good at-bats throughout, but we have to do better in controlling those big innings and limit the damage. I thought it was a really good series. They are a really good team and well coached."
 - Kennesaw State Head Coach Mike Sansing
 
Notes
- The Owls and Gamecocks have no played in nine consecutive seasons, dating back to the 2007 campaign.
- JSU and KSU have played a three-game weekend series along with a midweek for three consecutive seasons, including 2016.
- Last season, Kennesaw State took 2-of-3 over the three-game weekend series at Rudy Abbott Field, before dropping the midweek game to finish an even 2-2 against each other.
- Heading into the weekend, Kennesaw State holds a 16-12 mark since 1991.
- Jake Franklin hit his first collegiate home run of the season, and finished going 1-for-2 at the plate on the day.
- For the fifth time this season the Owls reached 10 or more hits in a game.
- Eight different Owls recorded at least a hit in the game.
- Logan Hutchinson won his first game of the season on the bump.
- For the second time this season, KSU recorded 10 RBI in a single game.
- Erich Stahl recorded his third save of the season in four appearances. He is 3/3 in save situations.
 
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