A fast start to a weekend series left the Warhawks (13-9, 1-3 SBC) in the dust, as the University of South Alabama Jaguars (7-14, 3-1 SBC) led the first inning and never looked back, eventually winning by a score of 20-13.

In the first inning, South Alabama scored five runs off of pitcher Randy Ziegler, the first of five pitchers for the night for the Warhawks. ULM scored two runs in the bottom of the first, followed by one more in the second.

High-powered scoring would take effect in the fourth, though. With ULM trailing 7-5, South Alabama hit six runs, followed by the Warhawks’ seven runs.

Following two more by the Jaguars and one more by the Warhawks, the game stood at a standstill for three innings, until South Alabama hit five runs in the ninth to put the game away for the evening.

The 13 runs were the most scored by the Warhawks this season, and the 20 given up were the most since an 11-27 loss to Troy in 2007.

The Warhawks competed against the Jaguars on Saturday and Sunday for the rest of the two-game series.