MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama scored four runs in the first inning and held on for a 5-2 Sun Belt Conference softball victory over visiting Georgia Southern on Sunday afternoon at Jaguar Field.

The Jaguars (18-29, 7-18 SBC) claim the series win and move ahead of the Eagles (20-27, 6-17 SBC) in the Sun Belt series. With one week left to play, Georgia Southern will need to at least win two of three from Georgia State to have a chance of advancing to the 2019 Sun Belt tournament. The series, which also represents part of the Southern vs. State Rivalry Series, begins with a 7 p.m. contest on Thursday, May 2nd, at Eagle Field.

South Alabama batted around in its four-run first inning, getting an RBI double from Kamryn Kvidstad and RBI singles from Savanna Mayo and Abby Krzywiecki to build a 4-0 lead.

The Eagles got on the board in the top of the third as Macy Coleman led off the frame with a solo home run to left, the fifth straight game in which Georgia Southern has hit a home run.

The Jaguars got that run back in the bottom of the third on on a Victoria Ortiz RBI single.

Georgia Southern loaded the bases in the fourth thanks to a walk and two hit batters by South Alabama pitcher Samantha Yarbrough. Yarbrough then hit Coleman with the bases loaded to bring home another run, but she would escape the jam with a strikeout and a fly out.

Yarbrough (6-9) would finish the one-hitter to pick up the win in the circle for South Alabama, giving up two runs and walking four while striking out six. She also hit four batters. Ashleigh Morton (7-7) took the loss for the Eagles, giving up five hits and four runs in 1/3 of an inning of work, walking one.