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Trailing 1-0 heading into the bottom of the ninth, the Arkansas State Red Wolves rallied for two runs, getting a walk-off RBI single from pinch-hitter Alex Potts to defeat the South Alabama Jaguars 2-1 Sunday afternoon in the Sun Belt Conference series finale between the two teams at Tomlinson Stadium and Kell Field.

Senior starter Cory Kyle put the Red Wolves in position to get the victory, giving up the one South Alabama run on just one hit in seven innings of work, the longest outing of his career. Kyle struck out five batters and walked three, setting the stage for sophomore Bradley Wallace to work the final two innings to pick up the win. Wallace struck out one and did not issue a walk over the final two innings, giving up two hits to improve to 3-1.

“Cory did a good job of holding an outstanding hitting team down, and Wallace did the same in the last two innings,” ASU coach Tommy Raffo said. “We played good defense and gave ourselves an opportunity at the very end. That is all you can ask for.”

With the victory, Arkansas State earned its first series sweep of South Alabama (18-30, 12-12). The Red Wolves defeated the Jaguars 8-1 in Friday’s series opener and 6-1 on Saturday. Arkansas State (26-19, 15-7) trails league-leader Florida Atlantic (16-6 Sun Belt) by just one game with six remaining. Western Kentucky beat Florida Atlantic 6-1 Sunday afternoon.