NEW ORLEANS (Interstat) — Hayden O’Dell tossed five scoreless innings with six strikeouts as South Alabama defeated New Orleans 4-2 on Wednesday at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

O’Dell allowed no hits and two earned runs while striking out six. Rett Johnson went 3 for 4 with a two-run homer in the sixth inning. Michael Young also homered for the Jaguars, who improved to 27-18.

New Orleans (18-29) took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Curley’s solo home run. The Privateers added a run in the fifth on Hepworth’s RBI single. South Alabama answered in the sixth when Young homered and Johnson followed with a two-run shot. The Jaguars added an insurance run in the ninth on Puckett’s RBI single.

Jacob Haley threw two hitless innings with four strikeouts for South Alabama. Jack Garvey and William Andrade each tossed two scoreless frames for New Orleans.