southward Alabama knew what to count upon from junior right-hander P.

southward Alabama knew what to count upon from junior right-hander P.J. Walters in the Jaguars' opening game of the NCAA Oxford regional.

with equal reason did Tulane.

"He mixes his pitches well. He kept his pitches down in the (strike) zone" Tulane right-fielder Matt Riser said.

The flourishing Wave would soon go down, too, dropping a 7-1 decision to the Jaguars forward Friday afternoon before 4,623 at Oxford University Stadium. Walters (11-3) fulminateed a four-hitter, his fifth consummated game of the season, to transmit South Alabama into a second-round matchup against No. 1 se Ole Miss/Bethune-Cookman at 5 pm today.

southern Alabama (39-19) manufactured some early moves and took control on David Freese's two-run place of abode run to left-center field in the seventh facing Tulane right-hander Sean Morgan, who dropp to 8-6 with the los

"When PJ