Title Sport Date
Softball Eliminated from NCAA Tournament with 2-1 Loss in Nine Innings Softball May 19, 2013
Eagles Open the SoCon Tournament as the Seven Seed Baseball May 18, 2013
Sarah Purvis Throws Perfect Game as Eagles Advance to Face USF Softball May 18, 2013
College of Charleston Completes Sweep with Comeback Victory Baseball May 18, 2013
Eagle Golf Finishes 12th at NCAA Regional Golf May 18, 2013
Golf Succumbs to Scarlet Course in NCAA Regional Second Round Golf May 17, 2013
Eagles Clipped 1-0 by USF in Extra Innings Softball May 17, 2013
Eagles Drop Series to College of Charleston Baseball May 17, 2013
Eagles Fall to College of Charleston in Series Opener Baseball May 17, 2013
Golf Sits in Ninth after Opening Round at NCAA Regional Golf May 16, 2013
Sarah Purvis Earns NFCA All-Region Honors Softball May 16, 2013
Softball Faces USF in NCAA Tournament Opener Softball May 16, 2013
Eagles Head to Charleston for Final SoCon Series Baseball May 15, 2013
Georgia Southern Football Camps Set for June Football May 15, 2013
Mierzejewski Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 15, 2013
Football Season Ticket Renewal Deadline Today Football May 15, 2013
Baseball Falls in Final Home Game Baseball May 15, 2013
Wolfes Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 14, 2013
Eagle Fund Donations Are Due June 3 Athletics May 14, 2013
Golf Begins NCAA Championship Play Thursday Golf May 14, 2013
Swope Earns Spot on CFPA Running Back Watch List Football May 13, 2013
Baseball Hosts Final Home Game Tuesday Baseball May 13, 2013
Georgia Southern Holds Special Graduation Ceremony Athletics May 13, 2013
Take Flight - Eagle Athletics This Week - May 13-19 Athletics May 13, 2013
Tickets Now Available for Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Eagles Open NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Clemson Completes Sweep of Georgia Southern Baseball May 12, 2013
Selection Show Viewing Set for 10 p.m. Inside Bishop Fieldhouse Softball May 12, 2013
Stevenson Invited Back for N.Y. Giants Rookie Camp Football May 12, 2013
Clemson Wins Series over Eagles Baseball May 12, 2013
Walk-Off Home Run Clinches Back-to-Back SoCon Championships Softball May 11, 2013
Waiting Game Begins for Eagles’ 4X100m Relay Team Track & Field May 11, 2013
Clemson Wins Series Opener Behind Strong Outing from Ace Baseball May 11, 2013
Eagles Win 11-Inning Marathon Over Cougars, Return to Title Game Softball May 10, 2013
Walk-off Single Forces "If Necessary Game" Between Cougars and Eagles Softball May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern Football 2014 Non-Conference Opponents Announced Football May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern 4X100m Relay Team Makes Last Run for Postseason Bid Track & Field May 10, 2013
Leadoff Home Run Pushes Eagles to SoCon Tournament Semifinals Softball May 9, 2013
Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Trent Wiedeman Men's Basketball May 9, 2013
Baseball Steps Out of Conference to Face Clemson Baseball May 9, 2013
Softball Thunders Past Chattanooga 6-2 in SoCon Tournament Opener Softball May 8, 2013
Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation to Blanket the Region with New Eagle Fans Athletic Foundation May 7, 2013
Softball Travels to 2013 SoCon Tournament Softball May 7, 2013
Corless Promoted to Co-Defensive Coordinator for Eagles Football May 7, 2013
Golf Gains Bid to NCAA Regional in Columbus Golf May 7, 2013
Purvis Named SoCon Softball Pitcher of The Year, Thomas and Morrill Earn All-SoCon Honors Softball May 6, 2013
McKinnon Placed on College Football Performance Awards QB Watch List Football May 6, 2013
NCAA Golf Championship Selection Show set for 9 p.m. Monday Golf May 6, 2013
Eagles Avoid Sweep with Offensive Outburst Baseball May 6, 2013
Softball Caps Regular Season with One-Hit Shutout Over Appalachian St. Softball May 5, 2013
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Eagles Blank Elon in Home Finale, 5-0

STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern Softball closed the 2012 home schedule with a convincing 5-0 win over Elon at Eagle Field. Sarah Purvis (Warner Robins, Ga.) tossed a two-hitter with nine strikeouts to win her 11th game in conference play. The Eagles are 35-17 overall and 19-2 in the Southern Conference entering the final three games of league play next weekend at Furman.

"After not playing up to our full potential in the last few games, I feel like we had a good afternoon today," said Head Coach Annie Smith. "It was one of our goals to get a sweep for our seniors this weekend. We've been taking it one game at a time and that's going to be our goal next weekend at Furman and in the SoCon Tournament."

The first two and a half innings of Sunday's game were a pitching duel between Elon's Erin O'Shea and GSU's Purvis. The Eagles ended that in the bottom of the third when Lexi Allen (Cobbtown, Ga.) drove in a run with a frozen rope double to the wall in right-center. The Eagles' first hit of the day gave GSU an early 1-0 advantage.

In the fourth, Marie Fogle (Rincon, Ga.) earned a leadoff walk, followed by a sacrifice bunt from Mackenzie Williams (Baxley, Ga.). Fogle stretched the play into two bases and a pinch hitter, Kaitlyn Johnson (Fayetteville, Ga.) lofted a high fly ball down the left field line that nearly left the park. The sacrifice fly scored Fogle, giving the Eagles a 2-0 lead through four innings.

Andrea Tarashuk (Flemington, N.J.) tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the sixth with a two-run home run down the line in left. It was her second long-ball of the season and brought Johnson in to score after she was hit by a pitch. Later in the inning, Tabby Douberley (Clyo, Ga.) hit a ball down the right field line which found grass between two Elon defenders. An errant throw back into the infield allowed Kourtny Thomas (Warner Robins, Ga.) to score from third and give the Eagles a 5-0 lead going into the seventh.

Purvis was stellar on the afternoon, tossing a two-hit shutout. She struck out nine batters, raising her season total to 204 strikeouts, two shy of the Georgia Southern school record of 206 strikeouts in a season. It was her 18th win of the season and her 11th in conference play with no losses.

The Eagles close out the 2012 regular season next weekend on the road against Furman. The series begins on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. from Greenville, S.C.

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Category: Softball
Published on Sunday, 29 April 2012 16:07
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