Title Sport Date
Elon Forces If Necessary Game with 11-4 Victory Baseball May 25, 2013
Eagles Advance to Saturday with Ninth-Inning Rally Baseball May 24, 2013
Women's Basketball Adds a Pair of Transfers Women's Basketball May 23, 2013
Eagles Take SoCon Opener Behind Hess' Shutout Performance Baseball May 23, 2013
Men’s Basketball Set to Play in 2013 Cancun Challenge Men's Basketball May 23, 2013
Georgia Southern Athletics Announces Bishop Club Seating for Football Football May 23, 2013
It’s a Record Breaking Business Swimming & Diving May 21, 2013
Baseball Set to Hold Four Summer Camps Baseball May 21, 2013
Take Flight - Eagle Athletics This Week - May 20-26 Athletics May 20, 2013
Baseball Opens SoCon Tournament Against College of Charleston Baseball May 20, 2013
Site Preparation Begins with Scoreboard Demolition Football May 20, 2013
New Logo, Brand Identification Mark the Beginning of the Next Era for the Sun Belt Conference General Release May 20, 2013
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
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
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
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Georgia Southern Back at Home Against Elon

STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern Softball returns home for the 2012 regular season home finale series this weekend against Elon. Prior to Saturday's doubleheader, the Eagles will honor is class of 2012 seniors with a pregame ceremony. The game is slated for a 1 p.m. start and fans are encouraged to arrive early for Senior Day. The series concludes on Sunday with a 1 p.m. home finale.

Georgia Southern leads the Southern Conference with a 16-2 league mark and a 32-17 overall record. The Eagles are ahead of second place Chattanooga (14-2 SoCon) on winning percentage due to the fact that the Mocs have played two fewer games. GSU has a magic number of six entering the final two weeks of the season, needing to win all of the final six games or a combination of victories and Chattanooga losses equaling or exceeding six.

Sarah Purvis (Warner Robins, Ga.) enters the weekend with 185 total strikeouts which ranks her second at Georgia Southern in a single-season. She needs 21 more strikeouts to tie the school record, set by Cary Moone in 2004. Overall, she has a 16-9 record with 14 complete games on the campaign. Allie Miles (Dacula, Ga.) picked up her fifth victory of the season in game two against Jacksonville on Tuesday afternoon. The SoCon Preseason Pitcher of the Year has returned to her 2010 form with one run or less in each of her last five outings, including a shutout against the Dolphins.

Marie Fogle (Rincon, Ga.) hit two home runs last week including one in the Appalachian State series. She leads the Georgia Southern offense with a .411 batting average. Her home runs raised her season total to seven this year, tying her with Mackenzie Williams (Baxley, Ga.) for the team lead. Fogle is fourth all-time in career home runs with 25, while Williams has 20 career home runs to rank in a tie for fifth.

Elon has lost five-straight games after taking an upset win over NC State on April 19th. Western Carolina swept the Phoenix last weekend in Cullowhee. In the midweek, Longwood took two games from Elon. Erin O'Shea has started 25 games for Elon in the circle with a 13-10 record with a 3.21 ERA. Tomeka Watson has a .383 batting average with four home runs to lead the team, while Carleigh Nester is hitting .362 on the year.

Following this weekend's three-game set, Georgia Southern closes the regular season with three games at Furman. The 2012 Southern Conference Championship Tournament is hosted by Appalachian State with games beginning on Wednesday, May 9th.

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Category: Softball
Published on Friday, 27 April 2012 12:43
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