Title Sport Date
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
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
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Softball Travels to 2013 Citrus Classic in Orlando

VIDEO: Interview with Head Coach Annie Smith 

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern Softball enters the third weekend of the season with five games in the 2013 Citrus Classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. The Eagles enter the weekend at 6-3 including a pair of extra innings defeats. The weekend begins on Friday afternoon against Boston University at 12:15 p.m. GSU faces Wisconsin on Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.

Last weekend Georgia Southern had an excellent weekend which included the program’s first perfect game, a trip to extra innings with top-ranked Alabama and a come-from-behind win over the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Champions.

Sarah Purvis anchors the Eagle pitching staff with back-to-back SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors. Purvis has fanned 46 batters in 35.1 innings so far this season. Sophomore Brooke Red took a hard-luck loss last weekend in her first decision of the season and has a 2.10 ERA. Junior hurler Allie Miles picked up her first win of the season last weekend over Akron and has a 2.41 ERA.

Kourtny Thomas has provided the power this season with three home runs and nine RBIs. The junior is slugging .656 in her second season in Statesboro. Shelby Morrill leads the team with a .375 average. She has been walked eight times this season and holds a .545 on base percentage.

Last season the Eagles fell 3-2 to Wisconsin in the opening weekend of the year in extra innings. The Badgers are 4-1 on the year, travelling to Charlotte two weeks ago. The lone blemish on the season for Wisconsin is a 5-3 loss to Presbyterian College on the opening day of the season. The Badgers atoned for that loss a day later with a five-inning, 8-0 win over the Blue Hose.

Boston University opens the 2013 season this weekend. The defending America East Champions were picked to repeat in the league’s preseason coaches’ poll along with Albany. Strong pitching paced the Terriers last season, as they posted a league-best 1.93 team earned-run average. All-America East First Team standouts Brittany Clendenny (shortstop), Jayme Mask (outfield) and Emily Roesch (second base) will carry an offense that was third in the league scoring 238 runs.

Next weekend, Georgia Southern is back at home for the 2013 Eagle Classic at Eagle Field. Alabama State, Florida International, Kennesaw State and South Carolina will be in town for the three-day tournament from the friendly confines.

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Category: Softball
Published on Thursday, 21 February 2013 16:59
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