Title Sport Date
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
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
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Eagles Best Furman, 7-0, on Saturday

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Georgia Southern softball moved one step closer to its first regular season Southern Conference Championship since 1996 with a 7-0 win over Furman to open the weekend series on Saturday afternoon. Sarah Purvis (Warner Robins, Ga.) set the Georgia Southern school record for strikeouts in a season by upping her total to 213 this year. Kaitlyn Johnson (Fayetteville, Ga.) hit a pair of doubles and finished the game with four RBIs.

"Congratulations to Sarah (Purvis) for getting the strikeout record," said Head Coach Annie Smith. "She pitched a great game and our bats came through early to give her support. We've got two more tomorrow then we can focus on the SoCon Tournament next weekend."

Georgia Southern improves to 36-17 overall and 20-2 in league play. Furman is 17-32 with a 6-16 record in the Southern Conference. The Eagles can win the conference with two wins on Sunday against Furman or a combination of wins and Chattanooga losses at UNCG this weekend.

The Eagles drew first blood in the first inning, scoring three runs off a 3-RBI double by Johnson. Her knock to the gap in left with the bases loaded pushed Alexa Lewis (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Marie Fogle (Rincon, Ga.) and Mackenzie Williams (Baxley, Ga.) in to score. Later in the frame, Kourtny Thomas (Warner Robins, Ga.) laced a single over the Furman shortstop to score Johnson from third. GSU extended the lead to 5-0 with a double from Tabby Douberley (Clyo, Ga.).

Purvis, the Georgia Southern starting pitcher wrote her name in the record books by surpassing Cary Moone's school record of 206 strikeouts in a season. She set the mark with her third strikeout of the game to start the second inning. Purvis would go on to strike out nine batters in the game.

Georgia Southern caught the scoring fever again in the fifth inning. Fogle opened the frame with a double, followed by an RBI single from Williams. Johnson hit her second RBI double of the game down the left field line to score pinch runner Jorie Walker (Dublin, Ga.). Tarashuk followed suit with a double of her own to move Johnson to third base with no outs. Consecutive outs would end the GSU threat in the fifth with GSU holding a 7-0 advantage.

On her record-breaking day, Purvis tossed her second-consecutive two-hitter as the Eagles shutout the Paladins 7-0. Purvis has 213 strikeouts this season and is five short of moving into 10th place on the Southern Conference single-season strikeouts list.

The 2012 regular season comes to an end on Sunday morning with a 11 a.m. doubleheader from Pepsi Stadium against the Paladins.

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Category: Softball
Published on Saturday, 05 May 2012 15:29
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