Title Sport Date
Paulson Stadium Construction Live Stream Launches on RingsandDiplomas.com Athletic Foundation June 18, 2013
Eagle Softball Summer Camps Run June 24-25 Softball June 17, 2013
Athletic Foundation Starting Contests on Social Media Channels Athletic Foundation June 17, 2013
Pairings Announced for Cancun Challenge Men's Basketball June 13, 2013
VIDEO: Catching up with Georgia Southern Women's Basketball Women's Basketball June 13, 2013
Men's Tennis Recruiting Class Named Honorable Mention Men's Tennis June 12, 2013
Georgia Southern Teams Continue APR Improvement General Release June 11, 2013
Brian Dunleavy Named Women's Soccer Head Coach Women's Soccer June 11, 2013
VIDEO - Catching Up With Georgia Southern Men's Basketball Men's Basketball June 7, 2013
Women’s Basketball Adds Chris Gillett to Coaching Staff Women's Basketball June 7, 2013
Men’s Soccer Announces 2013 Fall Schedule Men's Soccer June 6, 2013
ITA Ranks Men's Tennis in Regional Top-10 Men's Tennis June 6, 2013
Numerous Summer Camps Available at Georgia Southern Athletics June 6, 2013
The Journey Continues as Georgia Southern Breaks Ground on Major Projects Football June 5, 2013
Lunsford Returns to Georgia Southern Football Staff Football June 5, 2013
Georgia Southern Golfers Gain Invaluable Experience at U.S. Open Qualifier Golf June 5, 2013
Coach Monken Speaks to the Media at Pigskin Preview Football June 4, 2013
Men’s Basketball Closes 2013 Class with Angel Matias Men's Basketball June 4, 2013
Football Playing Career Ends for Standout Brown Football June 3, 2013
College Football Performance Awards Include Mention on Defensive Linemen Watch List Football June 3, 2013
Wolfes, Mierzejewski Try to Make U.S. Open Dreams Come True Golf June 3, 2013
Let us Host Your Event at 'Our House' Football May 31, 2013
The Sun Belt, Georgia Southern Unveil School Specific Conference Logo General Release May 30, 2013
Georgia Southern Student-Athletes Make the Grade in Spring Semester General Release May 30, 2013
Football Season Tickets On Sale Now Football May 29, 2013
Chris Vozab Basketball Camp Set for June 10-13 Women's Basketball May 29, 2013
Wolfes Named PING All-Region Golf May 28, 2013
Volleyball Coach Chad Callihan Resigns Volleyball May 27, 2013
Hess Named to All-Tournament Team Baseball May 27, 2013
Eagles Eliminated from SoCon Tournament Baseball May 26, 2013
Elon Forces If Necessary Game with 11-4 Victory Baseball May 25, 2013
Women's Soccer Coach Lindsey Vanderspiegel Resigns Women's Soccer 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 28-June 2 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
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Softball Faces Chattanooga in Pivotal Series

STATESBORO, Ga. - Off to the best start to league play in program history, Georgia Southern Softball returns home this weekend for a big three-game series against Chattanooga. The series matches the league's top-ranked pitching staff (Georgia Southern) against the top hitting team (Chattanooga), according to the statistics. Play begins on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. with a doubleheader at Eagle field and continues on Sunday with the series finale, also at 1 p.m.

This weekend is Alumni Weekend with stars of the past returning to Statesboro for the series against Chattanooga. Alumni will be introduced to the crowd between games of Saturday's doubleheader. On Saturday afternoon, Eagle Sports Marketing will hold a free tailgate party between games of the doubleheader with hot dogs and hamburgers available in the outfield.

Marie Fogle (Rincon, Ga.) has been on a tear in the month of March, hitting .551 in the month, going 27-for-49 in the 16 games this month. She earned SoCon Player of the Week honors on March 19th. Overall, Fogle is .455 on the season at the plate, ranking second in the Southern Conference and eighth nationally in batting average. Georgia Southern as a team enters the contests at  20-11 overall and 6-0 in league play.

Georgia Southern's pitching staff has been one of the best in the nation with the 25th ranked ERA overall and stellar pitching from top to bottom. Sophomore Sarah Purvis (Warner Robins, Ga.) leads the Eagle attack with 10 victories in the circle and a 1.80 ERA. She has struck out 123 batters this season and is holding batters to a .176 average at the plate.

Freshman Brooke Red (Warner Robins, Ga.) has been a great addition to the Eagles, posting a team-best 1.07 ERA and an unbeaten 8-0 record. She has allowed just a .184 opponent batting average with a hand in three Eagle shutouts.

Against Georgia, Alexa Lewis (Lawrenceville, Ga.) celebrated her 21st birthday with a leadoff single, but it was Purvis' two-hitter that stole the show. A run in the first was all that Purvis would allow the No. 9 ranked Georgia squad to score as she retired the final 16 batters in order with five strikeouts. GSU would post two hits in the brisk evening affair which lasted just an hour and 17 minutes.

Chattanooga enters the weekend's games at 18-11 overall and 4-0 in the Southern Conference. Last weekend, Chattanooga's trip to Appalachian State was cut short by rain with the teams playing just once, a 16-4 win for the Mocs. Sara Poteat is hitting .480 on the year to lead the SoCon and ranks fourth nationally. As a team, the Mocs are hitting .348 to rank sixth in the nation. Michelle Fuzzard is hitting .447 with six home runs and a .803 slugging percentage.

WVGS 91.9 FM "The Buzz" will be broadcasting all home softball games this season. Gabriel Quintero will call the games live on the station which can be heard as far away as Claxton and Metter. Georgia Southern Softball can be seen for free on Eagle Vision at GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com. In order to access games, fans must register for an account on Eagle Vision and log in to view each game which will be provided at no charge.

Next weekend, Georgia Southern travels to UNCG for a three-game series against the Spartans beginning on Friday, April 6th.

Fans can follow their Eagles at GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com or receive short updates at facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics or on Google+ at gplus.to/GSAthletics.

Category: Softball
Published on Friday, 30 March 2012 13:48
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