Baseball | 2/23/2016 12:41:00 PM

GAME NOTES // PROMOTIONS SCHEDULE

STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern Baseball returns to J.I. Clements Stadium on Wednesday night for the 2016 home opener against Georgia Tech. New head football coach Tyson Summers will be on hand Wednesday to throw out the first pitch along with his three sons. Wednesday's game is on Day Seven of True Blue Week, a run of 11-straight days of Georgia Southern. Fans can pick up a free "We are Eagle Nation" button at the door while supplies last.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY (2.24.16)
6 p.m. – J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – ESPN3
LIVE STATS
GS - RHP – Landon Hughes
GT - RHP – Cole Pitts

QUICK HITS
- After the three-game series against the Bulldogs in Athens, Georgia Southern returns to the friendly confines for a three-game set against Georgia Tech.
- The Blue Birds of Statesboro have won two of the last five games against the Ramblin' Wreck, but dropped the last three contests including both last season.
- Landon Hughes is set to make his first collegiate start after tossing three perfect innings of relief in the season-opening 4-1 loss to Georgia. He struck out one and was excellent to stop the bleeding after two runs had already crossed in the sixth. He got a strikeout against the first batter and got five of the next eight outs via fly balls.
- Georgia Tech leads the all-time series 96-31.
- Wednesday's game is a family affair for Jordan Wren whose two brothers Kyle and Colby both played for Tech.
- In the upcoming series against Radford, Saturday's second game (set for 7 p.m.) will be a 7-inning contest by mutual decision of the coaches.

TICKETS
Eagle Baseball tickets can be purchased immediately by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets and following the path to the baseball portal. Fans can also call 1-800-GSU-WINS during normal business hours or visit the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office in the Cowart Building on Lanier Drive adjacent to Paulson Stadium.

COMING UP NEXT
The Eagles open a four-game set against Radford on Friday night at J.I. Clements Stadium. The Eagles lead the all-time series against the Highlanders 2-1 after the Eagles won the three-game series in 2012. The series also features a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday which concludes with a seven-inning contest that night.

Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.