Baseball | 2/23/2016 8:56:00 PM

NEW ORLEANS – Georgia Southern freshman pitcher Chase Cohen was named Sun Belt's Community Coffee Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday after a successful debut outing against Georgia. Cohen and the Eagles will face Georgia Tech on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. before opening a four-game series in Statesboro against Radford on Friday.

Cohen made his first collegiate appearance on Saturday night by tossing five innings of shutout ball. He allowed just one hit in the appearance and left the game staked to a 2-0 lead over Georgia. He faced just one over the minimum in the game and struck out seven batters using just 69 pitches.

Georgia Southern plays its first home game of the 2016 season on Wednesday night as Georgia Tech comes to the friendly confines. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on Wednesday night in a game that can be seen on ESPN3. The Georgia Southern Sports Network will provide live coverage of the game across the network's regional affiliates and online at GSEagles.com.

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