ON THE DIAMOND
Off to their best start in program history at 10-4, the Georgia Southern softball team travels to Nashville, Tennessee, to participate in the Blue & Gold Challenge, hosted by Lipscomb University. The Eagles open the event on Friday at 4:30 p.m. against the host Bisons. On Saturday, GS takes on Indiana State at 11 a.m., and then plays Lipscomb again at 4 p.m. On Sunday, the Eagles wrap up the weekend with a game against ETSU at 1 p.m. All times listed are Eastern.

LAST WEEKEND
The Eagles went 3-2 at the Aquafina Invite on the campus of the University of Florida. GS opened play with a tough 1-0 loss in 8 innings to Iowa State before rebounding to beat Illinois State 7-4. The Eagles had a big Saturday, downing Maryland from the Big Ten 4-1 before rolling past Illinois State 7-0. On Sunday, the Eagles ran into a buzz saw in Florida pitcher Kelsey Barnhill as they fell 8-0 in 5 innings to the top-ranked Gators.

FACILITY INFO
This weekend's event will take place at Draper Diamond at Smith Stadium on the LU campus. The address is 410, Belmont BLVD, Nashville, Tenn. 37215

Ticket information for LU Softball can be found here.

Live stats will be run through GSEagles.com's StatBroadcast site.

THE WEEKEND FORECAST
Here's the forecast for Nashville. Be sure to follow Georgia Southern softball on Twitter (@GSAthletics_SB) for any potential schedule changes this weekend due to the weather.

QUICKLY
ETSU: The Bucs are 4-7 so far on the season. They defeated Georgia Southern earlier this season 7-5 in Statesboro as they scored three unearned runs late. Lauren Lee leads ETSU with a .424 batting average.

Lipscomb: The Bisons are 9-2 with five of their wins coming against Power 5 opponents. The trio of Megan Gray (2-0, 0.47 ERA), Mandy Jordan (5-0, 0.76 ERA, 52 Ks) and Jordan Fortel (2-2, 1.31 ERA) in the circle has been impressive. Jordan had a 17-strikeout effort in a win over Georgia Tech and Fortel no-hit No. 14 Ole Miss in a 3-0 win.

Indiana State: The Sycamores have gotten off to a 7-4 start to the year, including a 4-0 mark against teams from Tennessee with wins over Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State and Chattanooga. However, they enter the weekend on a three-game losing streak.

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will head return home to play Detroit Mercy in a single game at noon on Wednesday before heading to Alabama to open Sun Belt play at Troy next weekend.