Eagles Fall 11-3 on Sunday to Close Series at South Alabama

Sunday, April 15

Mobile, Ala.

2 p.m. (ET)

Georgia Southern University

16-19, 8-6

South Alabama

21-13, 10-4

Georgia Southern

South Alabama

Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

4/15/2018 5:26:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Georgia Southern faces College of Charleston at home on Tuesday night

MOBILE - Following an off day on Saturday due to rain, Georgia Southern returned to the diamond on Sunday, dropping an 11-2 result to South Alabama to close out the weekend series. The Jaguars took all three games this weekend as the Eagles dropped to 16-19 on the year and 8-6 in league play. Georgia Southern is back at home on Tuesday night for Superhero Night against College of Charleston.

After South Alabama got four runs in the first two frames, Georgia Southern got a run back in the third off an Austin Thompson sacrifice fly. The RBI was Thompson's third of the series as he logged base hits in all three games.

The Jags tacked on four in the fourth and a run in the sixth to lead 9-1 with the Eagles coming to bat in the seventh. A walk and two hit batters loaded the bases for Chandler Corley who walked, to cut the lead to 9-2.

South Alabama answered again with single runs in the seventh and eighth to lead 11-2 heading in to the ninth inning. A leadoff walk to Mitchell Golden was cashed in for a run when Thompson singled through the right side to make it an 11-3 final on his fourth RBI of the weekend.

NOTES
- After a stellar outing last Sunday, Seth Shuman was hit hard, giving up 10 hits and seven runs, six earned in three-plus innings of work.
- Georgia Southern batters struck out just four times on Sunday, tying a season-low.
- The series sweep to South Alabama drops the Eagles from second place in the East Division entering the weekend, to third place after the set. Georgia Southern leads Troy by a half game, while trailing Coastal Carolina (3.5 Games) and South Alabama (2 Games).

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern is back at home for their next four games beginning with a Tuesday night game against College of Charleston. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium for Superhero Night. This weekend the Eagles welcome UT Arlington to Statesboro for a three game series.