Eagles Wrap Up Eight-Game Road Trip in Charleston
4/8/2013 6:37:16 PM | Baseball
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tues., April 9th
Time: 3 p.m.
Site: Charleston, S.C./CSU Ballpark (1,500)
TV/Video Stream: None
Play-by-Play: None; Analyst: None
Baseball Radio Network: gseagles.com/watch-listen
103.7 FM - WBMX - Metter/Statesboro
900 AM - WJLG - Savannah
1370 AM - WLOP - Jesup
Play-by-Play: Kris Draper; Analyst: Barrett Gilham
Live Stats: csusports.com
Twitter Updates: @GSAthletics/@GSScores
Series: Ga. Southern leads 45-4 (49 games)
Statesboro: Ga. Southern leads 18-0
Charleston: Ga. Southern leads 9-2
Neutral Site: No Meetings
Unknown: No Meetings
First Meeting: 4/9/91 - Charleston - W, 7-1
Last Meeting: 5/2/12 - Statesboro - W, 2-1
Last Season Series Win: 2012 - W, 10-1; W, 2-1
Last Season Series Loss: None
Streak: Ga. Southern, 15 wins
STORY LINES
Georgia Southern (20-11, 10-5 SoCon) wraps up an eight-game road trip at Charleston Southern (11-20, 3-6 Big South) Tuesday. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. All three games can be heard on the Georgia Southern Radio Network and coverage begins 30 minutes before first pitch.
The Eagles will send Josh Stevenson (0-2, 6.42 ERA) to the mound in the mid-week contest. The start will be his first appearance since a March 30th start at UNCG. Stevenson allowed six runs - four earned - on nine hits and struck out six batters over 5.1 innings against the Spartans.
Georgia Southern currently ranks 42nd in RPI and is 6-4 against top-50 RPI teams this season.
The Eagles now sit nine games above .500 and have only fallen below .500 twice this season.
Robbie Dodds recorded six hits in 13 at-bats (.462) over the weekend at Appalachian State. Dodds tied a season-high with four hits and two runs scored in the series finale against the Mountaineers.
T.D. Davis leads the team with a .385 batting average, seven doubles and four home runs in 16 games against non-conference foes.
Kyle Rowe appeared in his first game since March 17th at Samford and earned the win on Sunday after throwing three scoreless frames.
Zac Lenns is five-for-seven (.714) with three RBIs in his last five games.
The trio of T.D. Davis, Chase Griffin and Ben Morgan have combined for 16 of the team’s 21 home runs.
Chase Griffin has started all 31 games behind the plate for the Eagles this season. In his two-year career Griffin has started 78 times as the team’s catcher. He and first baseman T.D. Davis are the only two Eagles to start every game this season at the same position.
WATCH & LISTEN
All Georgia Southern home games will be video streamed on gseagles.com/watch-listen for free. The stream will carry the Georgia Southern Radio Network’s feed with long-time play-by-play voice Ryan Chambers and color commentator Kris Draper on the call.
The Radio Network will also air the entire baseball schedule on 103.7 FM in Metter/Statesboro, 900 AM in Savannah and 1370 AM in Jesup.
WEEKEND RECAP
The Georgia Southern Eagles dropped the series at Appalachian State but rallied in the ninth inning on Sunday to salavage a win in the series.
Zac Lenns hit a two-RBI single to tie the game at 7-7, and Scooter Williams doubled down the first base line to plate the winning run in the ninth inning.
Kyle Rowe earned the win after throwing three scoreless innings. Rowe worked around a one-out single in the ninth inning to record the final two outs of the game.
Robbie Dodds tallied six hits, two runs and a RBI in the series.
Jason Richman tossed a gem on Saturday but was the hard-luck loser in a 2-0 pitchers’ duel. Richman allowed two runs on five hits and struck out six over 6.2 innings.
QUICK HITS
Georgia Southern is off to its best start in league play since 2005. The Eagles opened Southern Conference play that season with nine-straight wins but finished 18-11 after winning just 9 of their last 20 league contests.
Georgia Southern is 13-0 this season when recording as many hits or more than their opponent. The Eagles are 9-0 when out-hitting the opponent.
Chase Griffin is the only Eagle with 10 or more multi-hit games and 10 or more multi-RBI games. Griffin has 12 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games.
Jason Richman is 1-1 with a 2.42 ERA over his last three starts. Richman has allowed just eight runs over his last 22.1 innings pitched.
Stryker Brown is five for 11 (.455) with a double and four RBIs off the bench this season.
Georgia Southern is 16-2 when scoring six or more runs and is 15-3 when allowing five runs or less.
The Eagles are 17-1 when leading after the fourth inning and 15-0 when leading after six frames.
GSU is 15-2 when Arthur Owens is the starting designated hitter. Owens is hitting .333 with five doubles and 10 RBIs in 18 games as the team’s designated hitter.
Georgia Southern ranks 39th in total attendance (25,783) and ranks 40th in average attendance (1,516) in the nation.
In his 16th season at the helm of a Southern Conference program, head coach Rodney Hennon is the second winningest active coach in the SoCon.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN SERIES HISTORY
Georgia Southern holds a 45-4 edge in the 49 game series history with Charleston Southern.
The series began with a 7-1 Eagle win in Charleston, S.C. on April 9, 1991.
The two teams have met at least once since 2009.
The Eagles have won 15-straight games since 1996 and Head Coach Rodney Hennon holds a 10-0 mark against the Buccaneers.
Georgia Southern is 18-0 at home and 9-2 in Charleston, S.C.
The Eagles completed an eight-run comeback with 13 runs over the final three innings to win 14-9 on May 15, 2011. Victor Roache hit a grand slam in the seventh inning and added a three-run homer in the ninth inning to tie the school and SoCon record for home runs in a season with 27 long balls. Roache finished with seven RBIs, two runs scored and two hits.
A YEAR AGO
Georgia Southern swept the season series a year ago, winning 10-1 on March 6th and 2-1 on May 2nd.
Eric Phillips tallied three hits and four RBIs as the Eagles exploded for seven runs over the fifth and sixth innings in the March 6 win. Sam Howard earned the win after 3.2 scoreless innings of relief.
Georgia Southern trailed 1-0 after a first inning run but took a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning.
Game two in Statesboro was a one-run contest with the Eagles pulling out the win on a two-out walk-off single by Scooter Williams. Jarret Leverett earned the win after tossing two scoreless frames and recording two strikeouts.
FIRST INNING SUCCESS
Georgia Southern has scored a first-inning run in 19 games this season and is 13-6 when scoring in the first inning.
The Eagles hold a 36-18 run advantage in the first inning, their largest advantage in any inning this season.
GSU is 15-4 when scoring first and is 12-6 when leading after the first inning.
A year ago the Eagles scored 12 less runs (32-44) in the first inning than their opponents and went 13-8 when scoring in the first inning.
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