STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern softball is back at home this weekend for the Eagle Classic at Eagle Field. The tournament features Middle Tennessee, Troy and Tennessee State playing in 10 contests over three days. All five of Georgia Southern's games can be seen live on GS All-Access at GSEagles.com.

Friday, February 28
1:30 p.m.                     Middle Tennessee vs. Troy
3:30 p.m.                     Georgia Southern vs. Troy
5:30 p.m.                     Georgia Southern vs. Tennessee St.

Saturday, March 1
11:30 a.m.                   Tennessee St. vs. Troy
1:30 p.m.                     Middle Tennessee vs. Tennessee st.
3:30 p.m.                     Troy vs. Georgia Southern
5:30 p.m.                    Middle Tennessee vs. Georgia Southern

Sunday, March 2      
10 a.m.                        Troy vs. Middle Tennessee
12 p.m.                        Tennessee St. vs. Middle Tennessee
2 p.m.                          Tennessee St. vs. Georgia Southern

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
Keep up to date with schedules and live scoring by visiting the Eagle Classic Tournament Central Page at GSEagles.com

GS All-Access
All of Georgia Southern's home contests this season can be seen live on GS All-Access from GSEagles.com. The premium video service offers fans a chance to watch live Georgia Southern Athletics contests as well as exclusive interviews with Eagle coaches and staff.

OFFENSE ROCKETTING ALONG
The Eagles are 9-4 on the year behind a .281 team batting average with seven players hitting over the .300 mark for the year. The offense has produced 60 runs, with 15 RBIs coming from Kourtny Thomas. The senior shortstop leads the Eagles with four home runs.

PITCHING STAFF IS DOING WORK…
The Georgia Southern pitching staff has limited opposing offenses to just 22 runs, 19 earned, with a team ERA of just 1.61. Sarah Purvis has fanned 43 batters in 39.0 innings and owns a 1.08 ERA. Brooke Red is 4-1 in the circle with a 2.05 ERA. Marla Thompson has held opponents to a .179 average and owns a 2.14 ERA.

LAST WEEKEND
The Eagles played just four of the five games scheduled at the UF Lipton Invitational with the final day being erased due to rain. Georgia Southern tallied wins over Coastal Carolina, Troy and Indiana before dropping a 2-1 decision to Coastal in Saturday's second game. The weekend finale against No. 1 Florida was the casualty of the weekend when rain denied the upset bid.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Georgia Southern Softball heads to Kennesaw State on Wednesday for the first midweek game of the 2014 campaign. The Eagles swept a three-game set over the Owls last time the schools played in Suburban Atlanta. Next weekend the Eagles travel to the Tennessee Tournament in Knoxville to face Campbell, Holy Cross, Western Kentucky and Tennessee.

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