GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (21-11, 5-1 SoCon)
WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS (13-18, 3-3 SoCon)

GAME INFORMATION
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, March 29-30, 2014
Times: 1 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 1 p.m.
Site: Statesboro, Ga. / Eagle Field
Coaches: Ga. Southern – Annie Smith (96-61), Western Carolina  – Jim Clift (57-88)
TV/Video Stream: GS All-Access
Twitter: @GSAthletics, @GSAthletics_SB
Facebook: facebook.com/GSAthletics
Live Stats: GSEagles.com
Series Record: Ga. Southern Leads: 18-10

GS GAME NOTES

PROMOTIONS
SUNDAY
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY
The team will wear special pink jerseys
Taylor Made Golf Bag will be raffled offf to benefit the Statesboro/Bulloch County Breast Cancer Society
Special pink t-shirts will be available for sale
Free popcorn for first 50 fans

STORY LINES
- Georgia Southern and Western Carolina play their final SoCon series this weekend when the Catamounts visit Statesboro for three games.
- The Eagles lead the all-time series 18-10 and hold a 9-3 advantage at Eagle Field. GS has won six-straight games at the friendly confines versus WCU.
- Last season, GS saw its 11-game win streak against the Catamounts come to an end as WCU won the series with a 7-2 and 5-2 win to close the set.
- Georgia Southern Head Coach Annie Smith is on her way to becoming the fastest coach in Georgia Southern history to 100 wins. She enters the WCU series with a 96-61 career record.
- The Eagles are off to their best start in program history, setting new or matching records for 10 games (7-3) 20 games (15-5), 25 games (18-7) and 30 games (20-10).
- Saturday's doubleheader is Breast Cancer Appreciation Day with the team set to wear special pink jerseys. Those shirts will be available for purchase. There will also be a 50/50 raffle to benefit the Statesboro/Bulloch County Breast Cancer Society.
- For Sunday's finale, the first 50 fans at Eagle Field will receive free popcorn.

IN THE CIRCLE
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
00 – RHP – Sarah Purvis (11-5 | 1.74 ERA | 100.2 IP | 130 Ks)
6 – RHP – Allie Miles (0-1 | 7.64 ERA | 3.2 IP | 3 Ks)
15 – RHP – Brooke Red (8-4 | 1 Save| 2.25 ERA | 77.2 IP | 96 Ks)
19 – RHP – Marla Thompson (2-1 | 2.82 ERA | 27.1 IP | 20 Ks)

WESTERN CAROLINA
8 – Jordan Garrett (5-10 | 3.09 ERA | 90.2 IP | 99 Ks)
15 – Taylor Sigmon (2-0 | 1.00 ERA | 21.0 IP | 35 Ks)
24 – Mallory Broome (1-5 | 8.36 ERA | 36.0 IP | 34 Ks)
25 – Courtney Buchanan (5-3 | 4.30 ERA | 55.1 IP | 47 Ks)

WESTERN CAROLINA SERIES AT A GLANCE
Overall: 18-10
Home: 9-3
Away: 6-6
Neutral: 3-1
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Under Coach Smith: 5-2
First Meeting: 2006 – Statesboro, Ga. – W – 1-0
Last Meeting: 5/9/2013 – Greensboro, N.C. – W – 6-0

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