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KNOXVILLE, TENN.  – Georgia Southern Softball picked up a pair of wins in the opening day of the Tennessee Invitational with victories over Campbell (9-0) and Holy Cross (3-2). With the wins, GS improves to 16-5 on the season and are off to the best start in program history. The Eagles will play Western Kentucky and Tennessee on Sunday afternoon.

GAME ONE
GS 9, CAMPBELL 0

Eagle pitching and hitting was dominant in the win over Campbell to open the day. Brooke Red and Allie Miles combined for a one-hitter, holding the Camels scoreless on the day. Red struck out 10 batters and walked three in her six innings of work. She improves to 6-2 with the win. Miles pitched around a leadoff error in the seventh to nail-down the win with a strikeout of her own.

The Eagle bats were angry, pounding eight hits and nine runs. Emily Snider opened the fourth with a home run to center. GS would bat around and Snider would drive in another run with a walk later in the frame.

Four more runs crossed in the seventh inning as the visiting team on the scoreboard added some insurance runs. Kaitlyn Johnson drove in two with her home run as the Eagles built a 9-0 advantage.

Brianna McLendon tallied two RBIs in the game while Kourtny Thomas posted two hits and a run scored.

GAME TWO
GS 3, HOLY CROSS 2

The hero of game two was Kourtny Thomas with a pair of home runs. The senior drove in all three Eagle runs and staked Georgia Southern to a 2-0 lead in the opening frame.

Holy Cross responded with two runs in the second inning as the Crusaiders chased starting pitcher Marla Thompson from the game after 1.1 innings. She was relieved by Sarah Purvis who added 5.2 innings to her scoreless innings streak to 34.2 innings. That is now the second-longest streak in school history.

Thomas drove the game-winning home run in the fifth inning as the senior went yard for the eighth time this season. She now leads the Eagles in batting average with a .377 mark  to go with 23 RBIs.

Purvis picked up the win to improve to 8-2 on the season and lower her ERA to 0.64 this season.

The Eagles conclude the Tennessee Invitational on Sunday morning with a 9 a.m. game against Western Kentucky, followed by a 2 p.m. game against No. 3 Tennessee.

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