STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern Softball begins defense of its 2012 and 2013 SoCon Tournament Titles on Wednesday afternoon in Greensboro. The Eagles enter the postseason as the No. 1 seed in the tournament which runs Wednesday through Saturday in the heart of North Carolina's Tobacco Road. The double elimination tournament runs through Saturday.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Georgia Southern (33-19, 15-6 SoCon)
Dates: Wednesday-Saturday, May 7-10, 2014
Opening Round Game: May 7, 3 p.m., vs. Elon
 Site: Greensboro, N.C. – UNCG Softball Stadium
TV/Video Stream:  SoConSports.com (Wed.-Friday) | ESPN3.com (Saturday)
Twitter: @GSAthletics, @GSAthletics_SB
Live Stats: SoConSports.com
Tournament Central
Game Notes

EAGLES RACK UP 10 HONORS
Georgia Southern swept three of the four major SoCon awards on Tuesday when the league announced its postseason awards. The Eagles also tacked on 10 total awards, the highest total among SoCon teams in 2014.

Pitcher of the Year – Sarah Purvis
Freshman of the Year – Taylor Rogers
Coach of the Year – Annie Smith
First Team All-SoCon (SS) – Kourtny Thomas
First Team All-SoCon (P) – Sarah Purvis
First Team All-SoCon (DP) – Taylor Rogers
Second Team All-SoCon (1B) – Morgan Robinson
SoCon All-Freshman Team – Emily Snider
SoCon All-Freshman Team – Taylor Rogers
SoCon All-Freshman Team – Morgan Robinson

PURVIS WORKING ON BREAKING HER OWN RECORD
Senior pitcher Sarah Purvis is once again closing in on the Georgia Southern single-season strikeouts record. Purvis set the school record in 2012 with 253 strikeouts. Currently Purvis has 247 strikeouts for the season, just six shy of the school record.

WATCH THE SOCON TOURNAMENT FOR FREE ON SOCON TV
SoConSports.com will have exclusive live streaming of the first three days of the 2014 SoCon Tournament. Streaming is free for the first three days of the annual tournament. Fans can also watch Saturday's Championship Final live on ESPN3.com

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