ARLINGTON, TEXAS – Georgia Southern Softball got back to winning ways on Sunday with a 13-10 win at UT Arlington to close the spring break trip and the series against the Mavs. The Eagles took their first Sun Belt win thanks to a five-run sixth inning which featured a three-run home run from Lexi Allen, and a solo job from Michelle Mazur. The Eagles fly home on Sunday night, and play Georgia on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m.

"I thought we did a great job at the plate today," said Head Coach Annie Smith. " We had a lot of players come in, look at film last night and made adjustments at the plate so I'm really happy for them. We had some big home runs up and down the lineup, and our relief pitchers came in and kept us in the game today. Marla (Thompson) pitched well, and Heather (Felt) settled down to pitch great in the final two innings."

Georgia Southern was in early control of the game, sprinting out to a 5-1 lead in the middle of the second. Arlington answered with five in the second, followed by another run in the third to take a 7-5 lead through three frames.

Alesha Mann hit a solo home run in the fourth as part of a 3-for-4 day. A two-RBI single by Mann in the fifth put the Eagles back up 8-7. Three more runs for UTA in the home half of the fifth staked the hosts to a 10-8 lead.

An Emily Snider double opened the sixth inning which saw the Eagles take a 13-10 lead. Kaitlyn Johnson singled to the gap in right to plate Snider, while a three-run home run from Allen put the Eagles back on top. Mazur followed suit two pitches later as the Eagles added an insurance run.

Relief pitcher Heather Felt got credit for the win, working the final three innings. She allowed three runs in the fifth, but settled down to strike out four, and hold the Mavs scoreless over the final two frames. The win for Felt was her first collegiate victory in the pitching circle.

All nine Eagles produced a hit in the game with Mann and Snyder each tallying three. The 17 hits was the most for Georgia Southern since recording 18 in the 21-12 win over Binghamton back on February 13th. Of those 18 hits, eight were of the extra base variety.

Georgia Southern returns to the Peach State on Sunday evening. The Eagles have one more contest to close the 10-straight games away from the friendly confines on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Georgia. That game can be seen live on SEC Network + at WatchESPN.com.

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