Baseball | 4/27/2015 2:42:00 PM
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The Eagles (26-18) defeated the Dolphins (19-23) at home 9-4 on March 25 and will complete the season series with JU on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
GS went 2-2 last week, dropping a one-run game to #20 College of Charleston 7-6 on Tuesday before winning another Sun Belt Conference series. The Eagles swept a doubleheader on Friday to take the series from the ULM Warhawks before dropping Sunday's series finale.
The Eagles remain in second place with a 16-8 conference record. Georgia State sits in first place with a 13-6 record. The two teams will meet the final week of the regular season.
GS has faced Jacksonville 127 times on the diamond and holds a 69-58 all-time record in the series.
The Eagles are hitting .269 as a squad.
Aaron Mizell leads the team with 12 doubles and 12 home runs and is hitting .320 with a .634 slugging percentage.
Kody Adams leads the squad with a .322 batting average.
GS leads the Sun Belt Conference with 40 home runs.
Hunter Thomas is second on the team with eight long balls.
Ryan Cleveland has hit seven homers and seven doubles, while
Chase Griffin has gone yard five times this season.
The pitching staff has posted a 3.88 ERA. Friday night starter
Evan Challenger continues his fine pitching and improved to 5-0 on the year after allowing a pair of unearned runs over 6.1 innings pitched against ULM. Challenger leads the Sun Belt with a 1.06 ERA.
Chris Brown bounced back after blowing a save against #20 College of Charleston to pick up a win after the Eagles' walk-off in game two against ULM in the 10th inning. Brown is 3-3 on the year with nine saves and a 6.07 ERA.
The Dolphins snapped a four-game losing streak with a 10-2 win on Sunday against Stetson. JU sits in sixth place in the A-Sun with a 5-7 league record.
The Dolphins are hitting .297 as a team. Angelo Amendolare leads the team with a .383 batting average. Connor Marabell has a team-best 14 doubles and four home runs. The junior is hitting .323 on the year with 38 RBI.
The pitching staff has posted a 4.97 ERA. Brian Holcomb will get the start on Tuesday and will make his collegiate debut. Holcomb served 17 years in the United States Navy before joining the Dolphins program.
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