Baseball | 2/25/2016 4:38:00 PM
GAME NOTES // UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
STATESBORO, GA. – After a marathon affair on Wednesday night, Georgia Southern Baseball returns to action for a four-game series starting on Friday night at 7 p.m. against Radford.
Evan Challenger will get the start in game one of the series on Friday night. Fans can watch all four games live on GS All-Access at GSEaglse.com.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
FRIDAY (2.26.16)7 p.m. – J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO –
Ga. Southern Sports NetworkVIDEO –
GS All-AccessLIVE STATSGS - LHP –
Evan ChallengerRU - RHP – Dylan Nelson
SATURDAY (2.27.16) (GAME ONE)3 p.m. – J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO –
Ga. Southern Sports NetworkVIDEO –
GS All-AccessLIVE STATSGS - RHP –
Chase CohenRU - LHP – Zack Ridgely
SATURDAY (2.27.16) (GAME TWO) *7 INNINGS*7 p.m. – J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO –
Ga. Southern Sports NetworkVIDEO –
GS All-AccessLIVE STATSGS - RHP –
Lawson HumphriesRU - LHP – Mitchell MacKeith
SUNDAY (2.28.16)1 p.m. – J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO –
Ga. Southern Sports NetworkVIDEO –
GS All-AccessLIVE STATSGS - RHP –
Brian EichhornRU - RHP – Austin Ross
QUICK HITS- Georgia Southern and Radford open a three-day, four game series this weekend. These will be the first games for the Eagles against the Highlanders since 2012.
- With four games scheduled in the series, the coaching staffs have agreed to make Saturday's second contest a 7-inning tilt.
- The Eagles took two of three against the Highlanders in 2012, winning the opening two games by 7-6 margins before falling 5-4 in the finale.
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Hunter Thomas played in all three games back in 2012, going 0-for-2 in game two while pinch running in games one and three.
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Chase Cohen was named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday after tossing five innings of one-hit, shutout ball against Georgia last Saturday.
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Jordan Wren enters the weekend series on a two-game hit streak after opening the season in an 0-for-11 slide. He has gone 5-for-10 since then including a triple against Georgia Tech.
SPECIAL TICKET SPECIALS FOR WEEKEND SERIESThis weekend's series against Radford features a special Decade Days ticket promotion with different prices available depending on age and year of birth. For more information, visit the
BASEBALL PROMOTIONS PAGE.
TICKETSEagle Baseball tickets can be purchased immediately by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets and following the path to the baseball portal. Fans can also call 1-800-GSU-WINS during normal business hours or visit the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office in the Cowart Building on Lanier Drive adjacent to Paulson Stadium.
COMING UP NEXTFollowing the four games against Radford this weekend, former SoCon foe College of Charleston comes to Statesboro for the first of two games this season. The game can be seen live on ESPN3 with first pitch set for 6 p.m. at J.I. Clements Stadium.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
