STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern gained a lead early and solidified a 10-6 win over College of Charleston Tuesday night at home. The Eagles (5-4) face Memphis in a three-game weekend series starting on March 4, with the first pitch set for 7 p.m.

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"It was a good win against a good team. Tonight our offense picked us up and that's good to see," Coach Hennon said. "We got some big two-out hits early on and I thought our hitters did a good job using the middle of the field and staying on the ball. We hit some hard ground balls and some good line drives against their starter and I thought we ran the bases well tonight and played pretty clean defensively."

Player of the Game
Will Hudgins // INF // So. // Dunwoody, GA
4-for-5 // 2 RBI // 1 SB
Hudgins had four hits at five at-bats to post a new career high for the infielder. Hudgins had two RBIs early in the game to match his career high. He also stole a base and had an outstanding defensive grab late in the game.  

Scoring Recap
Top 1st – With two outs and no one on base, Bradley Jones homered to left center to score the first and only run of the inning for College of Charleston.
Bottom 1st – A single by Hudgins gave CJ Ballad and Ryan Cleveland the go ahead to score the first two runs for the Eagles. Cal Baker picked up his second RBI of the season when he singled to left field, sending Hudgins home.
Bottom 2nd – With a single up the middle, Eric Furphy earned an RBI by sending Evan McDonald home to score. Cleveland blasted his second homerun of the season to center field with Furphy on base, scoring two more Eagle runs later in the frame.
Bottom 4th – Furphy advanced to first after being hit by a pitch. Two wild pitches by Anthony Burke and a single up the middle by Jordan Wren followed, sending Furphy home to score.
Top 5th -  A balk by Landon Hughes put Tommy Richter on third and allowed for Logan McRae to score for the Cougars. After an Eagles pitching change, Richter scored on a wild pitch by Ryan Frederick, scoring the second run of the inning for the Cougars.
Bottom 5th – With no outs and one on, Matt Anderson doubled to left allowing Cal Baker to score the only run of the inning for the Eagles.
Bottom 6th – The Cougars were quick to get two outs in the bottom of the sixth before Logan Baldwin hit an off-the-wall double, sending Hudgins home.
Top 8th – Another blast by Jones started the inning for the Cougars, this time to right center, and added the only run of the inning for College of Charleston.
Bottom 8th – A wild pitch by Clay Helvey put runners on second and third. Wren scored for the Eagles on a throwing error by catcher Erven Roper.
Top 9th – With runners on second and third, Bradley Dixon singled to center field for an RBI, allowing Connor Grant to score. A wild pitch sent Richter home to score the last run of the game for the Cougars.

Notes
- The contest against College of Charleston holds the season record for longest nine-inning game, clocking in at three hours and 21 minutes. 
- Will Hudgins' posted a new career high with four hits and matched his career high of two RBIs. 

Next Game
Next on the slate, Georgia Southern plays Memphis in a weekend series at home. The first pitch to start the series is set for 7p.m. Friday evening. Fans can listen live on Georgia Southern Sports Network and watch the contest on GS All-Access at GSEagles.com.

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