JONESBORO, ARK. – The Georgia Southern offense gave starting pitcher Brian Eichhorn plenty of run support as the Eagles pounded Arkansas State 9-7 to win the series on Saturday afternoon. Eichhorn gave up three runs in the first inning, but settled down, retiring 20-straight batters to take his third win of the year. Georgia Southern visits Georgia Tech on Wednesday night with a chance to avenge the 16-inning defeat earlier this season.

QUOTABLES
HEAD COACH RODNEY HENNON
"I liked the way we responded after going down 3-1. We came back out and got four runs in the second. I'm really proud of Brian Eichhorn for the way he battled back after giving up three runs in the first. He really competed for us and gave us a great effort. To me that was the difference in the ballgame was his pitching. We've got to develop a killer instinct with this team. We got a lot of free bases and as many hits as we had, we had more chances to score. We've got a lot of room for improvement there as we move forward into the next week. We've got to do a better job of putting away teams, but it is good to get a series win on the road."

PITCHERS OF RECORD
WIN – Brian Eichhorn (3-1)
LOSS – Coulton Lee (3-2)
SAVE – Landon Hughes (1)

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Brian Eichhorn – FR – RHP – Richmond Hill, Ga.
7.0+ - 3H – 4R – 3ER – 1BB – 2K
Brian Eichhorn picked up his third win of the season with a dominant performance which got off to a shaky start. He gave up three hits and three runs in the first inning without getting an out, but he backed that up by dismissing 20-straight batters after giving up a home run. He exited the game fanning two while walking one in a solid outing that kept the high-powered A-State offense in check.

CRUCIAL MOMENTS
TOP 1st – Three walks in the first inning put the Eagles in an advantageous position with one out in the first, but only one run scored in the frame as the Eagles left the bases full in the opening frame.
BOTTOM 1st – A leadoff single by Ty White was backed up with small ball to move him along. The Red Wolves got a double which tied the game at 1-1, but a Matt Burgess two-run homer to right gave the home side a 3-1 lead.
TOP 2nd – The Eagles got a big inning in the second with a frame that got started with a leadoff walk. CJ Brazil singled to left to plate Lawson Humphries from third, but Ryan Cleveland did major damage two batters later with a three-run bomb to right. It was his second home run of the series and fifth of the season.
TOP 5th – Back-to-back hits in the fifth along with a wild pitch put runners on second and third for CJ Brazil. He struck out, but a wild pitch allowed him and the first inning of the frame to score. A sacrifice fly later in the inning by Hunter Thomas.
TOP 6th – A hit batter and a single up the middle put two more ducks on the pond for Humphries with no outs. He hit a bleeder over the infielders which dropped and died in front of the outfielder to score two more runs and make it a 9-3 game.
BOTTOM 8th – Arkansas State got back into the game with four runs off one hit and an error. Three walks and a hit batter featured in the inning which four different Eagle pitchers threw in.

NOTES
- With the win, Georgia Southern improves to 10-0 this season when scoring six or more runs.
- Brian Eichhorn's 20-straight outs was the most retired in order by an Eagle this year, surpassing his 13 in the App State finale.
- Cal Baker had a career-high three hits in the game to improve to 5-for-13 for the series.
- Logan Baldwin led the way for Georgia Southern in the three-game series, going 6-for-12 with two runs scored.
- Ryan Cleveland hit his fifth home run of the season and the second in as many games to extend his hit streak to 12-straight games. He also was .500 in the series, going 5-for-10.
- Landon Hughes earned his first Division I save in the game, going 1.1 innings with a strikeout.

NEXT GAME
The Eagles face Georgia Tech for the second time this season on Wednesday night with a game at Russ Chandler Stadium. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. in midtown

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