Friday, April 15
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7:30 p.m. (ET)
Georgia Southern University
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SERIES PREVIEW – Baseball Travels to UT Arlington for Weekend Series
4/14/2016 5:25:00 PM | Baseball
Georgia Southern looks for third-straight Sun Belt series win on the road
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – Georgia Southern Baseball is back on the road this weekend with a trip to face the UT Arlington Mavericks in a three-game Sun Belt series. The Eagles enter the series following two-straight league series wins on the road with wins over App State and Arkansas State. First pitch for the opening game of the series is 6:30 p.m. (CT)/7:30 p.m. (ET) in on Friday night.
TEAM RECORDS
Georgia Southern – 19-14 (7-8 Sun Belt)
UT Arlington – 19-15 (5-7 Sun Belt)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
FRIDAY (4.15.16)
6:30 p.m. (CT) / 7:30 p.m. (ET) – Clay Gould Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – Mavericks All-Access
LIVE STATS
GS – LHP – Evan Challenger
UTA – RHP – Kadon Simmons
SATURDAY (4.16.16)
2 p.m. (CT) / 3 p.m. (ET) – Clay Gould Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – Mavericks All-Access
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP – Chase Cohen
UTA – RHP – Joel Kuhnel
SUNDAY (4.17.16)
Noon (CT) / 1 p.m. (ET) – Clay Gould Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – Mavericks All-Access
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP – Brian Eichhorn
UTA – LHP – Jake Wilcox
QUICK HITS
• Georgia Southern travels to UT Arlington for the first time in series history this weekend for a three-game set against the Mavericks.
• Georgia Southern ranks fifth nationally in sacrifice bunts with 41 this season. CJ Brazil ranks fourth with 11 while Evan McDonald is fifth with 10. CJ Ballard ranks 45th in the nation with seven bunts.
• Georgia Southern's pitching staff is one of the best in the league, ranking first in hits allowed (6.89) and fifth in the nation. The Eagles are 19th in WHIP with a 1.19 rating.
• The Eagles took the middle game of last weekend's UL Lafayette series, downing the No. 26 Cajuns 3-2 just 24 hours after dropping a 10-inning game to ULL.
• Georgia Southern is fifth in the Sun Belt Standings after reaching the midway point in the league season. The Eagles are 7-8 on the year, just behind Little Rock and 1.5 games up on this weekend's foe, UT Arlington who sits seventh in the standings.
• For Georgia Southern, the magic number is six. The Eagles are 13-1 this season when scoring six or more runs. Over the past five season the Eagles are a combined 105-18 including 31 wins in 2014.
EAGLES SPRINT PAST MERCER
• Georgia Southern returned to its winning ways with an 8-5 win over Mercer on Wednesday night in a contest that was pushed 24 hours due to rain.
• Logan Baldwin went 4-for-5 to lead the way for the offense which had 15 hits. That closed a run of three non-conference games with 16.6 hits per game and 12.3 runs per game where the Eagles went 3-0 with wins over Charleston, Savannah State and Mercer.
IN THE CLASSROOM
• The Georgia Southern baseball team posted a 3.25 GPA in the fall semester, its highest semester GPA in program history.
• 28 of the Eagles were on the honor roll with 12 on the Dean's List and 3 on the President's List.
EAGLES PARTNER WITH VS. CANCER FOUNDATION
• Georgia Southern hosted its second Vs. Cancer Day on April 3rd, raising funds and awareness for the Vs. Cancer Foundation to help combat children's cancer.
• The Eagles surpassed their goal of raising $8,000 for the foundation by gathering more than $11,000.
• Fans can still join the fight at http://team.vs-cancer.org/georgiasouthern
COMING UP NEXT
Georgia Southern plays a pair of midweek games next week against The Citadel. The Eagles host their former SoCon foe on Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. on ESPN3. Just 24 hours later, the Eagles will travel to face the Bulldogs in the Holy City.
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.
TEAM RECORDS
Georgia Southern – 19-14 (7-8 Sun Belt)
UT Arlington – 19-15 (5-7 Sun Belt)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
FRIDAY (4.15.16)
6:30 p.m. (CT) / 7:30 p.m. (ET) – Clay Gould Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – Mavericks All-Access
LIVE STATS
GS – LHP – Evan Challenger
UTA – RHP – Kadon Simmons
SATURDAY (4.16.16)
2 p.m. (CT) / 3 p.m. (ET) – Clay Gould Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – Mavericks All-Access
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP – Chase Cohen
UTA – RHP – Joel Kuhnel
SUNDAY (4.17.16)
Noon (CT) / 1 p.m. (ET) – Clay Gould Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – Mavericks All-Access
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP – Brian Eichhorn
UTA – LHP – Jake Wilcox
QUICK HITS
• Georgia Southern travels to UT Arlington for the first time in series history this weekend for a three-game set against the Mavericks.
• Georgia Southern ranks fifth nationally in sacrifice bunts with 41 this season. CJ Brazil ranks fourth with 11 while Evan McDonald is fifth with 10. CJ Ballard ranks 45th in the nation with seven bunts.
• Georgia Southern's pitching staff is one of the best in the league, ranking first in hits allowed (6.89) and fifth in the nation. The Eagles are 19th in WHIP with a 1.19 rating.
• The Eagles took the middle game of last weekend's UL Lafayette series, downing the No. 26 Cajuns 3-2 just 24 hours after dropping a 10-inning game to ULL.
• Georgia Southern is fifth in the Sun Belt Standings after reaching the midway point in the league season. The Eagles are 7-8 on the year, just behind Little Rock and 1.5 games up on this weekend's foe, UT Arlington who sits seventh in the standings.
• For Georgia Southern, the magic number is six. The Eagles are 13-1 this season when scoring six or more runs. Over the past five season the Eagles are a combined 105-18 including 31 wins in 2014.
EAGLES SPRINT PAST MERCER
• Georgia Southern returned to its winning ways with an 8-5 win over Mercer on Wednesday night in a contest that was pushed 24 hours due to rain.
• Logan Baldwin went 4-for-5 to lead the way for the offense which had 15 hits. That closed a run of three non-conference games with 16.6 hits per game and 12.3 runs per game where the Eagles went 3-0 with wins over Charleston, Savannah State and Mercer.
IN THE CLASSROOM
• The Georgia Southern baseball team posted a 3.25 GPA in the fall semester, its highest semester GPA in program history.
• 28 of the Eagles were on the honor roll with 12 on the Dean's List and 3 on the President's List.
EAGLES PARTNER WITH VS. CANCER FOUNDATION
• Georgia Southern hosted its second Vs. Cancer Day on April 3rd, raising funds and awareness for the Vs. Cancer Foundation to help combat children's cancer.
• The Eagles surpassed their goal of raising $8,000 for the foundation by gathering more than $11,000.
• Fans can still join the fight at http://team.vs-cancer.org/georgiasouthern
COMING UP NEXT
Georgia Southern plays a pair of midweek games next week against The Citadel. The Eagles host their former SoCon foe on Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. on ESPN3. Just 24 hours later, the Eagles will travel to face the Bulldogs in the Holy City.
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.
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