KENNESAW, GA. – Georgia Southern Baseball trumped Kennesaw State 4-1 on Tuesday night in Cobb County. Each team tallied four hits in the briskly paced game which gave the Eagles their 25th win of the year. Next up for Georgia Southern is a trip to UL Monroe this weekend to face the Warhawks.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"We got some good pitching tonight and played a good game defensively behind the pitching staff. We were able to do enough offensively to get the win today. We certainly have some improvements we can make between now and the weekend offensively. We will go to work tomorrow to fix those things before the UL Monroe series. But certainly it was a good way to start the week."

CRITICAL MOMENTS
TOP 2ND – Two hits to start the second along with a walk loaded the bases for Kent Rollins. The senior third baseman grounded out to third, driving in Jordan Wren from third.
TOP 4TH – Hunter Thomas worked a one-out walk and scored off a two-out single to center by Cal Baker. The run gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead.
BOTTOM 6TH – Chris Erwin cut the Georgia Southern lead to 2-1 with a two-out RBI single up the middle which scored Grant Williams.
TOP 8TH – Ryan Cleveland's RBI triple with no outs in the eighth plated Logan Baldwin to give the Eagles an insurance run.
TOP 9TH – The Eagles added another run in the ninth with some two-out lightning. Evan McDonald walked with two outs and moved on to third with two wild pitches. With Ryan Cleveland up, he caught the KSU pitcher napping, stealing home cleanly to extend the lead to 4-1.

NOTES
- Lawson Humphries went two innings on the designated staff day and earned the victory on the mound. He allowed one hit against the seven batters he faced to improve to 3-1 on the year. Overall, Eagle pitchers gave up just four hits and the one run.
- Landon Hughes notched his second save of the year, getting the final out on just four pitches, an eventual line out to third.
- Evan McDonald's steal of home was the first time an Eagle runner had accomplished that feat since March 2, 2014 when Ryan Cleveland stole home against Ohio.
- The win was the 595th for Head Coach Rodney Hennon at Georgia Southern.

UP NEXT
The Eagles return to conference play for their next six games, starting with a three-game set against UL Monroe. The Eagles and Warhawks battle beginning on Friday night at 7 p.m. (ET)/6 p.m. (CT). Saturday's game is set for 7 p.m. (ET)/6 p.m. (CT) with the finale scheduled for Sunday at 12:30 p.m. (ET)/11:30 a.m. (CT)

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