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Georgia Southern University Athletics

Evan McDonald
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Winner Georgia Southern GASO 27-18, 12-12 Sun Belt
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ULM ULM 16-28, 7-14 Sun Belt
Winner
Georgia Southern GASO
27-18, 12-12 Sun Belt
4
Final
1
ULM ULM
16-28, 7-14 Sun Belt
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgia Southern GASO 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 10 0
ULM ULM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1

W: Hughes, Landon (2-2) L: Curtis, K. (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagles Clip Warhawks, 4-1 to Win Series

McDonald's three-hit day paces the Georgia Southern offense

MONROE, LA. – Georgia Southern Baseball rattled off a 4-1 win over UL Monroe on Sunday to close out a series win over the Warhawks Ryan Cleveland's two-RBI double in the seventh gave the Eagles a 4-1 win entering the Finals Week Break. Next up is a trip to South Alabama next weekend for three games against the first place Jaguars.

Georgia Southern improves to 12-12 in league play and 27-18 overall. UL Monroe slides into a tie with Appalachian State at the foot of the Sun Belt standings at 7-14 in the league and 16-28 overall.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"I thought we got a gritty effort today from the team today. Guys scrapped all day long. Adam Kelly did a nice job today in his first weekend start. (Connor) Simmons and (Landon) Hughes were able to do a good job out of the bullpen. We made some nice plays defensively today with men on base that really helped our cause. We were able to manufacture some runs and overall I'm proud of the guys for a solid effort."

CRUCIAL MOMENTS
TOP 1ST – Logan Baldwin got a one-out double to left and exchanged it for a run when Jordan Wren singled to right, giving the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
BOTTOM 2ND – A one-out solo home run from Springer tied the game at 1-1 in the second.
BOTTOM 5TH – ULM was poised to take the lead in the fifth with back-to-back hits. A single to right gave Stone a chance to score from second, but Jordan Wren delivered a perfect throw to the plate to retire the second out of the inning and keep the game tied at 1-1.
TOP 7TH – Georgia Southern loaded the bases with one out for Ryan Cleveland who knocked in two runs with a double into the corner in right. Those runs staked the Eagles to a 3-1 advantage heading into the stretch run.
TOP 8TH – A fielding error by the ULM first baseman allowed Hunter Thomas to reach second base with no outs. Pinch runner Tarez Miller replaced Thomas at second and made it to third with a sacrifice bunt. With one out, Miller broke for home and a bunt by Kent Rollins allowed the run to score on the suicide squeeze, pushing the lead to 4-1.

NOTES
- Landon Hughes earned the win, working four innings of two-hit shutout ball. He is now 2-2 on the season.
- Adam Kelly got the start, his second of the season and first on the weekend this season. He went 3.2 innings and scattered four hits, allowing the solo home run in the second.
- Evan McDonald went 3-for-5 to lead the Eagles who posted a 10-hit game.
- The win is the 597th for Head Coach Rodney Hennon at Georgia Southern

UP NEXT
Finals week beckons for the Eagles this week so Georgia Southern Baseball will focus on their studies. The Eagles are on the road next weekend for a three-game set at first place South Alabama. The series begins at 7:30 p.m. (ET) in Mobile from Stanky Field.

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