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Cal Baker
Cal Baker
17
Winner Clemson CU 34-18
4
Georgia Southern GASO 31-22
Winner
Clemson CU
34-18
17
Final
4
Georgia Southern GASO
31-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Clemson CU 0 4 0 0 6 0 2 0 5 17 11 0
Georgia Southern GASO 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 2

W: GILLIAM (3-2) L: Simmons, Connor (3-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

No. 23 Clemson Takes Series Finale Over Eagle Baseball

Three game series with Georgia State starts on Thursday night

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern Baseball dropped the Sunday series finale to No. 23 Clemson, 17-4 at J.I. Clements Stadium. Georgia Southern had a chance to take the series win on Sunday, but dropped the finale to fall to 31-22 on the year. The Tigers improve to 34-18 on the year entering the final weekend of conference play for both teams.

Georgia Southern opens a three game series with Georgia State at J.I. Clements Stadium on Thursday night. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. against the Eagles' in-state rival. Georgia Southern will enter the final weekend of league play in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Sun Belt standings. With ULM's loss to Little Rock on Sunday afternoon, Georgia Southern officially clinched a spot in the 2016 Sun Belt Tournament.

CRUCIAL MOMENTS
TOP 2ND – A three-run home run put Clemson ahead early in the inning. The Tigers added another run on a first and third situation as a runner got into a rundown, allowing the run to scamper home.
BOTTOM 2ND – With two runners aboard and one out, Matt Anderson drove in Georgia Southern's first run of the game with a single to left. The Eagles later loaded the bases in the inning, but were unable to scratch any more runs.
TOP 5TH – The Tigers hung a crooked number in the fifth, scoring six runs off four hits and an Eagle error. Chris Okey's three-run home run finished off the inning that saw all six earned runs charged against relief pitcher Ryan Frederick.
BOTTOM 6TH – Ryan Cleveland kicked off the sixth inning with a colossal solo home run to right center. Cleveland's 14th home run of the season made splash down in the pond beyond the fence in right. The Eagles got three hits to load the bases, paving the way for CJ Ballard's double with eyes which scored two more to make it a 10-4 game.
TOP 7TH – After a walk to Seth Beer to open the seventh, Weston Wilson hit a two run home run to extend the lead to 12-4.
TOP 9TH – The Tigers hung five runs in the ninth inning off three hits and an error. Andrew Cox's two run home run put a bow on Clemson's 17-4 win.

NOTES
- Connor Simmons had a solid first start of the season, scattering three hits in the second inning with four runs scored. He struck out three but walked the first two batters of the second inning to get into trouble. He retired the order in order in the first, third and fourth innings. The sophomore, however, was saddled with the loss to fall to 3-2 on the year.
- Clemson's Chris Okey was 6-for-10 in the series with two home runs and eight RBIs. Freshman Seth Beer went just 3-for-9 but scored eight runs with three walks and three hit by pitches.
- Kent Rollins, Matt Anderson and CJ Ballard each had a multi-hit game for the Eagles, going 2-for-3. The 7-8-9 hole hitters accounted for six of the Eagles eight hits in the game. Cal Baker scored twice, taking advantage of two walks on the day.

NEXT GAME
Next up for Georgia Southern is the final conference series of the season with Georgia State coming to Statesboro after a short week of preparation. The series starts on Thursday night at 7 p.m. with subsequent games on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.

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