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ELON, N.C. - Georgia Southern got an outstanding pitching performance from Chase Cohen to take the series finale over Elon, 5-1. Jacob Greene hit his first collegiate home run to spark a three-run fifth inning which put the Eagles ahead for good. Next up is the opening of Sun Belt play next weekend as South Alabama comes to Statesboro for three games starting on Friday.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"We played pretty solid baseball today. We got good pitching from Chase Cohen as week as Zach Cowart and Landon Hughes out of the bullpen. The defense was clean and we kind of grinded it out. Their pitcher was pretty good early, but we kept battling and strung together some at bats. It was a good team win and now we need to get some guys healed up, have a good week of practice, and get ready for a very good South Alabama team next weekend."

CRUICIAL MOMENTS
Top 5th - GS 3 - ELON 0 - Freshman Jacob Greene ripped his first collegiate home run to open the fifth inning. He clubbed the solo job to left and made the score 1-0. Later in the inning after Steven Curry beat out an infield single, Ryan Cleveland doubled down the right field line to plate another run. He reached third on the play as Mitchell Golden was cut down at the plate for the second of the inning. Mason McWhorter struck out swinging, but a wild pitched allowed the freshman to reach and Cleveland to score, pushing the lead to 3-0.
Top 7th - GS 5 - ELON 0 - The lead was extended to 5-0 in the seventh after back-to-back singles put runners on the corners. Ryan Cleveland hit into a fielder's choice which plated Curry from third. After McWhorter's double moved him to third, Cleveland scored on Logan Baldwin's sacrifice fly.
Bot 8th - GS 5 - ELON 1 - Elon scratched out a run in the eighth inning off relief pitcher Landon Hughes. Two singles were enough to do the damage and cut the lead to four in the waning innings.

GAME NOTES
- Chase Cohen earned his first win of the season for the Eagles, working 6.2 innings of five hit shutout ball. He was held to just 91 pitches after making a midweek short Wednesday start against Campbell. The sophomore fanned six batters to match his season high strikeout haul
- Freshman Jacob Greene went 1-for-4 on Saturday to cap the first week of in-game action for the Eagles. He went .364 in five games with three starts. On Saturday, Greene started at third base, hitting his first collegiate home run in the fifth inning.
- Steven Curry went 2-for-4 on Saturday to cap a 7-for-14 weekend that saw the freshman score six runs and drive in two more.

NEXT UP
Georgia Southern hits Spring Break 2017 with their final non-conference weekend series in the books. Conference play begins next weekend as South Alabama comes to the friendly confines for a three game set. Games on Friday and Saturday are set for 6:30 p.m. with Sunday's finale scheduled for 1 p.m.

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