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STATESBORO, GA. - Georgia Southern Baseball returned to winning ways on Tuesday night with a  7-3 victory at The Citadel. Jordan Wren and Evan McDonald each went 2-for-4 on the night while Adam Kelly took his first collegiate win on the mound. The Eagles and Bulldogs will play again on Wednesday night in Statesboro.

Wednesday's game is Military Appreciation Day with all active duty and veteran military personnel invited for a special recognition. Active duty and veterans receive free admission and discounted tickets for any accompanying guests. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"We got a good effort from Adam Kelly tonight and the bullpen. We were able to jump out to an early lead, so it was a good way to start the week. Now we've got to get back, get rested up, and get ready to go again against these guys tomorrow."

SCORING PLAYS
Top 2nd - GS 1 - CIT 0 - Two errors by The Citadel in the second opened the door for the Eagles to take a 1-0 lead. Jordan Wren singled up the middle to open the frame. He reached third on an error by the second baseman. A throwing error by the shortstop attempting to double a runner off at first allowed Wren to score.
Top 3rd - GS 3 - CIT 0 - Mitchell Golden's RBI single up the middle plated Evan McDonald to make it a 2-0 game. Jordan Wren tripled to right later in the inning, pushing Golden in for a 3-0 lead.
Top 4th - GS 4 - CIT 0 - The Eagles struck again in the fourth with McDonald plating C.J. Brazil with an RBI infield single with two outs.
Bot 4th - GS 4 - CIT 1 - A Georgia Southern fielding error with two outs allowed the Bulldogs to get their first run of the day in the fourth inning.
Top 5th - GS 6 - CIT 1 - Ryan Cleveland's one out double was converted into a run with a pair of wild pitches. A sacrifice bunt later in the inning by Brazil allowed another run to score and push the lead to 6-1.
Bot 6th - GS 6 - CIT 3 - The Citadel got two runs off three hits to cut the Eagle lead to 6-3 entering the final innings.
Top 8th - GS 7 - CIT 3 - Logan Baldwin drove in Cal Baker from third with a single to left. Baker ended up on third on a three base fielder's choice thanks to Mason McWhorter getting into a five-throw rundown between third and home.

GAME NOTES
- Adam Kelly went a career-long four innings in a controlled start to pick up his first collegiate win. He allowed on unearned run and struck out two to improve to 1-0 on the season.
- Ryan Frederick was the first reliever out of the bullpen, making his first appearance since May 29, 2016. His return was not only from injury, but to take advantage of a hardship waiver he was granted by the NCAA for an extra year of eligibility.
- Graduate student Jacob Condra-Bogan pitched the final two innings, but was ineligible to pick up the save because he entered with a four-run lead. He mowed through the Bulldogs, striking out the first five batters he faced.

NEXT UP
The Eagles and Bulldogs close out the split midweek series on Wednesday evening in Statesboro. First pitch on Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium is set for 6 p.m. and can be seen live on GS All-Access at GSEagles.com

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