STATESBORO, GA. - Georgia Southern Baseball got another quality start from Jacob Condra-Bogan and a four run fourth inning to take a 6-2 win over Appalachian State in the opening game of a three game set on Thursday night. Jacob Greene went 2-for-3 with his third home run of the season and two RBIs on the day in his return to the lineup behind the dish. The Eagles and Mountaineers return to the diamond on Friday night at 6:30 p.m.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"Jacob Condra-Bogan gave us a strong effort on the mound. Jacob Greene's home run was big to tie it up for us after we gave up an early run. We gave them an unearned run, but we took advantage of the two out error in the fourth. We were able to get a four-spot out of it and had some really nice at bats with two outs. After that, Condra-Bogan did a nice job to pitch with the lead and Connor Simmons finished it off well."

SCORING PLAYS
Top 1st - GS 0 - APP 1 - The Mountaineers scrapped together a run in the first with a Tyler Stroup single which plated the game's first run from second base with two outs in the inning.
Bot 3rd - GS 1 - APP 1 - Jacob Greene got the Eagles back on level terms in the third with a solo home run to left. The freshman made his return to the starting lineup in conference play for the first time since March 18th.
Top 4th - GS 1 - APP 2 - A hit batter to open the fourth came around to score with a wild pitch, infield hit and a throwing error as the Mountaineers took a 2-1 lead on the unearned run.
Bot 4th - GS 5 - APP 2 - A two out error by the Apps opened the door for the Eagles to take their first lead of the day. After a walk, Evan McDonald dinked a bloop single to right to plate Tyler Martin and level the game at 2-2. Greene hit a wounded duck to the gap in right which found the green stuff, scoring the runner from third. A wild pitch plated another runner, while a throwing error by the shortstop gave the Eagles a 5-2 lead.
Bot 5th - GS 6 - APP 2 - Jordan Wren posted his second RBI double of the week to plate a run in the fifth inning to take the lead to four after five innings.

GAME NOTES
- Georgia Southern picked up its eighth-straight win over Appalachian State in baseball on Thursday night, taking the 6-2 win. The Eagles have never lost to the Mountaineers in Sun Belt play.
- Graduate student Jacob Condra-Bogan improved to 4-0 on the season by working 7.1 innings for his third quality start of the season. He scattered five hits and allowed two runs, one earned with seven strikeouts.
- Freshman Jacob Greene went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs to pace the Eagle offense. He hit his third home run of the season in the third inning as he returned to the starting lineup in conference play for the first time since March 18th.
- For the third-straight year, Georgia Southern Baseball has joined with the vs Cancer foundation to raise money to fight childhood cancer. Many members of the Eagle Baseball team will shave their heads following the Appalachian State as the team works to raise money for the foundation. Fans can contribute by visiting https://team.vs-cancer.org/gs2017.

NEXT UP
Georgia Southern and Appalachian State tangle for the second time this weekend on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. The game can be seen live on ESPN3 with radio coverage on the Georgia Southern Sports Network.

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