MACON, GA. - Senior Jordan Wren had himself a day, hitting two home runs and adding a double with eight RBIs, leading the Eagles to a 15-7 win over No. 24 Mercer on Tuesday night. Logan Baldwin got in on the action, hitting his first collegiate home run as the Eagles powered past the Bears. Mercer and Georgia Southern will play again on Wednesday at 6 pm on Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium.

The win was Georgia Southern's third-consecutive win over a ranked opponent after defeating No. 28 Coastal Carolina twice last weekend. Mercer entered the game with the nation's best record at 35-7. The Eagles improved their Sun Belt Conference best record to 27-14.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"It just happened to be one of those nights. The guys at the top of the lineup were swinging the bat very well. Mitchell Golden was on base a lot and Jordan Wren had some big hits for us. We got a good effort from Seth Shuman. They had some opportunities with men on base, and we were fortunate to make some big pitches and big plays in some of those situations."

SCORING PLAYS
Top 1st - GS 2 - MERCER 0 - Evan McDonald dinked a two out, bases loaded single into left to drive in two runs and give the Eagles an early lead over the Bears.
Bot 1st - GS 2 - MERCER 3 - Mercer struck back in the bottom of the first, converting a walk into a run and tacking on a two run home run to post a 3-2 lead after one.
Top 3rd - GS 4 - MERCER 3 - Jordan Wren put the Eagles ahead again with a two run home run to right field that got out in a hurry. The senior drove in Mitchell Golden who hit his second double of the game just moments earlier.
Top 4th - GS 8 - MERCER 3 - Jordan Wren's second home run of the night capped a four run fourth inning. The senior hit a three run bomb after Steven Curry drove in another run with a single down the right field line.
Bot 6th - GS 8 - MERCER 4 - A leadoff double paved the way for Mercer to cut the lead to four in the sixth with a sacrifice fly.
Top 7th - GS 12 - MERCER 4 - Steven Curry drove in a run with two outs in the seventh for his second hit of the game. Later in the inning with the bases loaded, Jordan Wren picked up his sixth, seventh and eighth RBIs with a blast off the wall in right. The ball barely stayed in the park as Wren missed out on his third home run of the game by a matter of inches.
Top 8th - GS 15 - MERCER 4 - Logan Baldwin blasted his first collegiate home run, a three run blast that nearly left the county to extend the lead to 15-4.
Bot 9th - GS 15 - MERCER 7 - Two hits set the table for Mercer's Charlie Madden to hit a three run home run out to left and slice the lead to 15-7.

GAME NOTES
- Jordan Wren's two home run inning was his first multi-home run game of his career and the first multi-home run game for an Eagle hitter since Ryan Cleveland's two bomb game at UT Arlington last year.
- Wren set a new career high with eight RBIs, besting his previous record of four. It was the first eight RBI game for an Eagle batter since March 6, 1999 when Dustin Langley accomplished the feat against Appalachian State.
- Georgia Southern's 15 run haul was their most this season and the most since scoring 16 against Savannah State on April 6, 2016. It was the most runs scored by the Eagles against a ranked opponent since April 8, 2009 when the Eagles defeated No. 8 Georgia Tech 23-2.
- Freshman pitcher Seth Shuman improved to 4-0 on the season with five innings of work. He allowed four runs, all earned off six hits with six strikeouts. The Eagles are 5-0 when Shuman starts the game on the mound where he has gotten 8.6 runs per game of support.
- Before the game, it was announced that former Georgia Southern pitcher Chris Beck was called up to the White Sox from AAA Charlotte. The right handed pitcher is expected to work out of the bullpen for the big club.

NEXT UP
Georgia Southern is back home on Wednesday night for the second half of a midweek non-conference series with Mercer. The Eagles host the Bears starting at 6 pm in a game that can be seen live on GS All-Access at GSEagles.com and on the Georgia Southern Sports Network.

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