STATESBORO, GA. - Georgia Southern picked up its fourth win over a ranked opponent in the last week with a 10 inning, 4-3 win over No. 22 Mercer on Wednesday night. The Eagles got four hits from Logan Baldwin including a gutsy single in the 10th that helped keep the Eagles alive. Ultimately a two-on wild pitch allowed Jacob Greene to scamper home and cement the 4-3 win.

Georgia Southern earned its second win this week over Mercer who owns the nation's best record at 35-9 after Wednesday's contest. Georgia Southern upped its Sun Belt Conference best record to 28-14 entering a home series with Little Rock. The Eagles trail South Alabama by a game for first place in the East Division and are a half game behind Coastal Carolina for second place.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"We got a great effort from Brian Eichhorn tonight. I thought Adam Kelly threw some good pitches and Landon Hughes did a really good job finishing it off. We were really fortunate to win this one. We got some big at bats from Jacob Greene and Logan Baldwin there in the 10th inning. Logan fought off pitch after pitch to single and we were able to get a man to third base. We got a break there with a pitch that got away, so we were fortunate to get the win. Now we've got to prepare for a big series against Little Rock this weekend."

SCORING PLAYS
Top 2nd - MERCER 1 - GS 0 - Mercer strung together three hits in the second inning to post an early 1-0 lead.
Bot 4th - MERCER 1 - GS 3 - After Ryan Cleveland reached on a leadoff walk, Georgia Southern strung together three hits and took advantage of another Mercer error to take a 3-1 lead. Evan McDonald drove in the tying run with a double to the gap in right, an error allowed him to reach third. Jacob Greene's single gave the Eagles their first lead of the day. Later in the inning the Eagles loaded the bases, setting the table for Steven Curry to plate a run when he was hit by a pitch.
Top 7th - MERCER 3 - GS 3 - Two singles, a walk, a double and a sacrifice fly brought Mercer even in the seventh inning as they plated runs off the Eagle bullpen.
Bot 10th - MERCER 3 - GS 4 - Logan Baldwin fought off pitch after pitch, eventually lacing a single through the right side to put two on for the Eagles with one out. A wild pitch moved Jacob Greene and Baldwin to second and third. Another wild pitch got between the catcher's legs, giving Greene the green light to come home. He got under the tag by the pitcher as the Eagles took the 4-3 win.

GAME NOTES
- Brian Eichhorn recorded his first quality start since March 10th, but did not factor into the decision. He went six innings and allowed just one run and struck out six batters.
- Baldwin's four hit day was a new season high. The junior from Ringgold, Ga. has seven hits in his last three games including his first career home run on Tuesday night.
- The walk off win was Georgia Southern's third of the season. The Eagles took previous wins over Middle Tennessee on February 18th on a single by Mason McWhorter in the 10th inning and Georgia on February 26th on a Tarez Miller sacrifice bunt in the 9th inning.
- Georgia Southern is now 4-1 in extra-inning games with three wins over the last eight days.
- Senior Landon Hughes struck out three batters over the final two and two thirds to pick up his sixth win of the season. He did not allow a hit in his outing to give him three wins and a save in his last five appearances.

NEXT UP
Georgia Southern welcomes Little Rock to town this weekend for a three game Sun Belt series. First pitch on Friday and Saturday nights is set for 6:30 p.m. with Sunday's finale set for 1 p.m. Saturday night's game is the second annual "Bark in the Park" with fans encouraged to bring their canine friends to the park.

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