STATESBORO, GA. - A seven run fifth inning and a complete game performance from Chase Cohen lifted the Eagles to a 9-2 win over Little Rock on Sunday to clinch the series win. The Eagles trailed early, but evened the score with runs in the third and fourth before busting loose in the fifth. The Eagles improve to 30-15 on the year and 13-8 in league play. Georgia Southern visits Louisiana next weekend for three games against the Ragin' Cajuns.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"We got a really good effort from Chase Cohen. I thought it was really big for him to go out there and put up a big zero for us after we got those runs in the fifth, it really kept the momentum for us. We had a good approach in the fifth inning, we laid off some pitches and got some walks. Then we got some big two out hits and it resulted in a big inning."

SCORING PLAYS
Top 1st - LR 1 - GS 0 - Little Rock strung together a pair of two out hits including a double to the gap in right to take an early 1-0 lead.
Top 3rd - LR 2 - GS 0 - Zach Baker extended the Little Rock lead to 2-0 with a wall-scraping solo home run to left after a 10 minute rain delay in the inning.
Bot 3rd - LR 2 - GS 1 - C.J. Brazil logged Georgia Southern's first hit of the game with an RBI single. He drove in Jordan Wren who reached on a walk and moved up to second on a balk.
Bot 4th - LR 2 - GS 2 - Tyler Martin got the Eagles back on level terms in the fourth with a solo home run to left field that got out in a hurry. It was his fifth bomb of the year and his first since April 15th against App State.
Bot 5th - LR 2 - GS 9 - Georgia Southern busted out with seven runs off two hits in the fifth inning to take a 9-2 lead. All seven runs came with two outs. The Trojans walked four batters and hit another to plate the first two runs. A Tyler Martin single through the left side sent two more home. Ryan Cleveland drove in three with his 11th home run of the season.  

GAME NOTES
- Chase Cohen recorded Georgia Southern's second-straight complete game performance on the hill, scattering four hits. He allowed two runs, both earned with six strikeouts to improve to 3-3 on the season. After allowing the home run in the third, Cohen worked five hitless frames before allowing another hit in the ninth inning with two outs.
- Tyler Martin went 2-for-4 on the day with three RBIs including his fifth home run of the season.
- Ryan Cleveland also added three RBIs to his ledger, hitting his 11th home run of the season.
- The game clocked in at 2:09, the fastest home game for Georgia Southern this season. There was a 10 minute stoppage of the game in the third inning for a rain shower. The mound and plate were tarped, but play resumed quickly.

NEXT UP
Georgia Southern will break for final exams this week before facing Louisiana this weekend in Lafayette. First pitch on Friday night is set for 7 p.m. (ET) / 6 p.m. (CT).

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