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TROY, ALA. - Georgia Southern Baseball secured its third series win of the season on Saturday with a 6-3 victory over Troy to take the opening two games of the series. The Eagles trailed 2-1 after an inning, but took the lead in the third and didn't look back. Ryan Cleveland went yard in the seventh inning while Steven Curry went 2-for-3 on the day with two walks. The Eagles go for the sweep on Sunday at 2 p.m. (ET) live on ESPN3.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"It was definitely a hard-fought win, it was a great team win for us. I thought Brian Eichhorn was better for us. He was more aggressive on the mound, that was good to see. We got some big outs from (Evan) Challenger and (Ryan) Frederick while Landon Hughes did a good job to finish it off again. We got some good two out hits, C.J. Brazil made some big defensive plays for us behind the plate. We've got to put it together for a whole weekend. We've gone a good job the first two days, but it's going to be a battle tomorrow and we've got to bring another big effort tomorrow."

SCORING PLAYS
Top 1st - GS 1 - TROY 0 - A leadoff single from Steven Curry opened the door for the Eagles to take an early lead. Ryan Cleveland drove in the run to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead after a half inning.
Bot 1st - GS 1 - TROY 2 - Troy got three hits including a double in the home half of the first to take a 2-1 lead after an inning of play.
Top 3rd - GS 3 - TROY 2 - Tyler Martin did some two out damage in the third inning, doubling down the left field line to score Curry from third and Cleveland from first to regain the lead.
Top 6th - GS 5 - TROY 2 - The Eagles added two more runs with two outs in the sixth inning. C.J. Ballard drove in a run with a single to right. Mitchell Golden drove in another run with a single to right to push the lead to 5-2.
Top 7th - GS 6 - TROY 2 - Cleveland added another run in the seventh with a leadoff bomb. His seventh home run of the season was launched down the first base line and stayed fair, carrying over the 27-foot wall in right.
Bot 8th - GS 6 - TROY 3 - A walk and two singles allowed Troy to pull a run back in the eighth and cut the Eagle lead to 6-3.

GAME NOTES
- The Eagles out-hit the Trojans 13-11 with Curry, Golden, Cleveland and Evan McDonald tallying a pair of hits in the game.
- Brian Eichhorn went four and two thirds innings, allowing just two hits while scattering six hits. He fanned four and walked four. He left with the lead, but could not factor in the win because he did not complete the fifth inning.
- Evan Challenger improved to 1-4 on the season, working an inning and a third in relief. He gave up two hits and got two strikeouts to pick up his first win of the season.
- Landon Hughes earned his fifth save of the year and second of the weekend, working a one-hit ninth inning with two strikeouts.

NEXT UP
Georgia Southern goes for the series sweep on Sunday at 2 p.m. (ET). The Eagles and Trojans square-off for the third time this weekend at Riddle-Pace Field in a game that can be seen live on ESPN3.

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