Softball | 5/9/2017 1:30:00 PM

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ON THE DIAMOND
The Georgia Southern softball team travels to Troy, Alabama, for the Sun Belt Tournament, which begins Wednesday morning at the Troy Softball Complex. The Eagles, the No. 6 seed, will take on seventh-seeded ULM in a play-in game on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. (ET) for the right to enter the double-elimination tournament.The winner of the GS/ULM game will take on third-seeded Georgia State later in the day at 6:30 p.m. in the main draw. The loser's season will be over. This will be the second appearance for the Eagles in the SBC Tournament. Last year, GS lost as the No. 5 seed to No. 8 seed ULM 2-1 in the play-in game in its first appearance. The Eagles are concluding their third season in the Sun Belt Conference after coming over from the Southern Conference for the 2015 season.

BROADCAST COVERAGE
Every game of the Sun Belt Tournament will be broadcast online through ESPN3. Live stats will be available as well. Links are available above.

THIS YEAR VS. ULM
Georgia Southern and ULM met earlier this season in Monroe with the Warhawks taking the series, 2-1. In the opener, Kate Coyne tossed a four-hit shutout with seven strikeouts to lead ULM to a 3-0 win. The Eagles took the second game 4-3 with Kierra Camp picking up the win in relief before ULM took the final game 1-0 in nine innings behind Coyne's five-hit shutout. For the series, Coyne went 16 innings, allowing no runs on nine hits with 14 strikeouts against Georgia Southern.

THIS YEAR VS. GEORGIA STATE
Should Georgia Southern win its opener, the Eagles would face third-seeded Georgia State later Wednesday night. The Eagles dropped all three games against the Panthers this past weekend at home, falling 5-3, 9-1 (5) and 15-0 (5). 

RECORD CLIMBING
Two members of the 2017 Eagles are quickly climbing up the ranks on different career lists. 
• Senior first baseman Morgan Robinson currently has 140 runs batted in for her career, the second-most all-time at GS. The record is 143 by Robyne Siliga (2005, 2007-09). Her 26 home runs are the sixth most in school history.
• Senior outfielder Emily Snider has 133 runs scored for her career, ranking second all-time in program history. The record is 163 runs scored by Shanita Black (2003-06). Her 120 career RBIs are the fourth most in program history behind Robinson, Siliga and Jenny Side.

POWER SURGE
After hitting 15 home runs in her first three seasons combined, Emily Snider has had a breakout senior season in hitting 16 home runs and counting. The senior currently leads all regular GS players with a .390 batting average, 16 home runs and 44 RBIs. Her 16 round-trippers are the second most in program history as she passed Kourtny Thomas (2014), Marie Fogle (2011) and Jenny Side (2008) with three home runs against Savannah State on April 26. The school record for home runs in a season is 18, set by Megan Smith in 2010.

Snider's 31 career home runs are tied for the third most in program history with Jenny Side (2007-10) and Megen Smith (2008-11). The school record is 35 by Robin Siliga (2005, 2007-09) and Kourtny Thomas (2012-14) stands in second place with 33 career bombs.