STATESBORO, GA. - Georgia Southern Baseball is back at home this weekend for a three game series against the Elon Phoenix. The Eagles enter the weekend with a 5-4 overall mark in 2018 and have won five-straight weekend series' in Statesboro. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday night. Watch all three games of the series for free on True Blue TV at GSEagles.com.
Fans are reminded of a new start time for Saturday's contest. The game will start at Noon to allow fans to attend Eagle Men's Tennis (9:30 a.m.), Baseball (Noon) and Basketball (Women's Basketball 2:00, Men's Basketball 5:00).
Single game tickets are available at GSEagles.com/Tickets, giving fans the opportunity to beat the lines on gameday. Tickets can also be purchased at the J.I. Clements Stadium Box Office, located directly behind home plate at the stadium's main entrance.
GAME NOTES
Georgia Southern
Elon
FRIDAY (3.2.18)
6:30 p.m. - Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO - Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO - True Blue TV
LIVE STATS
GS - RHP -
Brian Eichhorn (0-0, 4.35 ERA)
ELON - RHP - George Kirby (0-1, 3.00 ERA)
SATURDAY (3.3.18)
Noon - Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO - Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO - True Blue TV
LIVE STATS
GS - RHP -
Seth Shuman (2-0, 3.46 ERA)
ELON - RHP - Kyle Brnovich (1-0, 1.42 ERA)
SUNDAY (3.4.18)
1 p.m. - Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO - Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO - True Blue TV
LIVE STATS
GS - RHP -
David Johnson (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
ELON - LHP - Owen Lorenz (0-1, 7.00 ERA)
QUICK HITS
- After a quick two-day road swing to the Holy City, Georgia Southern Baseball is back at the friendly confines for a three game non-conference series against the Elon Phoenix. The Eagles have won three-straight games at home and have taken five-straight weekend series on Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium.
- Georgia Southern closed out a two-game midweek swing through the South Carolina Low Country with a 3-0 loss to College of Charleston. The Eagles were shutout for the first time since May 17, 2017 against Arkansas State to finish the pair of games at 1-1.
- Georgia Southern closed out a two-game midweek swing through the South Carolina Low Country with a 3-0 loss to College of Charleston. The Eagles were shutout for the first time since May 17, 2017 against Arkansas State to finish the pair of games at 1-1.
- Freshman
Noah Searcy completed a rare feat on February 16, 2018. While making his debut with the Eagles, Searcy hit his first collegiate home run with a two-run job that cleared the fence in center field in his first collegiate at bat.
- After not sweeping a series in 2017, Georgia South-ern opened 2018 with a sweep in its first home series. The Eagles took all three games over Fairfield, an NCAA Tournament team from 2016 and the defending MAAC Regular Season Champions.
- Redshirt Junior
Matt Geiger joined the Eagles in 2015, pitching well as a freshman. He missed the 2016 season after undergoing surgery. While rehabbing from that surgery, Geiger sustained another injury which kept him out of the lineup for 2017. When he returns to the lineup, he will rejoin the Eagles with more than 1,000 days on the shelf, ranking as one of the longest active injury layoffs in Division I Baseball.
Clay Conway (Delaware) // 4/14/15 to 2/18/18 // 1,041 Days
Matt Geiger (Georgia Southern) // 5/8/15 to Present // 1,028 Days
Alex Daily (Cal State Bakersfield) // 5/15/15 to 2/16/18 // 1,008 Days
Alex McIntosh (Milwaukee) // 5/23/15 to 2/16/18 // 1,000 Days
- Six has been the magic number over the last four years for Georgia Southern Baseball with a 104-14 record when scoring six or more runs. In 2018, the Eagles are 4-1 when scoring six or more.
- Georgia Southern had a banner year in the 2017 MLB draft with five selections to tie the program record for most picks in a single draft season.
Landon Hughes (7th Round - ATL),
Jordan Wren (10th Round - Boston),
Connor Simmons (13th Round - ATL),
Logan Baldwin (21st Round - SF), and
Jacob Condra-Bogan (32nd Round - TOR) made up the draft class, matching the 1996 season with five picks over that season's 40 rounds.
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In order to expedite entry and provide a safe environment for all patrons and participants, Georgia Southern Athletics has implemented a Clear Bag Policy for all ticketed sporting events, effective Aug. 1, 2017. Fans can find the complete policy as well as an FAQ section at GSEagles.com/ClearBag.
