Eagle Baseball Drops Wednesday Night Game at Mercer

Wednesday, March 14

Macon, Ga.

6 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

7-10

Mercer

13-5

Georgia Southern

Mercer

Mitchell Golden tags a Mercer runner attempting to steal second base in the first inning in Macon, Georgai

Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

3/14/2018 10:25:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Georgia Southern hits a season-high three home runs in the 11-8 loss

BOX SCORE

MACON, GA. – Georgia Southern's offense banged out 11 hits to lead 8-6 in the middle of the eighth inning, but a five run frame gave Mercer an 11-8 win over the Eagles. The loss snaps Georgia Southern's four-game win streak over the Bears overall, and in Macon. Matt Anderson and Steven Curry each hit their first career home runs in the game. Georgia Southern is at home this weekend for a three game set with Louisiana starting on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN3 to open league play.

SCORING PLAYS
Top 1st - Redshirt sophomore Matt Anderson got things started with a solo home run in the game's opening frame. It was the Eagle backstop's first career long-ball which quickly staked the good guys to a 1-0 lead.
Bottom 2nd - A leadoff single by the Bears came around to score with a stolen base, wild pitch and passed ball for a game-tying unearned run.
Top 3rd - A leadoff single by Jason Swan, the first of his three in the game, followed by a bunt single by Jeddediah Fagg set the table for Steven Curry to re-take the lead. The Eagle second baseman flashed the power by driving the 1-0 pitch over the wall in left for a three-run bomb, and his first career home run. The big fly handed the Eagles a 4-1 lead.
Top 4th - Chandler Corley kept the offensive explosion going in the fourth with solo home run of his own. His second of the season came on the first pitch as he pushed the lead to 5-1.
Bottom 5th - The Eagles hit a bump in the road in the fifth inning when five runs came back to haunt the Eagles who gave up four runs off two hits in the inning as Mercer tied the game at 5-5.
Top 6th - The Eagles were quick to re-take the lead in the sixth inning when two walks put runners aboard. They moved up to second and third on a wild pitch and a stolen base. Corley picked up his second and third RBIs of the game with a single to center which plated Noah Searcy and Rory Glanton to give the good guys a 7-5 lead.
Bottom 6th - The Bears got a single and a double in the sixth inning to cut the Eagle advantage to 7-6 in the sixth.
Top 8th - After both teams left the seventh frame open, the Eagles strung together a two out walk and single, followed by a Jeddediah Fagg single to the gap in right to tack on an insurance run and make it 8-6.
Bottom 8th - Two singles, two wild pitches and a double to start the eighth was enough to tie the game at 8-8. After a pitching change to bring a fresh arm in from the bullpen, two more hits followed by three walks brought three more runs in as Mercer took an 11-8 lead to the ninth inning.

NOTES
- Cole Whitney got the start for the Eagles, going the first two innings in a designated staff game with seven pitchers seeing action for Georgia Southern. Whitney left as the pitcher of record, working two innings and allowing one unearned run off two hits with two strikeouts.
- Jason Swan went 3-for-4 in the game, plating a run. Steven Curry and Chandler Corley each drove in three runs to help the side.
- All of Georgia Southern's offense game from the top three and bottom three hitters in the lineup. Curry, Golden and Anderson combined to go 4-for-14 with four RBIs, while the bottom three hitters, Corley, Swan and Jeddediah Fagg went 7-for-11 with four RBIs and four runs scored.
- Eagle pitchers struck out eight batters and walked eight batters in the game.
- Wednesday's game was the first time this season that the Eagle defense did not commit an error.

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern is back in Statesboro this weekend to open league play against Louisiana. First pitch on Friday night is set for 6:30 p.m. on ESPN3.

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