South Alabama Takes Game Two Over Eagles, 8-1

Friday, April 13

Mobile, Ala.

7:30 p.m. (ET)

Georgia Southern University

16-18, 8-5

South Alabama

20-13, 9-4

Georgia Southern

South Alabama

Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

4/13/2018 11:16:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Austin Thompson slugs his first collegiate home run to open the fourth inning

MOBILE - Georgia Southern Baseball dropped an 8-1 loss to South Alabama on Friday evening, as the Jaguars took the doubleheader sweep and the series win. The Eagle offense came from the bat of Austin Thompson who hit his first collegiate home run in a 2-for-4 day. Game three of the series is set for Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. (CT) / 2 p.m. (ET).

SCORING INNINGS
Bottom 3rd - A leadoff double came around to score in the third inning to give the home team a quick lead. Another run came in to score with a double to make it a 2-0 advantage.
Top 4th - Austin Thompson cut the lead to 2-1 with a leadoff home run on the second pitch of the frame. It was Thompson's first career extra base hit and home run. Georgia Southern's last four home runs have been of the leadoff variety.
Bottom 5th - A hit and a walk in the fifth inning set the table for a Jaguar run. A sacrifice fly plated the run to make it a 3-1 lead.
Bottom 6th - South Alabama tacked on three runs in the sixth, taking advantage of two walks and a hit in the frame.
Bottom 7th - The Jags added two more after the stretch off three hits and left the bases loaded, extending the lead to 8-1.

NOTES
- Chase Cohen was handed the ball for Game Two, he struck out seven batters in five innings, scattering three runs off five hits.
- Thompson's two-hit day accounted for 66% of the Eagle's hit total. Georgia Southern got its third hit in the fifth inning when pinch hitter Seth Shuman cut the gap in right with a single.

UP NEXT
The Eagles close out the weekend series on Sunday at 1 p.m. (CT) / 2 p.m. (ET). Both teams will have an off day on Saturday with thunderstorms expected throughout the day.