BOX SCORE

STATESBORO - Sophomore Braxton Johns delivered six innings of three hit, shutout ball on the mound to earn the win as Georgia Southern downed College of Charleston 6-4 on Tuesday night. Johns, making his first Division I start, was outstanding to improve to 3-2 on the year. The offense stepped up early, scoring three runs in the first two innings to snap a four-game losing streak.

Georgia Southern is back at home this weekend as UT Arlington comes to town for a three game series. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday night with Saturday's game scheduled for 3 p.m. and the finale at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"I thought we swung the bats well in the early innings, we ran the bases well and were aggressive on the basepaths. Braxton Johns gave us a great effort. We gave him some early runs and he did what you want to see pitchers do when they have a lead. He worked ahead, threw strikes and made big pitches when he needed to."

SCORING PLAYS
Bottom 1st - The Eagle offense announced its presence with authority, stroking three hits to open the game and quickly score a run on Austin Thompson's RBI single. A walk to Tyler Martin loaded the bases, and a sacrifice fly by Chandler Corley made the lead 2-0 after an inning.
Bottom 2nd - A Mitchell Golden double opened the second inning and quickly put the Eagles in position to add on to the lead. Leadoff hitter Jason Swan drove in Golden from third with a ground ball, giving the good guys a 3-0 lead.
Bottom 6th - A leadoff walk set the tone for a three run sixth inning and set a 6-0 target for the Cougars to chase. Nolan Tressler drove in a run with a single up the middle, while Golden stole third and came in to score on the ball that was lost by the Charleston catcher. Swan drove in another run, his second of the night, with a single up the middle that plated Tressler from third.
Top 7th - Charleston punished the Eagle bullpen for two walks to start the seventh inning, plating a run on Morgan's single through the left side and two more on Wondrack's double to the gap in left, making the score 6-3.
Top 9th - The Cougars had another whip in their tail in the ninth inning, getting another run back on a leadoff home run by Sechopoulos that cleared the Blue Monster, making the score 6-4.

NOTES
- Braxton Johns improved to 3-2 on the season in his first start as an Eagle. He went six innings, scattering three hits with three strikeouts for a career-long outing.
- David Johnson earned his first collegiate save with two innings of relief, entering with the tying run on base. He got a double play to quell the Cougar threat in the ninth, and worked around the home run in the ninth to nail down the save.
- Jason Swan, promoted to the leadoff slot for the second time this season, went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs
- Mitchell Golden was hit by a pitch twice on Tuesday, adding a double in the second inning. He scored a pair of runs out of the No. 8 slot in the order.
- Tyler Martin made his return to the Eagle lineup after missing 33 games due to injury. The redshirt sophomore got the nod at Designated Hitter, going 1-for-3 with a walk and lashing a warning track fly ball just as the stiff breeze subsided.

UP NEXT
UT Arlington comes to town this weekend for a three game series. First pitch on Friday night is set for 6:30 p.m. on Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium.

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