WEEKEND PREVIEW - Eagles Face UT Arlington in Weekend Series

Friday, April 20

6:30 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

UT Arlington

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WEEKEND PREVIEW - Eagles Face UT Arlington in Weekend Series

4/19/2018 3:11:00 PM | Baseball

Series begins with Salute to Service night, recognizing active duty and retired military personnel

STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Baseball returns to league play this weekend as UT Arlington comes to Statesboro for a three game weekend series. The weekend features the 2018 Salute to Service Night, Bark in the Park and Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day starting with Friday night's game at 6:30 p.m.

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
UT Arlington

FRIDAY (4.20.18)
Georgia Southern vs. UT Arlington
6:30 p.m. - Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
SALUTE TO SERVICE
Active and retired military personnel will be recognized. All military personnel will receive free admission with discounted $5 tickets for accompanying family members.
RADIO - Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO - True Blue TV
LIVE STATS
GS - RHP - Brian Eichhorn
UTA - LHP - Brad Vassar

SATURDAY (4.21.18)
Georgia Southern vs. UT Arlington
3 p.m. - Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
BARK IN THE PARK
Fans are encouraged to bring their dogs to the game. Bandanas will be given to dogs in attendance while supplies last.
Bark in the Park Rules
RADIO - Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO - True Blue TV
LIVE STATS
GS - RHP - Seth Shuman
UTA - RHP - Trae Patterson

SUNDAY (4.22.18)
Georgia Southern vs. UT Arlington
11 a.m. - Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
FACULTY/STAFF APPRECIATION DAY
Georgia Southern faculty and staff will receive a $5 discounted ticket by presenting their employee ID.
COVER YOUR BASES
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RADIO - Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO - True Blue TV
LIVE STATS
GS - TBA
UTA - RHP - Ka'ikepono Anderson

QUICK HITS
- Georgia Southern Baseball welcomes UT Arlington to Bulloch County for the second time in the four years since joining the Sun Belt Conference. The Eagles enter the weekend coming off a 6-4 win over College of Charleston, while the Mavericks defeated No. 23 Dallas Baptist on Tuesday before falling to TCU on Wednesday night.
- Georgia Southern got six shutout innings from Braxton Johns on the mound, building a 6-0 lead in the early innings before taking the 6-4 win over the Cougars.
- The Eagles lead the all-time series with UT Arlington 7-3, winning all three weekend series by 2-1 margins and taking a Sun Belt Tournament win over the Mavs in 2016.
- Austin Thompson's first collegiate trip to the Yellowhammer State was a memorable one with the freshman logging hits in all three games including his first collegiate home run. He was 5-for-13 at the plate with four RBIs. All this came just days after returning to the lineup from injury that saw him miss 26 games.
- Through the season's first 35 games, Georgia Southern batters have been hit by 56 pitches to lead the Sun Belt and rank 22nd in the nation. Steven Curry has been hit 15 times to rank fourth in the nation and tops in the Sun Belt while Christian Avant has worn 12 pitches to rank third in the league and 33rd in Division I.
- Jason Swan did his impression of the Frozone, looking out for the greater good, by driving a career-high five runs in the 12-7 win over The Citadel including the go-ahead run.
- Six has been the magic number over the last five years for Georgia Southern Baseball with a 110-16 record when scoring six or more runs. The Eagles were 30-6 last year with six or more and 10-3 this year.

UP NEXT
Following the weekend's three-game series against UT Arlington, Georgia Southern will face College of Charleston for the third and final time this season on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles will face the Cougars in a businessman special starting at 2 p.m. in the rubber match of the three-game season series.