Baseball Drops Game Two to UTA, 5-2

Saturday, April 21

3 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

18-20, 9-7

UT Arlington

20-19, 10-7

UT Arlington

Georgia Southern

4/21/2018 6:47:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Tyler Martin goes yard for the first time this season in the loss

BOX SCORE

STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Baseball came out on the short end of a 5-2 line on Saturday in the second of three games between the Eagles and UT Arlington. Tyler Martin hit his first home run of the season, but a three run UTA seventh inning wrote the tale as the Mavericks evened the series at one game each.

The Eagles and Mavericks close out the series on Sunday morning with an 11 a.m. contest. Sunday is Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day with discounts available for Georgia Southern Faculty and Staff. It is also Cover Your Bases Day, part of the Sun Belt's initiative to reduce skin cancer.

SCORING PLAYS
Top 5th - UTA got its first run of the series in the fifth inning, playing small ball after a leadoff single to plate the run with a double to the gap in right.
Bottom 6th - Tyler Martin tied the game in the seventh inning with a no-doubt solo home run to left. It was the junior's first home run of the season.
Top 7th - Seth Shuman got the first two outs of the seventh inning, but a pair of singles sandwiched a pair of doubles as the Mavs tallied three runs to take a 5-1 lead.
Bottom 7th - Georgia Southern cashed in a leadoff walk for a run in the seventh inning, A potential inning ending double play was booted by the UTA shortstop, allowing a run to score and cut the lead to 4-2.
Top 9th - UTA tacked on one run in the ninth off a pair of bunt singles and a single in the gap to left plated the run to put the visitors up 5-2.

NOTES
- Seth Shuman threw seven innings, allowing four runs off seven hits to take the loss. He was one out away from his seventh quality start, but three runs with two outs dropped the sophomore to 4-5 on the year.
- Tyler Martin's home run was his 10th career blast. The bomb extended the Eagles' streak of leadoff home runs to five-straight. Six of the Eagles' last seven home runs have been leadoff jacks.
- Jason Swan matched a career high, logging three hits with a double.
- Steven Curry had a 2-for-4 game to post his team-high 11th multi-hit game.

UP NEXT
The rubber match between the Eagles and Mavericks is set for 11 a.m. on Sunday. Sunday is Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day with special ticket discounts for Georgia Southern Faculty and Staff. Chase Cohen will start for the Eagles on the bump for the series finale.

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