Eagles Take Series Win Over UTA with Sunday Victory

Sunday, April 22

11 a.m.

Georgia Southern University

19-20, 10-7

UT Arlington

20-20, 10-8

UT Arlington

Georgia Southern

4/22/2018 2:01:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Georgia Southern plates three in the seventh to push past the Mavs, 4-1

BOX SCORE

STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Baseball rallied with three runs in the seventh inning to take a 4-1 win over UT Arlington on Sunday. The Eagle offense was stymied early by UTA's Ka'ikepono Anderson, but got to the Mavericks' twirler in the seventh with three-straight hits to take the lead and chase him from the game. Mason McWhorter drove in the go-ahead run, but a career-high three hits from Austin Thompson paced the offense. David Johnson threw five and a third two-hit shutout innings to take the win and improve to 2-1 on the year.

Georgia Southern visits College of Charleston on Tuesday to wrap-up a three game season series with the Cougars. The Eagles fell to the Cougars 3-0 in February, but took a 6-4 win over The College last week to even the set. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. at the Patriot's Point Athletic Complex in Mount Pleasant.

SCORING PLAYS
Top 4th - A leadoff home run off Chase Cohen gave the visitors a 1-0 lead as they pushed for more. Cohen left the game during the inning, making way for David Johnson who got a pop up to leave the bases loaded in the frame.
Bottom 7th - An Austin Thompson single, followed by doubles from Tyler Martin and a two-RBI double by Mason McWhorter put the Eagles up 2-1. After a passed ball moved McWhorter to third, Chandler Corley drove in the inning's third run with a sacrifice fly to center.
Bottom 8th - Thompson drove in a run of his own in the eighth as the Eagles tacked on an insurance run, making it a 4-1 advantage for the good guys heading to the ninth inning.

NOTES
- David Johnson threw five and a third innings out of the pen to earn his second win of the season. He allowed just two hits and struck out six in a solid outing.
- Austin Thompson went 3-for-4 in the game, driving in a run while posting a season-high for hits. He also tallied Georgia Southern's first hit, breaking up the UTA no-hitter bid in the fourth inning with a single to center.

UP NEXT
The Eagles return to the Holy City on Tuesday for the third contest this season against College of Charleston. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. as the Eagles look to take the season series over the Cougars.

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