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
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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.
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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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