PREVIEW: GS Softball Hosts Appalachian State For Final Home Sun Belt Series
4/27/2018 3:00:00 PM | Softball
Eagles will celebrate Senior Day on Sunday, then participate in the Sun Belt's Cover Your Bases initiative on Sunday
STATESBORO, Ga. - The Georgia Southern softball squad welcomes in Appalachian State for its final home Sun Belt Conference series of the year this weekend, taking on the Mountaineers in a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and a single 1 p.m. game on Sunday.
Saturday will be Senior Day for the Eagles (24-22, 8-13 SBC), who will recognize five student-athletes playing in their final home games at Georgia Southern. The Senior Day ceremony will take place following Saturday's doubleheader. Haley Carter, India Davis, Heather Felt, Kierra Camp and Alesha Mann will be the student-athletes honored for their exemplary Eagle careers on Saturday.
Sunday, the Eagles and Mountaineers (16-30, 3-15 SBC) will play a single game that is part of the Sun Belt Conference's Cover Your Bases initiative, helping create moments to support the mission of the American Cancer Society. The Eagles will have contests, PA reads and live broadcast mentions to help extend the messages of protection and prevention as outlined at cancer.org/SunSafety.
Georgia Southern comes into the weekend series having split its last four contests, which included a historic 3-2 eight-inning win at No. 22 Louisiana last Saturday. The win was the first road win over a nationally-ranked team in program history for the Eagles. Appalachian State split a non-conference doubleheader at Gardner-Webb on Wednesday, winning the first game, 6-1, but losing the second game, 9-7.
The two teams have met numerous times over the years, and Georgia Southern holds a 45-12 overall series lead. Last year in Boone, N.C., the Eagles swept the Mountaineers, winning 2-0 (8 inn.), 10-1 (5 inn.) and 11-2 (6 inn.)
Saturday's doubleheader will be broadcast on ESPN3, with Sunday's game available on True Blue TV. You can also view live stats of all three games this weekend.
Saturday will be Senior Day for the Eagles (24-22, 8-13 SBC), who will recognize five student-athletes playing in their final home games at Georgia Southern. The Senior Day ceremony will take place following Saturday's doubleheader. Haley Carter, India Davis, Heather Felt, Kierra Camp and Alesha Mann will be the student-athletes honored for their exemplary Eagle careers on Saturday.
Sunday, the Eagles and Mountaineers (16-30, 3-15 SBC) will play a single game that is part of the Sun Belt Conference's Cover Your Bases initiative, helping create moments to support the mission of the American Cancer Society. The Eagles will have contests, PA reads and live broadcast mentions to help extend the messages of protection and prevention as outlined at cancer.org/SunSafety.
Georgia Southern comes into the weekend series having split its last four contests, which included a historic 3-2 eight-inning win at No. 22 Louisiana last Saturday. The win was the first road win over a nationally-ranked team in program history for the Eagles. Appalachian State split a non-conference doubleheader at Gardner-Webb on Wednesday, winning the first game, 6-1, but losing the second game, 9-7.
The two teams have met numerous times over the years, and Georgia Southern holds a 45-12 overall series lead. Last year in Boone, N.C., the Eagles swept the Mountaineers, winning 2-0 (8 inn.), 10-1 (5 inn.) and 11-2 (6 inn.)
Saturday's doubleheader will be broadcast on ESPN3, with Sunday's game available on True Blue TV. You can also view live stats of all three games this weekend.
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