Eagles Come Up Short in Series Opener at Texas State

Friday, April 27

San Marcos, Texas

7 p.m. (ET)

Georgia Southern University

20-21, 10-8

Texas State

22-19-1, 10-9

Georgia Southern

Texas State

Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

4/27/2018 10:22:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Tyler Martin posts a career-high three hits, leading the way in the loss

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS - Georgia Southern Baseball dropped a tough 4-3 game to Texas State on Friday night to open the weekend series with the Bobcats. The Eagles took the lead in the first inning and led until conceding a three run home run in the eighth inning. Game two between the Eagles and Bobcats is set for Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. (CT) / 5 p.m. (ET). SCORING PLAYS Top 1st - A leadoff walk to start the game opened the door for the Eagles to scratch out a run in the first inning. Chandler Corley delivered an RBI single up the middle to plate Jason Swan and give the good guys a 1-0 lead. Top 2nd - A leadoff walk in the second allowed the Eagles to build a 2-0 lead. After a throwing error on Christian Avant's sacrifice bunt, Jason Swan grounded out to short, plating the run. Bottom 4th - Texas State got a run back in the fourth with a leadoff home run off the bat of Dalton Shuffield. Top 8th - A two out throwing error in the eighth gave the Eagles new life in the frame. A wild pitch and a walk moved Chandler Corley in to scoring position, where Mitchell Golden knocked him in to push the lead back to two at 3-1. Bottom 8th - With runners on second and third and two outs, Jonathan Ortega put the Bobcats ahead for the first time in the game with a three run home run to left, giving the home side a 4-3 lead. NOTES - Tyler Martin went 3-for-4 with a double to record a new career-standard in hits. The junior raised his average to .313 and has hit safely in four-straight contests. He accounted for three of the six Georgia Southern hits on Friday night from the cleanup spot in the lineup. - Brian Eichhorn was poised to earn his ninth quality start in his 11th start of the year, but was handed the loss after the home run in the eighth inning. He went all eight innings, allowing four runs, all earned off six hits with three walks and nine strikeouts. UP NEXT Game two between the Eagles and Bobcats is set for Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. (CT) / 5 p.m. (ET). Listen to the game live on the Georgia Southern Sports Network and online at GSEagles.com and the TuneIn App. Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets. In order to expedite entry and provide a safe environment for all patrons and participants, Georgia Southern Athletics has implemented a Clear Bag Policy for all ticketed sporting events, effective Aug. 1, 2017. Fans can find the complete policy as well as an FAQ section at GSEagles.com/ClearBag.