STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Baseball erased a six run deficit with 11 unanswered runs to take a 12-7 win over The Citadel on Tuesday night, opening a run of five games in six days for the Eagles. Jason Swan tallied five RBIs including a go-ahead knock in the fifth that plated two. Mason McWhorter hit leadoff home runs in the sixth and seventh innings to pad the lead as Georgia Southern tallied its sixth-straight win over the Bulldogs.

The Eagles close out the five-game home stand on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. against Mercer. Beat the lines and get your tickets by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.

SCORING SUMMARY
Bottom 1st - Georgia Southern played small ball, working a leadoff hit batter around to score on a Mason McWhorter RBI ground out.
Top 2nd - The Citadel touched starting pitcher David Johnson up for four runs in the second inning, chasing him from the game as the visitors took a 4-1 lead.
Top 4th - The visitors tacked on three more in the fourth to push the lead to 7-1.
Bottom 4th - The Eagles bottled up some two out lightning in the fourth inning to score four off two hits. Two hit batters and a walk loaded the bases for Steven Curry who drove in one with a single through the left side. Jason Swan cleared the bases with a double to plate three and cut the lead to 7-5.
Bottom 5th - The Eagles loaded the bases again with two outs in the fifth, scoring a run when Curry walked. Swan dumped a single to the gap in right, plating two and giving the lead back to the Eagles at 8-7.
Bottom 6th - Mason McWhorter opened the sixth inning with a leadoff home run to left, stroking the 0-2 pitch over the wall for his fifth home run of the season.
Bottom 7th - A leadoff double by Blake Simmons came good for the Eagles in the seventh when the lineup flipped, allowing Curry to drive in the run with a knock to right, making the lead 10-7.
Bottom 8th - McWhorter dealt some major damage again in the eighth, driving a leadoff home run off the top of the Blue Monster that bounced off the wall, hit the light pole beyond the fence and found Cleveland's Pond beyond the wall. After a Chandler Corley single later in the inning, Matt Anderson drove in the game's final run with a ground out to third, giving the good guys a 12-7 win.

NOTES
- Jason Swan's five RBI game was the first such contest for the Eagles since Ryan Cleveland drove in five on May 7, 2016 against South Alabama. It was a season-high for the freshman and gives him 14 for the year. His three hits matched a season-high
- Mason McWhorter's two home run game was the first multi-home run game for an Eagle batter since Jordan Wren hit a pair of bombs at Mercer on April 25, 2017 and the first of McWhorter's career. He has six home runs this season to pace the club.
- Cole Whitney improved to 3-1 on the year with five innings of relief work. He scattered four hits and struck out five.

NEXT GAME
Georgia Southern wraps up the five game homestand on Wednesday night against Mercer. The Eagles will look to avenge a loss to the Bears earlier this season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Field.

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