Tuesday, May 15
6 p.m.
Georgia Southern University
vs
Charleston Southern
Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics
MIDWEEK PREVIEW - Baseball Opens Homestand Against Charleston Southern on Tuesday
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Eagles close the 2018 regular season with four home games
STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Baseball opens the final week of the 2018 regular season on Tuesday with Charleston Southern coming to town for the final non-conference game of the regular season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday night. The Eagles face the Buccaneers for the first time since 2013 and put a 17-game winning streak on the line.
Single game tickets are available at GSEagles.com/Tickets, giving fans the opportunity to beat the lines on gameday. Tickets can also be purchased at the J.I. Clements Stadium Box Office, located directly behind home plate at the stadium's main entrance.
GAME NOTES
Georgia Southern
Charleston Southern
TUESDAY (5.15.18)
Georgia Southern vs. Charleston Southern
6 p.m. - Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO - Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO - True Blue TV
LIVE STATS
GS - RHP - Braxton Johns
CSU - LHP - Jaret Bennett
QUICK HITS
- Georgia Southern hosts its final regular season midweek game on Tuesday as Charleston Southern comes to town for the first time since the 2013 season. The contest opens a run of four home games to close the 2018 regular season.
- The Eagles scored four runs in the sixth inning to turn around a 1-0 deficit to a 4-1 lead and defeat Arkansas State on Sunday. Four of Georgia Southern's six hits were doubles with three coming in the sixth inning. David Johnson tossed six innings out of the bullpen to take the win.
- The Eagles lead the all-time series with Charleston Southern 47-4 with the 52nd meeting between the programs coming on Tuesday. Georgia Southern has taken 17-straight games over the Bucs dating back to April 1996.
- Defensively the Eagles not had the greatest season, ranking 11th in the Sun Belt with a .962 fielding percentage. The story behind the number was an injury to shortstop Austin Thompson which forced him to miss 27 games. The Eagles fielded at a .956 average without Thompson, committing 42 errors. With Thompson, the Eagles have raised that mark to .969, conceding 27 errors in the 24 games he has played.
- After sustaining an injury in the second game of the season, Tyler Martin missed the next 33 games. He made his return on April 17th against the College of Charleston. He hit his first home run of the season on Saturday, April 21st with a solo home run to left.
- Through the season's first 50 games, Georgia Southern batters have been hit by 74 pitches to lead the Sun Belt and rank 26th in the nation. Steven Curry has been hit 20 times to rank Ninth in the nation and tops in the Sun Belt while Christian Avant has worn 15 pitches to rank fourth in the league and 42nd in Division I.
- Brian Eichhorn was one with the force on May 4, tossing a complete game, one-hit shutout to stymie Troy, the league's top hitting team entering the series. Brian fanned nine and walked just one while taking his no-hitter bid to the seventh inning, before the Trojans only hit, a single through the left side. The one-hitter was the first for the Eagles since five pitchers combined for a one-hitter in February of 2001 against Tennessee Tech.
- Jacob Parker exited his first collegiate game on February 20 in the second game with an injury. He gave up just one run and was saddled with the loss that day. On May 9, Parker returned to the game mound at Kennesaw State, tossing three no-hit innings to earn his first collegiate win.
- Six has been the magic number over the last five years for Georgia Southern Baseball with a 115-16 record when scoring six or more runs. The Eagles were 30-6 last year with six or more.
UP NEXT
The Eagles close out the 2018 regular season this week in true Statesboro fashion, opening the weekend series on Thursday night against Georgia State. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday night with Senior Day set for Saturday at 3 p.m.
Single game tickets are available at GSEagles.com/Tickets, giving fans the opportunity to beat the lines on gameday. Tickets can also be purchased at the J.I. Clements Stadium Box Office, located directly behind home plate at the stadium's main entrance.
GAME NOTES
Georgia Southern
Charleston Southern
TUESDAY (5.15.18)
Georgia Southern vs. Charleston Southern
6 p.m. - Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO - Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO - True Blue TV
LIVE STATS
GS - RHP - Braxton Johns
CSU - LHP - Jaret Bennett
QUICK HITS
- Georgia Southern hosts its final regular season midweek game on Tuesday as Charleston Southern comes to town for the first time since the 2013 season. The contest opens a run of four home games to close the 2018 regular season.
- The Eagles scored four runs in the sixth inning to turn around a 1-0 deficit to a 4-1 lead and defeat Arkansas State on Sunday. Four of Georgia Southern's six hits were doubles with three coming in the sixth inning. David Johnson tossed six innings out of the bullpen to take the win.
- The Eagles lead the all-time series with Charleston Southern 47-4 with the 52nd meeting between the programs coming on Tuesday. Georgia Southern has taken 17-straight games over the Bucs dating back to April 1996.
- Defensively the Eagles not had the greatest season, ranking 11th in the Sun Belt with a .962 fielding percentage. The story behind the number was an injury to shortstop Austin Thompson which forced him to miss 27 games. The Eagles fielded at a .956 average without Thompson, committing 42 errors. With Thompson, the Eagles have raised that mark to .969, conceding 27 errors in the 24 games he has played.
- After sustaining an injury in the second game of the season, Tyler Martin missed the next 33 games. He made his return on April 17th against the College of Charleston. He hit his first home run of the season on Saturday, April 21st with a solo home run to left.
- Through the season's first 50 games, Georgia Southern batters have been hit by 74 pitches to lead the Sun Belt and rank 26th in the nation. Steven Curry has been hit 20 times to rank Ninth in the nation and tops in the Sun Belt while Christian Avant has worn 15 pitches to rank fourth in the league and 42nd in Division I.
- Brian Eichhorn was one with the force on May 4, tossing a complete game, one-hit shutout to stymie Troy, the league's top hitting team entering the series. Brian fanned nine and walked just one while taking his no-hitter bid to the seventh inning, before the Trojans only hit, a single through the left side. The one-hitter was the first for the Eagles since five pitchers combined for a one-hitter in February of 2001 against Tennessee Tech.
- Jacob Parker exited his first collegiate game on February 20 in the second game with an injury. He gave up just one run and was saddled with the loss that day. On May 9, Parker returned to the game mound at Kennesaw State, tossing three no-hit innings to earn his first collegiate win.
- Six has been the magic number over the last five years for Georgia Southern Baseball with a 115-16 record when scoring six or more runs. The Eagles were 30-6 last year with six or more.
UP NEXT
The Eagles close out the 2018 regular season this week in true Statesboro fashion, opening the weekend series on Thursday night against Georgia State. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday night with Senior Day set for Saturday at 3 p.m.
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