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Eagles Thunder Past Georgia State, 19-5
5/17/2018 11:49:00 PM | Baseball
Georgia Southern scores a season-high runs to open the series with the Panthers
STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Baseball put a pounding on Georgia State, 19-5 on Thursday night to open the three game series. The Eagles posted 19 hits with eight going for extra bases including a season-high four home runs. The Eagles delivered back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning as the home side scored in all but one inning.
Game two between the Eagles and Panthers is set for Friday night at 6:30 p.m. Seth Shuman will get the ball for the Eagles who look to win the series. Watch Friday night's game live on ESPN3 at WatchESPN.com.
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.
SCORING PLAYS
Bottom 1st - Mitchell Golden ran into the 1-1 pitch for a solo home run to the gap in right. It was his second home run of the season and first on Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium.
Bottom 2nd - The Eagles played small ball after a Christian Avant leadoff single to get him in scoring position. Nolan Tressler split the gap in right to make the lead 2-0.
Bottom 4th - The eagles punished Georgia State for an error to start the fourth inning and moved Avant up on Matt Anderson's second-straight sacrifice bunt. Steven Curry drove in Avant with a single to left. Jason Swan then hit a towering two-run home run to plate Curry and make the lead 5-0. Swan's home run was his first career bomb and cleared the scoreboard in left.
Bottom 5th - Two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases for Curry. The sophomore second baseman cleared the bases with a double to left that scored three, pushing the lead to 8-0.
Top 6th - Will Kilgore put Georgia State on the board with a two run home run to the deepest part of the park, clearing the centerfield wall to cut the lead to 8-2. A pair of bases loaded walks plated two more to make it an 8-4 game.
Bottom 6th - The Eagles responded by hanging five runs in the sixth inning to blow the game open. RBI singles from Austin Thompson and Tyler Martin drove in runs before McWhorter clubbed a two-run home run over the scoreboard. The next batter, Avant, followed that with a home run of his own to produce back-to-back home runs for the first time this year for the Eagles.
Bottom 7th - Two more runs crossed in the seventh thanks to heads-up baserunning by Mitchell Golden and an RBI single from Avant to make it a 15-4 game.
Top 8th - Luke Leonard cut the lead to 15-5 with a solo home run that cleared the wall in right center.
Bottom 8th - Georgia Southern finished off its scoring in the eighth inning with another crooked number, plating four runs. Two runs scored on Roury Glanton's two RBI single up the middle, while another scored when Jeddediah Fagg singled to third. A wild pitch allowed Glanton to score the game's final run as the Eagles scored a season-high 19 runs.
NOTES
- First pitch on Thursday was delayed by 53 minutes due to lightning in the area that stopped pregame warmups.
- The 19 runs for Georgia Southern was their highest total since hanging 20 on Wofford on April 27, 2014.
- Georgia Southern clattered eight extra base hits, their most since April 15, 2015 at Little Rock.
- Austin Thompson and Christian Avant each had three hits in the game. Each scored three times in the game.
- Steven Curry went 2-for-4 with a career-high four RBIs.
- Brian Eichhorn started the game, but exited after two and two thirds innings. He struck out four and did not allow a hit in his shortest outing of the year.
- Chase Cohen earned the win to improve to 5-4, tossing two and two thirds innings in relief.
- Georgia Southern pitching struck out 17 Georgia State batters, one off a season high.
- Matt Geiger pitched a perfect ninth inning in his final home series in the Blue and White. He struck out all three batters, his highest total since fanning four on March 21, 2015 against Arkansas State.
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Panthers will play game two of the weekend series on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. The game can be seen live on ESPN3. Due to this week's weather forecast, fans are encouraged to follow Twitter.com/GSAthletics_BSB for up to the minute announcements on field conditions.
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.
Game two between the Eagles and Panthers is set for Friday night at 6:30 p.m. Seth Shuman will get the ball for the Eagles who look to win the series. Watch Friday night's game live on ESPN3 at WatchESPN.com.
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.
SCORING PLAYS
Bottom 1st - Mitchell Golden ran into the 1-1 pitch for a solo home run to the gap in right. It was his second home run of the season and first on Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium.
Bottom 2nd - The Eagles played small ball after a Christian Avant leadoff single to get him in scoring position. Nolan Tressler split the gap in right to make the lead 2-0.
Bottom 4th - The eagles punished Georgia State for an error to start the fourth inning and moved Avant up on Matt Anderson's second-straight sacrifice bunt. Steven Curry drove in Avant with a single to left. Jason Swan then hit a towering two-run home run to plate Curry and make the lead 5-0. Swan's home run was his first career bomb and cleared the scoreboard in left.
Bottom 5th - Two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases for Curry. The sophomore second baseman cleared the bases with a double to left that scored three, pushing the lead to 8-0.
Top 6th - Will Kilgore put Georgia State on the board with a two run home run to the deepest part of the park, clearing the centerfield wall to cut the lead to 8-2. A pair of bases loaded walks plated two more to make it an 8-4 game.
Bottom 6th - The Eagles responded by hanging five runs in the sixth inning to blow the game open. RBI singles from Austin Thompson and Tyler Martin drove in runs before McWhorter clubbed a two-run home run over the scoreboard. The next batter, Avant, followed that with a home run of his own to produce back-to-back home runs for the first time this year for the Eagles.
Bottom 7th - Two more runs crossed in the seventh thanks to heads-up baserunning by Mitchell Golden and an RBI single from Avant to make it a 15-4 game.
Top 8th - Luke Leonard cut the lead to 15-5 with a solo home run that cleared the wall in right center.
Bottom 8th - Georgia Southern finished off its scoring in the eighth inning with another crooked number, plating four runs. Two runs scored on Roury Glanton's two RBI single up the middle, while another scored when Jeddediah Fagg singled to third. A wild pitch allowed Glanton to score the game's final run as the Eagles scored a season-high 19 runs.
NOTES
- First pitch on Thursday was delayed by 53 minutes due to lightning in the area that stopped pregame warmups.
- The 19 runs for Georgia Southern was their highest total since hanging 20 on Wofford on April 27, 2014.
- Georgia Southern clattered eight extra base hits, their most since April 15, 2015 at Little Rock.
- Austin Thompson and Christian Avant each had three hits in the game. Each scored three times in the game.
- Steven Curry went 2-for-4 with a career-high four RBIs.
- Brian Eichhorn started the game, but exited after two and two thirds innings. He struck out four and did not allow a hit in his shortest outing of the year.
- Chase Cohen earned the win to improve to 5-4, tossing two and two thirds innings in relief.
- Georgia Southern pitching struck out 17 Georgia State batters, one off a season high.
- Matt Geiger pitched a perfect ninth inning in his final home series in the Blue and White. He struck out all three batters, his highest total since fanning four on March 21, 2015 against Arkansas State.
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Panthers will play game two of the weekend series on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. The game can be seen live on ESPN3. Due to this week's weather forecast, fans are encouraged to follow Twitter.com/GSAthletics_BSB for up to the minute announcements on field conditions.
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.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cohen, Chase (5-4)
L: Gaddis, Hunter (8-4)
Batting:
2B: Thompson, Jack 2
HR: Kilgore, Will 1 ; Leonard, Luke 1
RBI: Kilgore, Will 2 ; Leonard, Luke 1 ; Keene, Andrew 1 ; Puckett, Kalen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gatewood, Nick 1 ; Kilgore, Will 1 ; Thompson, Jack 1 ; Bell, Brandon 1 ; Leonard, Luke 1
HBP: Bell, Brandon 1 ; Leonard, Luke 1
Batting:
2B: Thompson, Austin 2 ; Curry, Steven 1 ; Tressler, Nolan 1
HR: Swan, Jason 1 ; Golden, Mitchell 1 ; McWhorter, Mason 1 ; Avant, Christian 1
RBI: Swan, Jason 2 ; Golden, Mitchell 1 ; Thompson, Austin 1 ; Martin, Tyler 1 ; Glanton, Roury 2 ; McWhorter, Mason 2 ; Fagg, Jeddediah 1 ; Avant, Christian 2 ; Curry, Steven 4 ; Tressler, Nolan 1
SH: Anderson, Matt 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Swan, Jason 1 ; Searcy, Noah 1 ; Golden, Mitchell 4 ; Thompson, Austin 3 ; Martin, Tyler 2 ; Glanton, Roury 1 ; McWhorter, Mason 2 ; Avant, Christian 3 ; Anderson, Matt 1 ; Curry, Steven 1
SB: Thompson, Austin 1 ; Martin, Tyler 1
HBP: McWhorter, Mason 1
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