Box Score MONROE, LA. - Georgia Southern posted an early 1-0 lead, but Warhawk runs in the second, fourth and seventh innings handed ULM a 4-2 win. Georgia Southern snapped a three game winning streak while the Warhawks earned their first win in league play after seven-straight defeats. Georgia Southern and ULM will close the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. (ET) / Noon (CT)
SCORING INNINGS
TOP 1st | GS 1 - ULM 0 | Nolan Tressler scored the game's first run in the first inning off a
Mason McWhorter single to center, giving the good guys an early 1-0 lead.
BOT 2nd | GS 1 - ULM 1 | ULM tied the game up with a leadoff home run in the second inning, leveling the game at 1-1.
BOT 4th | GS 1 - ULM 3 | A two run home run in the fourth inning that rode the winds out of the park gave ULM its first lead of the series at 3-1.
TOP 7th | GS 2 - ULM 3 | The Eagles reduced the lead to one in the top of the seventh, converting a two out
Steven Curry walk into a run thanks to a
Nolan Tressler double and a wild pitch that bounced to the backstop.
BOT 7th | GS 2 - ULM 4 | ULM answered in the bottom of the seventh with a run of their own, playing small ball after a leadoff double, plating the run off a sacrifice fly to left.
NOTES
- Starting pitcher
Braden Hays was effective, working six innings and allowing three runs, off six hits. He posted his second quality start, but was shackled with the loss to fall to 1-3 on the year.
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Nolan Tressler had a 2-for-4 day at the plate, extending his team-best hit streak to 13-straight games.
- Georgia Southern stranded nine runners on base in the game and hit into a pair of inning ending double plays.
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Mason McWhorter had a two hit game, extending his hit streak to 12-straight contests.
- All seven hits for the Eagles came from the top five batters in the Eagle lineup.
Georgia Southern will make an appearance in Savannah on April 3rd for a non-conference game against College of Charleston at Historic Grayson Stadium. Tickets are on sale now for the game at GSEagles.com/Tickets. Due to high demand, fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance for the 6 p.m. game.
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Warhawks close out the weekend series on Sunday at high Noon from Warhawk Field.
Daniel Collins gets the ball for the Eagles who look to win their third weekend series of the season in the finale.