STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Baseball downed Texas State 12-0 on Friday evening at the friendly confines. A four run first put the Eagles up early, but it was seven innings of two-hit, shutout ball that shut the door on the Bobcats in the series opener. Game two between the Eagles and Bobcats is set for Saturday at 3 p.m.

SCORING INNINGS
BOT 1st | TXST 0 - GS 4 | Nolan Tressler drove in the first of four Eagle runs in the first inning with an RBI double to left, scoring Steven Curry from first base. After a walk to Tyler Martin, Mason McWhorter crushed a towering home run to left, giving the Eagles a 4-0 lead.
BOT 3rd | TXST 0 - GS 6 | In an inning that took nearly two hours, the Eagles got two more runs after the lightning delay. Noah Searcy's double off the base of the wall in center scored Tressler from second, while an infield ground out by Austin Thompson sent Martin home.
BOT 6th | TXST 0 - GS 7 | Blake Evans singled through the left side to score the PAT for the Eagles, putting the good guys up 7-0.
BOT 7th | TXST 0 - GS 12 | After the stretch, the Eagles tacked on five more to post the final 12-0 line. Thompson knocked in a run after a single and a walk, while a second scored in quick succession off a wild pitch. Thompson scored the third of the inning off another wild pitch, making it double digit runs for the fourth time in league play. A ground ball to second by Blake Evans scored the inning's fourth run, while an error at second base on a ball from Steven Curry plated a final unearned run.

NOTES
- Seth Shuman held Texas State to just two hits over seven innings of work with eight strikeouts. He needed 107 pitches and negotiated a 105 minute lightning delay to earn his fourth win of the season.
- Mason McWhorter led the offense with a 3-for-4 game with three runs scored, three RBIs and a walk.
- Junior Joe Nahas got the final six outs, allowing one hit with three strikeouts to close out the win. The pair of pitchers did not allow a runner to get past second base in the game.
- Steven Curry went 0-for-4 with a run scored off a walk as he snapped a 15-game hit streak.
- Georgia Southern's win, coupled with a doubleheader sweep of Coastal Carolina by Little Rock moves the Eagles into first place in the Sun Belt East Division by a half game at the close of play.

UP NEXT
Game Two between the Eagles and Bobcats is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday at the friendly confines. It is Alumni Recognition Day with former members of the Eagle Baseball Program to be recognized. The game can be seen live on ESPN+ with audio coverage on the Georgia Southern Sports Network.