STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Baseball fell 14-4 in the series finale to Texas State on Sunday The Eagles took a 2-0 lead in the opening frame, but a four run third and a seven run fourth blew the game open. Next up for the Eagles is a Tuesday night contest against Charleston Southern. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
SCORING INNINGS
BOT 1st | TXST 0 - GS 2 | Georgia Southern was quickly on the board in the first inning, getting the first run off
Tyler Martin's one out triple to score
Nolan Tressler.
Mason McWhorter doubled down the right field line two pitches later to double the lead to 2-0.
TOP 3rd | TXST 4 - GS 2 | Texas State answered with four runs in the third inning off four hits with a walk and hit batter thrown in.
TOP 4th | TXST 11 - GS 2 | Back-to-back solo home runs to start the fourth inning pushed the lead to 6-2. The Bobcats would add five more in the inning to post a seven run frame off six hits, three walks and a hit batter.
TOP 6th | TXST 12 - GS 2 | The Bobcats pushed the lead to 10 in the sixth with an RBI single through the left side to go up 12-2.
BOT 6th | TXST 12 - GS 3 | With two outs in the sixth,
Noah Ledford cut the lead to 12-3 with a solo home run that cruised past the right field wall. It was his seventh home run of the season, most among Eagle batters.
TOP 7th | TXST 14 - GS 3 | Texas State got two in the seventh off two hits and a passed ball to post their largest lead of the day.
BOT 7th | TXST 14 - GS 4 | Tyler Martin rode his third home run of the season to centerfield, capping a 3-for-3 day.
NOTES
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Tyler Martin paced the Eagles on Sunday with a 3-for-3 day at the plate with two RBIs and a walk. The senior was a double shy of his first collegiate cycle.
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Blake Evans was 2-for-3 in the finale, posting his first multi-hit game since posting a pair of hits at Georgia Tech on March 12th.
UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will look for revenge against Charleston Southern on Tuesday night when the Buccaneers come to Statesboro for a Tuesday night midweek game. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
