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Georgia Southern University Athletics

Steven Curry
5
Winner Charleston COFC 26-14
1
Georgia Southern GS 24-18
Winner
Charleston COFC
26-14
5
Final
1
Georgia Southern GS
24-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charleston COFC 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 10 1
Georgia Southern GS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1

W: Williams, Zach (3-3) L: Johnson, David (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagle Baseball Drops Wednesday Night Contest to Charleston, 5-1

Three game league series with South Alabama begins on Friday night at 6:30 p.m.

STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Baseball dropped a 5-1 result to the College of Charleston on Wednesday night on Jack Stallings Field at J.I. Clements Stadium. Steven Curry scored a third inning run for the Eagles to tie the game, but four unanswered Charleston runs down the stretch decided the game. Next up for the Eagles is a three game weekend series with South Alabama. First pitch on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m.

SCORING INNINGS
TOP 1ST | GS 0 - COFC 1 | Charleston cashed in a leadoff walk in the first with a double down the third base line to take an early 1-0 lead over the Eagles.
BOT 3RD | GS 1 - COFC 1 | A two out double from Steven Curry sparked the Eagles for a run in the third inning. Mason McWhorter drove the first pitch out to right, scoring Curry and tying the game at 1-1.
TOP 4TH | GS 1 - COFC 2 | A leadoff double, followed by an RBI single from Charleston put the Cougars back on top in the fourth.
TOP 5TH | GS 1 - COFC 3 | Braxton Johns got two quick strikeouts in the fifth, but a single, followed by an RBI double gave the visitors an insurance run, pushing the lead to two.
TOP 9TH | GS 1 - COFC 5 | Three walks in the ninth inning conspired to score two more Charleston runs, pushing the lead to four innings with the Eagles down to their final two outs.

GAME NOTES
- Steven Curry led the Eagles with a 2-for-4 game. He finishes the season series with Charleston at 8-for-10, reaching base 11 times in his 13 total plate appearances this year against the Cougars. A fifth inning ground out and an eighth inning fly out were the only times that Curry was retired while batting by Charleston this season.
- Georgia Southern's offense struck out a season-low two times on Wednesday against the Cougars. 10 of the Eagles' 25 outs recorded on balls in play were on plays made by the Charleston shortstop.

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern returns to league play this weekend as South Alabama comes to town to face the first place Eagles. Play begins on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Fans can pick up their tickets at GSEagles.com/tickets.
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