STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern baseball opens the 2020 season this weekend inside the friendly confines of J.I. Clements stadium. The Eagles will host Ball State for a four-game set beginning on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Ball State finished the 2019 campaign with a 38-19 record, falling one game short of a regional bid.

Season and single game tickets are now available at GSEagles.com/Tickets, giving fans the opportunity to beat the lines on gameday. Tickets can also be purchased on gameday at the J.I. Clements Stadium Box Office, located directly behind home plate at the stadium's main entrance.

GAME NOTES
Georgia Southern (PDF)
Ball State (PDF)
 
FRIDAY (2.14.20)
Ball State at Georgia Southern
6:30 p.m. (ET) – J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – TrueBlueTV
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP – Jordan Jackson
BSU – RHP – John Baker
 
SATURDAY (2.15.20)
Ball State at Georgia Southern (DH)
Noon and 6 p.m. (ET) – J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – TrueBlueTV
LIVE STATS (G1)
GS – LHP – Braden Hays
BSU – RHP – Kyle Nicolas
LIVE STATS (G2)
GS – RHP – David Johnson
BSU – LHP – Mike Pachmayer
 
SUNDAY (2.16.20)
Ball State at Georgia Southern
Noon (ET) – J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – TrueBlueTV
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP – Rhett Gay
BSU – RHP – Chayce McDermott
 
QUICK HITS

• The Eagles open up the 2020 season this weekend inside the friendly confines of J.I. Clements Stadium, for the first time since hosting Middle Tennessee for a three-game set in 2017.
• Georgia Southern won the Sun Belt East Division title last season, posting an 18-12 record in conference play. The Eagles won three straight games in the tournament to advance to the championship game, but fell to Coastal Carolina 9-7 on Sunday.
• This will be the first meeting since 2007 that the Eagles and Cardinals have met on the diamond. GS currently leads the all-time series history 4-2-1, with the most recent meeting leaning towards the Eagles, a 3-1 victory in a neutral venue.
• Steven Curry returns to the diamond for the Eagles in 2020 after posting a .346 batting average in 2019. For his career, Curry has produced a .304 batting average, collected 202 hits, scored 143 runs, drove in 75 runs and has worn a school-record 62 pitches.
• Georgia Southern has not faced a MAC team since 1989, when the Eagles defeated Central Michigan 3-1 on May 23^rd.
• Mason McWhorter added another accolade to his list this preseason being named to the 2020 All-Sun Belt Preseason Team. The senior outfielder/infielder has posted a .301 batting average for his career. He has driven in 127 runs and has crushed 27 home runs the past three years. McWhorter boasts a slugging percentage of .511 and had a team leading 12 home runs in 2019.
• Junior Jordan Jackson will make his Georgia Southern debut, earning the nod for opening day. The 6-6 right-hander transferred in from Spartanburg Methodist College and will earn his first start in the Blue and White on Friday. 

 
UP NEXT                                                        
Following the four-game set with Ball State this weekend, the Eagles will host No. 19 Georgia Tech for the first of two against the Yellow Jackets. First pitch for the midweek battle between instate foe's is scheduled for 6 p.m. Get your tickets now at GSEagles.com/Tickets.