STATESBORO, Ga. - Jordan Jackson picked up his second win of the season, pitching six innings and allowing two hits, as Georgia Southern shutout Radford 8-0. The Eagles improved to 4-4 on the season, while the Highlanders fell to 3-6 on the season.

The Eagles jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, thanks to Noah Searcy single and a Christian Avant groundout. GS tacked on another run in the second as Mason McWhorter drove in his first of three runs, with a double down the line in right. 

Jackson continued to deal, not allowing a hit until the fifth inning. Jackson would be removed after the sixth and Tyler Owens would continue the Eagle dominance on the mound, allowing one hit in his two innings of work. Jake Martin came in to close the game out in the ninth allowing a hit and then working a double play ball to put the pressure on Radford.

The Eagles scored two more runs in the fifth inning to extend their lead to 5-0, before adding another in the sixth and two more in the eighth to solidify the victory. Game two of the series will begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

SCORING MOMENTS
BOTTOM 1st | GS 2 - RAD 0 | Noah Searcy singles to right center field to drive home Steven Curry. Later in the inning Christian Avant grounded out to third to score Mason McWhorter from third.
BOTTOM 2nd | GS 3 - RAD 0 | Mason McWhorter doubled down the line in right to score Blake Evans from second.
BOTTOM 5th | GS 5 - RAD 0 | Austin Thompson filed out to left field and Cody Shook came home to score. Later in the inning Parker Biederer singled through the left side and drove in Avant.
BOTTOM 6th | GS 6 - RAD 0 | McWhorter doubled to left field and drove in Blake Evans to extend the lead.
BOTTOM 8th | GS 8 - RAD 0 | McWhorter singled to left field scoring Evans from second. Later in the inning Matt Anderson flied out to right field and scored Curry.

GAME NOTES

• Mason McWhorter finished the night 4-for-5, collecting two doubles, two singes, drove in three and scored a run.
• Jordan Jackson collected his second win of the season, pitching six innings and allowing only two hits.
• Parker Biederer collected two hits and drove in a run for the Eagles on Friday.
• Six Eagles drove in one or more runs in the Eagles 8-0 victory. The shutout was the Eagles' third of the season.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will return home and host Radford for a three-game set on Friday, February 28th at 6:30 p.m.