STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern baseball drove in six runs in the bottom of the second inning and did not look back, as they cruised to a 19-2 victory over Radford on Sunday. The win improved the Eagles record to 5-5 on the season, while Radford fell to 4-7 on the season.

David Johnson went three and a third inning, allowing two runs and struck out one batter. Hayden Harris picked up his first win of the season, coming in in the fourth inning and allowing one hit and striking out one batter.

The Eagles were hot offensively, scoring six runs in the second inning. Mason McWhorter hit his first home run of the season, a three-run blast over the monster in right, to push the Eagles lead to 5-0. Later in the inning Mitchell Golden scored on a wild pitch to give GS a comfortable 6-0 lead.

Radford added a pair in the fourth, but were unable to score after that frame. The Highlanders were limited to six hits to finish the game and struck out six times. 

The Eagles tacked on four runs in the fourth inning, batting around for the second time in the game. Parker Biederer stole second and the catcher overthrew the throw down and allowed Christian Avant to score from third. GS added on in the seventh, scoring seven more runs to cap off the most runs this season.

SCORING MOMENTS
BOTTOM 2nd | GS 6 - RAD 0 | Georgia Southern scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning, highlighted by a three-run home run over the monster in right by Mason McWhorter.
BOTTOM 3rd | GS 7 - RAD 0 | Mitchell Golden added another run for the Eagles, scoring on a wild pitch.
TOP 4th | GS 7 - RAD 2 | In the top half of the fourth, Radford broke through to score two runs and cut into the Eagles lead.
BOTTOM 4th | GS 11 - RAD 2 | Steven Curry was hit by a pitch and Jason Swan scored. McWhorter would walk later in the inning and send Parker Biederer home. Golden singled to center field and scored a pair to increase the lead.
BOTTOM 5th | GS 12 - RAD 2 | Biederer stole second and a throwing error by the catcher allowed Christian Avant to score from third.
BOTTOM 7th | GS 19 - RAD 2 | In the seventh, the Eagles piled on seven more runs to push the lead to 19-2.

GAME NOTES

• Georgia Southern batted around three times on Sunday, the most this season
• The Eagles scored 19 runs on Sunday afternoon, the most runs scored this season. The previous best was 16 against Ball State on opening weekend
• Mason McWhorter went 3-for-5 on Sunday, driving in five runs and homering for the first time this season
• Mitchell Golden returned to the lineup, going 3-for-5 and driving in two runs
• Steven Curry went 2-for-4, scoring three runs and drove in four himself

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will travel to Athens, Ga. to take on No. 4 UGA at Foley Field. The game will be the first of three against the Bulldogs in a new season series format.