STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern baseball opens up the 2021 season this weekend inside the friendly confines of J.I. Clements Stadium. The Eagles will host No. 19 Tennessee for a three-game set beginning on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Vols were 15-2 in 2020, winning 13 straight games before falling to Wright State twice in a weekend series. Opening day is sponsored by Citizens Bank of the South. 

Tennessee defeated No. 1 Texas Tech last season and No. 25 Stanford in the Round Rock Classic hosted at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas. The Vols and Eagles were originally scheduled for a midweek matchup in April last season, before the COVID-19 Pandemic shut down the college baseball season.

PROMOTIONS

FRIDAY (2.19.21)
No. 19 Tennessee at Georgia Southern
4:00 p.m. (ET) - J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – ESPN+
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP – Jordan Jackson
No. 19 TENN – RHP – Chad Dallas

SATURDAY (2.20.2021)
No. 19 Tennessee at Georgia Southern
2:00 p.m. (ET) - J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – ESPN+
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP – Chase Dollander
No. 19 TENN – RHP – Blade Tidwell

SUNDAY (2.21.2021)
No. 19 Tennessee at Georgia Southern
1:00 p.m. (ET) - J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – ESPN+
LIVE STATS
GS – LHP – Braden Hays
No. 19 TENN – TBA – TBA

QUICK HITS

• Georgia Southern baseball opens up the 2021 season with the sixth longest active winning streak, closing the 2020 season on a seven game streak.
• Jordan Jackson will get the ball on opening night for the second consecutive season. Jackson finished the 2020 shortened season with a 3-1 record in four starts. He posted a 1.57 ERA and opponents were batting .158 off the 6-6 right hander. 
• Entering the 2021 season, Georgia Southern baseball posts the 44th best winning percentage in college baseball and will face seven teams that are on the All-Time list. The Eagles have posted a 2202-1445-5 record at the Division I level, posting a winning percentage of .603.
• The Eagles scored 99 runs in just 16 games last season, including scoring 12+ runs three times. Those three 12+ run games were highlighted by a 15 run first inning against Ball State in game two of Saturday's doubleheader. 
• Rodney Hennon needs just 12 wins in Sun Belt Conference play to hit the century mark for his career at Georgia Southern.
• Georgia Southern entered the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association polls on February 2nd, receiving votes in the poll from media members. 

UP NEXT                                                        
The Eagles will hit the road for the first time in 2021, traveling to Charleston, South Carolina for the first of two meetings against College of Charleston. First pitch for the midweek battle is scheduled for 4 p.m.