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9
Winner East Carolina ECU 6-1
2
Georgia Southern GS 2-5
Winner
East Carolina ECU
6-1
9
Final
2
Georgia Southern GS
2-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
East Carolina ECU 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 9 11 1
Georgia Southern GS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0

W: WHISENHUNT, Carson (1-0) L: Hays, Braden (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

No. 22 ECU Downs Eagles to Take Series

STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern baseball dropped the series with No. 22 East Carolina on Sunday afternoon, falling 6-0 in the rubber match. GS falls to 2-5 on the season, while ECU improves to 6-1.

ECU opened up the scoring in the first with a solo-shot to center field. ECU would continue to add on runs in the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth. Carson Whisenhunt pitched six and two thirds innings allowing four hits and striking out 11 batters. 

The Eagles were finally able to break the shutout in the ninth, stringing together a few hits and scoring two runs. Sam Blancato doubled to left field to score two runners. Jarrett Brown also jumped in on the action singling to put runners on the corners late. 

Braden Hays was pegged with the loss, falling to 0-1 on the season. Carson Whisenhunt earned his first victory of the season, improving to 1-0 on the season.

Georgia Southern will hit the road for the second time this season, traveling to Jacksonville, Fla. to take on North Florida. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

SCORING MOMENTS
TOP 1st | GS 0 - ECU 1 | ECU hits a solo-home run in the first to take the lead
TOP 4th | GS 0 - ECU 3 | ECU hits a two-run home run to dead center to increase the lead
TOP 5th | GS 0 - ECU 4 | ECU doubles to left field to tack on another run
TOP 6th | GS 0 - ECU 5 | ECU singles up the middle to score another run
TOP 8th | GS 0 - ECU 6 | ECU doubled to the gap in left center to add a sixth run
TOP 9th | GS 0 - ECU 9 | ECU homered to left center to add three more
BOTTOM 9th | GS 2 - ECU 9 | Sam Blancato doubled to left field to score a pair

GAME NOTES

  • Carson Whisenhunt improved to 1-0 on the season, striking out 11 batters.
  • Sam Blancato doubled to left field to score the only two runs of the game for the Eagles.
  • Braden Hays dropped his first game of the season, working four and two thirds innings.
  • GS avoided the first shutout of the season with a two-RBI double in the ninth


UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will hit the road for another midweek matchup, traveling to Jacksonville, Florida to take on North Florida. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

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