STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern baseball will conclude a home stand of 13 of the first 15 games this weekend against UAB. The Eagles enter play at 6-6 on the season, while the Blazers come in at 6-5.
Jason Swan leads the way in batting average heading into the weekend for the Eagles, posting a .404 average in 12 games. He has scored nine runs and drove in seven RBIs for the blue and white. Freshman Chase Dollander leads the team in strikeouts with 20. He is tied for the Sun Belt lead for Freshman and is second in the conference overall. Dollander has posted a 1.84 ERA over his first three starts.
FRIDAY (3.12.21)
Presented by: Citizens Bank of the South
UAB at Georgia Southern
6:30 p.m. (ET) - J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – ESPN+
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP – Tyler Owens
UAB – RHP – Riley Davis
SATURDAY (3.13.2021)
UAB 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
UAB – RHP – Tyler O'Clair
SUNDAY (3.14.2021)
UAB at Georgia Southern
1:00 p.m. (ET) - J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – ESPN+
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP – Ben Johnson
UAB – LHP – Carson Knight
QUICK HITS
- Noah Ledford leads the Eagles with 11 RBIs, followed by Christian Avant with 10.
- Jason Swan leads the Eagles with a .404 average and an on base percentage of .442.
- This will be just the second meeting between Georgia Southern and UAB. UAB leads the all-time series 1-0 with the only victory coming in 1987.
- Chase Dollander leads the team with 20 strikeouts in 14.2 innings of work.
UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will hit the road for an extended road trip, traveling to No. 7 Georgia Tech on Wednesday, before making its way to Troy, Alabama, to open up conference play.
