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Georgia Southern University Athletics

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UAB UAB 6-7
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Winner Georgia Southern GS 8-6
UAB UAB
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Georgia Southern GS
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UAB UAB 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 7 3
Georgia Southern GS 1 4 2 1 3 3 1 0 X 15 17 0

W: Dollander, Chase (2-0) L: Tyler O'Clair (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

McWhorter Hits for the Cycle, Eagles Take Series Saturday

STATESBORO, Ga. - Mason McWhorter hit for the first Eagle cycle since 2011, when Shawne Payne hit for the cycle against Kennesaw State, as the Eagles defeated UAB 15-4. Chase Dollander improved to 2-0 on the season, recording six strikeouts in his five and one-third innings of work.

Georgia Southern started the day on the attack, as McWhorter homered for the second day in a row on his first at bat. The Eagles tacked on four more in the bottom of the second as McWhorter tripled to get the two hardest parts of the cycle out of the way. Christian Avant hit his first home run of the season in the third on a two-run home run to left center.

The Eagles would continue to pile on the runs throughout the game, scoring in every inning except the eighth. UAB would score three in the fifth and one in the ninth to finish the game 15-4. Georgia Southern will go for the sweep tomorrow afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.

SCORING MOMENTS
BOTTOM 1st | GS 1 - UAB 0 | Mason McWhorter homers to left center field for his fifth home run of the season. 
BOTTOM 2nd | GS 5 - UAB 0 | Parker Biederer doubles down the line in right to add a run. Jason Swan singled up the middle to add to the lead. McWhorter tripled to center field and the Eagles increased the lead.
BOTTOM 3rd | GS 7 - UAB 0 | Christian Avant hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot to left center field.
BOTTOM 4th | GS 8 - UAB 0 | Mason McWhorter homered to center field for his second of the day. 
TOP 5th | GS 8 - UAB 3 | UAB scores three to cut into the Eagles lead.
BOTTOM 5th | GS 11 - UAB 3 | Parker Biederer singled to the pitcher, Jason Swan grounded into a double play and Mason McWhorter singled to bring in the three runs on the inning.
BOTTOM 6th | GS 14 - UAB 3 | Noah Ledford homered to center field. Steven Curry doubled to center field. Matt Anderson doubled to left to score the third run.
BOTTOM 7th | GS 15 - UAB 3 | Austin Thompson reached on an error scoring McWhorter.
TOP 9th | GS 15 - UAB 4 | UAB scores one to cut into the lead in the ninth. 

GAME NOTES

  • Mason McWhorter went 5-5 with the first Eagle cycle since 2011, when Shawne Payne did it against Kennesaw State. 
  • The Eagles homered four times on the afternoon. McWhorter (2), Avant (1), Ledford (1).
  • Chase Dollander improved to 2-0 on the season, pitching five and a third innings striking out five batters.
  • Georgia Southern scored in seven of the eight innings they batted in.
  • Braden Hays worked a clean two and two-thirds innings, allowing two hits and two strikeouts in relief.
  • Georgia Southern has score double-digit runs in back-to-back games this season, collecting 26 runs through two games against UAB.

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon at J.I. Clements Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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