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Mason McWhorter hits against Radford
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Georgia Southern GS 10-8
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Winner Troy TROY 10-9
Georgia Southern GS
10-8
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Final
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Troy TROY
10-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgia Southern GS 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 12 2
Troy TROY 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 X 8 11 1

W: Witcher, Bay (3-1) L: Johnson, Ben (1-1) S: Pettys, Ryan (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Long Balls Down Eagles in Conference Opener

TROY, Ala. - Georgia Southern baseball had a late rally in the ninth, but fell to the Troy Trojans 8-4 on Sunday afternoon in Alabama. The Eagles fall to 10-8 on the season and 1-2 in conference play. The Trojans improve to 10-9 on the season and 2-1 in conference play.

Ben Johnson falls to 1-1 on the season, while Bay Witcher improved to 3-1 on the season. In the bottom of the first the Trojans would take the lead on a solo-shot. The Eagles would respond in the top of the second with a Matt Anderson bunt single and a Sam Blancato fielder's choice.

The Trojans would score seven unanswered runs throughout the second, third and fifth innings. In the top of the sixth Noah Ledford would crush his third home run of the series, Ledford finished the afternoon 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk. 

Nick Jones came on in relief in the fifth, working three and a third innings of two hit baseball. He struck out a career-high seven strikeouts. The Eagles will be back in action on Tuesday evening at SRP Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. 

SCORING MOMENTS
BOTTOM 1st | GS 0 - TROY 1 | A solo-homer in the first gives the Trojans a lead.
TOP 2nd | GS 2 - TROY 1 | Matt Anderson singled on a bunt to tie the game. Sam Blancato reached on a fielder's choice to take the lead.
BOTTOM 2nd | GS 2 - TROY 3 | Troy added two solo-home runs to regain the lead.
BOTTOM 3rd | GS 2 - TROY 7 | Troy added four more runs in the third.
BOTTOM 5th | GS 2 - TROY 8 | Troy added their eight and final run in the fifth.
TOP 6th | GS 3 - TROY 8 | Noah Ledford homered to left field.
TOP 7th | GS 4 - TROY 8 | Austin Thompson punched a sacrifice fly out to left field to score Sam Blancato. 

GAME NOTES

  • Nick Jones collected a career-high seven strikeouts in relief.
  • Steven Curry went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
  • Noah Ledford hit his team leading eighth home run of the season in the sixth inning.
  • Four different Eagles had an RBI this afternoon in the 8-4 loss.
  • Eagle pitchers combined for 12 strikeouts on the afternoon, while Trojans pitchers only struck out three Eagle batters.


UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will be back in action on Tuesday evening at SRP Park in North Augusta, South Carolina. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. from SRP Park against Clemson.

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