STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern baseball improved to 6-5 on Sunday afternoon, sweeping the Towson Tigers Sunday, 6-5 at J.I. Clements Stadium. The Tigers fell to 1-9 on the season.

Jaylen Paden picked up his first victory of his career on Sunday, pitching in relief and working one and a third scoreless innings. The freshman, walked one batter and struck out two. Ben Johnson made his first collegiate start on Sunday, working five innings of six-hit baseball. He walked one batter and struck out a career-high six, before being pegged with the no-decision.

The Eagles opened up the scoring in the bottom of the second, as Jason Swan flied out to right field to score Christian Avant. Towson would respond with a run of their own in the third, before the Eagles regained the lead on a Noah Searcy single to left field in the bottom half.

In the fourth the Eagles added some insurance, as Austin Thompson drew a walk with the bases loaded. Towson responded in the fifth to take the lead, before the Eagles scored two on a Noah Ledford double to the gap. The Tigers would push level in the seventh with a run of their own.

In the bottom of the seventh Jason Swan would lead off the inning with a single to left. He would work his way all the way to third on wild pitches, before scoring on the third wild pitch of the inning. Nick Jones would work the final inning and a third to pick up his third save of the season and second in as many nights. 

SCORING MOMENTS
BOTTOM 2nd | GS 1 - TOW 0 | Jason Swan flied out to right field and Christian Avant scored.
TOP 3rd | GS 1 - TOW 1 | Towson ties the game in the top of the third.
BOTTOM 3rd | GS 2 - TOW 1 | Noah Searcy singled to left field and scored Jaylen Paden.
BOTTOM 4th | GS 3 - TOW 1 | Austin Thompson walked with the bases loaded to score Jarrett Brown. 
TOP 5th | GS 3 - TOW 4 | Towson scores three in the top to take the lead.
BOTTOM 6th | GS 5 - TOW 4 | Noah Ledford doubled to right center to score a pair and retake the lead.
TOP 7th | GS 5 - TOW 5 | Towson scores to tie the game in the seventh.
BOTTOM 7th | GS 6 - TOW 5 | Jason Swan came around the bases on wild pitches to score.

GAME NOTES

• Ben Johnson made his first collegiate start on Sunday in the blue jersey's, just like his brother David Johnson did his freshman season.
• Georgia Southern baseball earned the first series sweep of the season, defeating Towson and getting above .500 on the season.
• Nick Jones picked up his third save of the season working the final inning and a third. Jones struck out three batters and walked one.
• Jaylen Paden earned his first career victory with a win in relief Sunday afternoon.
• Christian Avant went 3-for-4 scoring a run and doubling in the Eagles 6-5 victory.
• JP Tighe was a perfect 3-for-3 on the afternoon.
• Mason McWhorter saw his 10-game hitting streak come to an end on Sunday afternoon.

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will host Georgia on Tuesday evening at J.I. Clements Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.