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Georgia Southern University Athletics

Hayden Harris
6
North Florida UNF 9-15
8
Winner Georgia Southern GS 18-13
North Florida UNF
9-15
6
Final
8
Georgia Southern GS
18-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Florida UNF 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 1
Georgia Southern GS 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 X 8 9 2

W: Harris, Hayden (1-1) L: MADONNNA, Dominick (2-2) S: Parker, Jacob (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagles Retire Final 17 Batters, Extend Winning Streak to Five

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern baseball retired the final 17 batters of the ballgame on Tuesday evening at J.I. Clements Stadium to defeat the UNF Ospreys 8-6. The Eagles improved to 18-13 on the season, while UNF falls to 9-15 on the year.
 
Hayden Harris picked up his first win of the season, improving to 1-1, after pitching three innings of no-hit baseball. Harris recorded five strikeouts, as the Ospreys struck out 10 times in the game.
 
Steven Curry got the Eagles on the board in the first inning, homering for the second time in as many games this season to left field. In the second the Eagles added to the scoring when Mason McWhorter punched a sacrifice fly out to center field to score JP Tighe. Christian Avant would add his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot down the line in left to increase the lead to 4-0.
 
In the third UNF would cut into the Eagles lead, scoring three runs. In the fourth they would take the lead 6-4, on a two-run home run to center field. Georgia Southern would respond in the sixth, as Avant added two more RBIs on the night with a single through the left side. 
 
The Eagles would regain the lead in the seventh, when Jason Swan forced an errant throw at third to score a pair of Eagles. Jacob Parker would come on in the final two frames, striking out four batters, including the side in the ninth to earn his first career save. 
 
 
SCORING MOMENTS
BOTTOM 1st | GS 1 – UNF 0 | Steven Curry homered to lead off the bottom of the first. 
BOTTOM 2nd | GS 4 – UNF 0 | Mason McWhorter flies out to left center to score JP Tighe. Christian Avant homered down the line in left to score two more.
TOP 3rd | GS 4 – UNF 3 | UNF scores three in the top of the third. 
TOP 4th | GS 4 – UNF 6 | UNF scores three to take the lead in the fourth. 
BOTTOM 6th | GS 6 – UNF 6 | Avant singles through the left side to score a pair.
BOTTOM 7th | GS 8 – UNF 6 | Jason Swan forces an error, and the Eagles score a pair.
 
 
GAME NOTES
  • Steven Curry hit his second home run of the season in as many games and the fourth of his career in the bottom of the first. 
  • Christian Avant hit his fifth home run of the season. He finished the day 3-for-4 with four RBIs and one home run. 
  • Steven Curry walked in the second inning to crack the top-10 in career walks for Georgia Southern.
  • Jacob Parker collected his first career save pitching two innings of no-hit baseball.
  • Eagles extend their winning streak to five in a row, the longest of the season.
  • Georgia Southern pitching retired the final 17 batters of the game to defeat UNF on Tuesday. 
  • Hayden Harris picked up his first victory of the season, working three innings of no-hit baseball, striking out five batters.
 
 
UP NEXT
Georgia Southern baseball will host Mercer tomorrow evening at J.I. Clements Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. 
 
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