Thompson's Walk-Off Lifts Eagles over Mercer

Wednesday, April 14

Statesboro, Ga.

6:00 PM

Georgia Southern University

19-13

Mercer

20-12

Mercer

Georgia Southern

4/14/2021 9:54:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

STATESBORO, Ga. – Austin Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to right field with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Mercer Bears 3-2 on Wednesday. The Eagles improve to 19-13, while the Bears fall to 20-12.

Nick Jones picked up his first win of the season, improving to 1-0, entering in the ninth and keeping the game at 2-2. In the first Mercer got on the board first with a solo shot in the top half. In the third the Eagles would respond with a single by Mason McWhorter through the left side to score Blake Evans.

In the top of the fifth, Mercer regained the lead on a single to left field. In the seventh Christian Avant singled through the left side to score Jarrett Brown from second.

SCORING MOMENTS
TOP 1^st | GS 0 – MER 1 | Mercer hits a solo home run in the top half.
BOTTOM 3^rd | GS 1 – MER 1 | Mason McWhorter singled through the left side to score Blake Evans from second.
TOP 5^th | GS 1 – MER 2 | Mercer regains the lead in the fifth.
BOTTOM 7^th | GS 2 – MER 2 | Christian Avant singles through the left side to score Jarrett Brown.
BOTTOM 9^th | GS 3 – MER 2 | Austin Thompson flies out to right field to score the game winning run.

GAME NOTES

Nick Jones improves to 1-0 on the season, picking up the win striking out two batters in the ninth.
Austin Thompson filed out to right field to score the winning run.
The Eagles extend their winning streak to six games, the longest of the season and longest in the Sun Belt.
Christian Avant went 3-for-5 with one RBI.
Mason McWhorter went 2-for-4 collecting a RBI and scoring the game winning run.

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern baseball will hit the road for the start of a seven-game road stint. The Eagles will begin the trip with a meeting against conference rival Coastal Carolina from Spring Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.