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.