Saturday, April 17
Statesboro
1 PM
Georgia Southern University
10-22, 3-11
2
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Appalachian State
22-11, 6-6
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5
6
7
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H
E
Appalachian State
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
5
7
2
Georgia Southern
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2
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
2
App State Scores Late To Take SB Series From Eagles
4/17/2021 3:16:00 PM | Softball
Mountaineers plate four runs over the final two innings to win 5-2
STATESBORO - Appalachian State softball scored four runs over the final two innings to spoil Senior Day for Georgia Southern, winning 5-2 and taking the Sun Belt series from the Eagles on Saturday afternoon at Eagle Field.
The Mountaineers improved to 22-11 overall and 6-6 in the league with the win, while Georgia Southern fell to 10-22 overall and 3-11 in the Sun Belt. The Eagles wrap up their current six-game homestand on Wednesday, hosting Jacksonville University in a 5 p.m. non-conference contest.
Georgia Southern scored twice in the second inning to build a 2-0 lead, thanks to an RBI fielder's choice by Shayla Smith and an RBI single from Mekhia Freeman - both fifth-year seniors playing on Senior Day.
App State brought home a run in the fourth on a Sidney Russell double and an error to make the score 2-1. The Mountaineers would go in front for good in the sixth as an RBI fielder's choice by Kayt Houston and an RBI single from Russell made the score 3-2.
The Mountaineers added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh on an error and a Baylee Morton RBI single.
Sydney Holland (7-4) won her second game of the weekend in relief for App State, hurling five innings of four-hit shutout ball, walking one. She also benefitted from three double plays turned by the Mountaineers. Anna Feil (0-6) took the loss in relief for Georgia Southern, giving up three hits and four runs in 1 2/3 innings of work.
After the game, Georgia Southern honored four seniors in a ceremony - Freeman, Smith, Alia Booth and Harlee Rewis. Read about all four seniors here.
The Mountaineers improved to 22-11 overall and 6-6 in the league with the win, while Georgia Southern fell to 10-22 overall and 3-11 in the Sun Belt. The Eagles wrap up their current six-game homestand on Wednesday, hosting Jacksonville University in a 5 p.m. non-conference contest.
Georgia Southern scored twice in the second inning to build a 2-0 lead, thanks to an RBI fielder's choice by Shayla Smith and an RBI single from Mekhia Freeman - both fifth-year seniors playing on Senior Day.
App State brought home a run in the fourth on a Sidney Russell double and an error to make the score 2-1. The Mountaineers would go in front for good in the sixth as an RBI fielder's choice by Kayt Houston and an RBI single from Russell made the score 3-2.
The Mountaineers added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh on an error and a Baylee Morton RBI single.
Sydney Holland (7-4) won her second game of the weekend in relief for App State, hurling five innings of four-hit shutout ball, walking one. She also benefitted from three double plays turned by the Mountaineers. Anna Feil (0-6) took the loss in relief for Georgia Southern, giving up three hits and four runs in 1 2/3 innings of work.
After the game, Georgia Southern honored four seniors in a ceremony - Freeman, Smith, Alia Booth and Harlee Rewis. Read about all four seniors here.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Holland, Sydney (7-4)
L: Feil, Anna (0-6)
Batting:
2B: White, Keri 1 ; Russell, Sidney 1
RBI: Morton, Baylee 1 ; Houston, Kayt 1 ; Russell, Sidney 1
SH: Kifer, Caylie 2 ; Thorp, Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: White, Keri 2 ; Houston, Kayt 2 ; Barnes, Mary Pierce 1
HBP: Morton, Baylee 1
Batting:
2B: Freeman, Mekhia 1 ; Creamer, Olivia 1
RBI: Freeman, Mekhia 1 ; Smith, Shayla 1
SH: Booth, Alia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Creamer, Olivia 1 ; Smith, Shayla 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
INF/OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
RHP
/ Softball
INF/OF
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