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6
Georgia Southern GS 21-14, 9-6 SBC
8
Winner Coastal Carolina CCU 17-13, 3-6 SBC
Georgia Southern GS
21-14, 9-6 SBC
6
Final
8
Coastal Carolina CCU
17-13, 3-6 SBC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgia Southern GS 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 10 0
Coastal Carolina CCU 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 X 8 9 1

W: Sharkey, Teddy (2-1) L: Jackson, Jordan (2-5) S: Kreuzer, Daniel (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Long Ball Clips Eagles in Series Finale

CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina hit five home runs and scored four runs in the sixth inning to take the series finale from the Eagles 8-6. Georgia Southern falls to 21-14 overall and 9-6 in conference play, while the Chants improved to 17-13 and 3-6 in conference play.
 
Jordan Jackson was pegged with the loss, falling to 2-5 on the season, allowing seven runs on eight hits. Jackson struck out nine Chanticleers and walked one. Teddy Sharkey improved to 2-1 coming in for the Chants in the sixth.
 
In the third, Mason McWhorter homered for the third consecutive game, a three-run shot to right field to give the Eagles the lead. In the bottom half of the third, Coastal Carolina would hit their first homer of the game.
 
In the fifth, the Eagles would add three more to their line, when Steven Curry hit a two-run home run to left field and Austin Thompson beat out an infield single to extend the lead to 6-1. Coastal would score one in the fifth, four in the sixth, and one in the seventh to take the lead.
 
Daniel Kreuzer collected his first save of the season for the Chants, working the final two innings and striking out three. 
 
 
SCORING MOMENTS
TOP 3rd | GS 3 – CCU 0 | Mason McWhorter hits a three-run home run to right field. 
BOTTOM 3rd | GS 3 – CCU 1 | Coastal cuts into the lead with a solo-home run in the third.
TOP 5th | GS 6 – CCU 1 | Steven Curry hits a two-run home run to left field. Austin Thompson singled to shortstop to score Christian Avant. 
BOTTOM 5th | GS 6 – CCU 3 | Coastal cuts into the lead with back-to-back solo shots in the fifth.
BOTTOM 6th | GS 6 – CCU 7 | Coastal adds four runs in the sixth.
BOTTOM 7th | GS 6 – CCU 8 | Coastal hits their fifth home run of the game. 
 
 
GAME NOTES
  • Mason McWhorter continued his success at the plate, tying Noah Ledford the team lead in home runs with his third home run of the weekend. 
  • Georgia Southern's winning streak ended at eight straight games. 
  • Steven Curry hit his third home run of the season on Sunday, a two-run shot to left field.
  • Five different Eagles homered this weekend, highlighted by Mason McWhorter's three home runs.
  • Eagle pitchers struck out 11 batters in the loss on Sunday afternoon.
 
 
UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will continue the seven-game road trip with a meeting against the Kennesaw State Owls. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. from Kennesaw, Georgia.  
 
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