Eagles Shut the Door on Jacksonville

Tuesday, April 27

Statesboro, Ga.

6:00 PM

Georgia Southern University

25-15

Jacksonville

7-27

Jacksonville

Georgia Southern

4/27/2021 9:38:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

STATESBORO, Ga. – Jay Thompson worked three and a third innings and struck out three batters to improve to 4-0 on Tuesday evening, as the Eagles defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins 4-3 at J.I. Clements Stadium.

Nick Jones collected his nation leading 12^th save, recording the final five outs. Georgia Southern opened the scoring in the first, when Mason McWhorter hit his 13^th home run of the season, a two-run shot to left field.

Jacksonville responded in the top of the second with a two-run blast of their own. Georgia Southern would retake the lead in the sixth, as Austin Thompson flied out to center field to score McWhorter. In the seventh, Jarrett Brown would score on a wild pitch to add some insurance for the Eagles. Jacksonville would threaten in the eighth, cutting the lead to one.

Georgia Southern will jump back into conference play this weekend with a meeting between the top two seeds in the East. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

SCORING MOMENTS
BOTTOM 1^st | GS 2 – JU 0 | Mason McWhorter hit a two-run home run to left field.
TOP 2^nd | GS 2 – JU 2 | Jacksonville homers to left field to tie the ballgame.
BOTTOM 6^th | GS 3 – JU 2 | Austin Thompson flied out to center field to score Mason McWhorter.
BOTTOM 7^th | GS 4 – JU 2 | Jarrett Brown scores on a wild pitch.
TOP 8^th | GS 4 – JU 3 | Jacksonville cuts the lead to one in the eighth.

GAME NOTES

Griffin Davis made his first start since 2018 and made his first start at J.I. Clements Stadium. The Statesboro native worked one and a third innings.
Nick Jones records his 12^th save of the season, taking over the national lead.
Jay Thompson improved to 4-0 on the season, allowing his first earned run in two seasons with the Eagles.
Mason McWhorter hit his 13^th home run of the season; a two-run shot to left field.
Georgia Southern struck out 12 Dolphins in the 4-3 victory.

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will jump back into conference play with a matchup against South Alabama. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Friday night from J.I. Clements Stadium.