STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern baseball returns home for the back half of a four-game home stand, hosting East Division Leader South Alabama at J.I. Clements Stadium. The Eagles enter play on Friday with a 25-15, 9-6 record, while the Jaguars travel to Statesboro with a 24-13, 11-4 record.
The Eagles have won 12 of their last 14 games and will look to extend its consecutive series victories to four this weekend. Friday is presented by Army National Guard and Saturday is presented by Case IH and Tidewater.
FRIDAY (4.30.21)
Presented by: Army National Guard
South Alabama at Georgia Southern
6:30 p.m. (ET) - J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – ESPN+
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP –
Tyler Owens
USA – RHP – Jeremy Lee
SATURDAY (5.1.2021)
Presented by: Case IH and Tidewater
South Alabama at Georgia Southern
2:00 p.m. (ET) - J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – ESPN+
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP –
Chase Dollander
USA – RHP – Matt Boswell
SUNDAY (5.2.2021)
South Alabama at Georgia Southern
12:00 p.m. (ET) - J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
RADIO – Ga. Southern Sports Network
VIDEO – ESPN+
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP –
Jordan Jackson
USA – RHP – JoJo Booker
QUICK HITS
- Nick Jones jumped to the top of the national lead in saves on Tuesday as he picked up his 12th save of the season.
- Mason McWhorter collected his team leading 13th home run on Tuesday against Jacksonville, adding to his 38 RBIs. Mason's 188 career RBIs are just six away from cracking the top-10 list in program history. He currently needs three doubles to take over the program record in that category as well. McWhorter needs three home runs to crack the top-10 in program history, currently sitting at 42.
- Five Eagles are currently batting over .300 for the season. Mason McWhorter (.396), Parker Biederer (.345), Christian Avant (.340), Austin Thompson (.301) and Steven Curry (.300) are the five guys for the Eagles.
- Tyler Owens will put his perfect record on the line on Saturday afternoon, after improving to 6-0 on the season with a 4-1 victory against Oklahoma in Norman. Owens went seven innings allowing one run on four hits and striking out four Sooners.
- Georgia Southern has won 12 of its last 14 games this season, including winning the last three weekend series.
UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will have the week off due to exams before hitting the road for the final road conference series of the season. The Eagles will head to Jonesboro, Arkansas to face off against Arkansas State. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.
