Eagles Fall to South Alabama on Friday

Friday, April 30

Statesboro, Ga.

6:30 PM

Georgia Southern University

25-16, 9-7

South Alabama

25-13, 12-4

South Alabama

Georgia Southern

4/30/2021 10:10:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

STATESBORO, Ga. – South Alabama scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to defeat the Eagles 12-5 on Friday. The Jaguars improved to 25-13 and 12-4 in conference play, while GS falls to 25-16 and 9-7 in conference play.

Hayden Harris falls to 1-2 on the season, allowing six runs on four hits in the sixth inning for the Jags. Miles Smith improved to 4-0 on the year, working six innings allowing no runs on five hits.

Georgia Southern would take the lead in the bottom of the first, scoring a pair off the Noah Ledford single up the middle. South Alabama would regain the lead on a three-run home run. The Eagles would tie up the ballgame in the third, as Christian Avant doubled down the line in left to score Jaylen Paden.

The blue and white would take the lead in the fourth, as Matt Anderson drove in a run on a sacrifice fly to right field. In the fifth South Alabama would regain the lead on a pair of runs to go up 5-4. The Jaguars would go on to score the next seven runs to down the Eagles on Friday.

First pitch on Saturday is scheduled for 2 p.m. from J.I. Clements Stadium.

SCORING MOMENTS
BOTTOM 1^st | GS 2 – USA 0 | Noah Ledford singled up the middle to score Jaylen Paden and Mason McWhorter.
TOP 3^rd | GS 2 – USA 3 | South Alabama tacks on three to take the lead in the third.
BOTTOM 3^rd | GS 3 – USA 3 | Christian Avant doubles down the line in left to score Jaylen Paden from second.
BOTTOM 4^th | GS 4 – USA 3 | Matt Anderson flies out to right for a sacrifice fly to score JP Tighe.
TOP 5^th | GS 4 – USA 5 | South Alabama scores a pair to retake the lead.
BOTTOM 5^th | GS 5 – USA 5 | Noah Ledford singled to right field to score Christian Avant from second.
TOP 6^th | GS 5 – USA 11 | South adds six in the sixth to blow open the scoring.
TOP 8^th | GS 5 – USA 12 | South adds another run in the eighth.

GAME NOTES

Tyler Owens ends his streak of consecutive quality starts at six, only going four innings allowing five runs on five hits.
Hayden Harris was pegged with the loss, falling to 1-2 on the season, allowing six runs on four hits.
Noah Ledford finished the day 3-for-4 with three RBIs.

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern baseball will return to J.I. Clements Stadium for game two of the three game set. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.