ELON, N.C. – Elon baseball put up five runs in the first in route to a 6-4 victory over Georgia Southern to take the series from the Eagles on Friday afternoon in Elon, North Carolina. GS falls to 28-20 on the season, while the Phoenix improve to 19-18 on the year. 
 
Chase Dollander was pegged with his third loss of the season, falling to 4-3 allowing five runs on three hits and one earned. Ben Simon improves to 1-4, while Joe Sprake picks up his sixth save of the season. 
 
Elon struck first in the bottom of the first, scoring five runs to take the lead. Georgia Southern would respond in the third, as Austin Thompson flied out to right field to score Mason McWhorter from third. In the fifth the Eagles cut the lead to three, as Christian Avant scored on a wild pitch.
 
In the sixth, Elon would add an insurance run with a solo home run to extend the lead to 6-2. In the seventh, Noah Ledford would single to right field to score Sam Blancato and Steven Curry to cut the deficit to two. 
 
Game three of the series is scheduled for 1 p.m. tomorrow from Latham Park in Elon, North Carolina. The Eagles will look to salvage the final game before heading to Mercer on Tuesday.
 
 
SCORING MOMENTS (GAME 1)
BOTTOM 1^st | GS 0 – ELON 5 | Elon puts up a five spot in the first. 
TOP 3^rd | GS 1 – ELON 5 | Austin Thompson flies out to right to score Mason McWhorter.
TOP 5^th | GS 2 – ELON 5 | Christian Avant scores on a wild pitch. 
BOTTOM 6^th | GS 2 – ELON 6 | Elon adds one to the lead on a solo-shot. 
TOP 7^th | GS 4 – ELON 6 | Noah Ledford singled to right to score Sam Blancato and Steven Curry. 
 
 
GAME NOTES

• Noah Ledford finished the day 2-for-3 with a two-RBI single to right field. 
• Christian Avant was 1-for-3 on the day with two hit by pitches and a run scored.
• Chase Dollander falls to 4-3 on the season, allowing five runs on three hits. 

 
 
UP NEXT
Georgia Southern and Elon will continue the three-game set tomorrow afternoon from Latham Park in Elon, North Carolina. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.