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Georgia Southern University Athletics

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Winner Georgia Southern GS 34-23
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Louisiana LA 35-27
Winner
Georgia Southern GS
34-23
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Final
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Louisiana LA
35-27
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Georgia Southern GS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 2
Louisiana LA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1

W: Thompson, Jay (7-1) L: Arrighetti, Spencer (8-6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagles Survive 11-Inning Battle to Advance to Sun Belt Championships

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Parker Biederer laid down the sacrifice squeeze and beat out the throw to score Jason Swan from third in the top of the 11th inning to defeat Louisiana 3-2 and advance to the conference finals.
 
The Eagles improved to 34-22 on the season, while the Ragin' Cajuns fall to 32-23 on the year. Jay Thompson picked up his 7th victory of the season working the final two innings, allowing one hit and walking one.
 
In the top of the second, Parker Biederer singled to center field to score Jason Swan from third. Louisiana would answer in the bottom half with a double steal to tie the ballgame. In the fifth, Biederer played hero again, hitting a solo home run to right field to give the Eagles the lead.
 
Jordan Jackson and Nick Jones would combine for 20-straight Cajuns retired, before a two-out single broke that streak in the ninth. Jackson pitched a gem, working seventh inning of two hit baseball and striking out eight batters.
 
In the ninth, Louisiana would rally to tie the ballgame with a play at the plate on a chopper to third base. In the eleventh, Biderer would lay down a sacrifice squeeze which he would beat out to score Swan and give the Eagles the lead. Thompson would close out the final three outs to lift the Eagles over the Cajuns and send them to the finals. 
 
 
SCORING MOMENTS
TOP 2nd | GS 1 – LA 0 | Parker Biederer singles to center to score Jason Swan.
BOTTOM 2nd | GS 1 – LA 1 | Louisiana levels the scoring in the bottom half. 
TOP 5th | GS 2 – LA 1 | Parker Biederer homers to right field. 
BOTTOM 9th | GS 2 – LA 2 | Louisiana ties the game with a play at the plate. 
TOP 11th | GS 3 – LA 2 | Parker Biederer singles on a bunt to score Jason Swan from third. 
 
 
GAME NOTES
  • Jordan Jackson and Nick Jones combined for 20-straight retired Cajuns during the game. 
  • Parker Biederer finished the day 4-for-5 with a home run and a bunt single to give the Eagles the lead.
  • Jordan Jackson pitched seven innings of two-hit baseball in the victory, not factoring into the decision. The righty would strike out eight batters on the night.
  • Jason Swan scored two huge runs for the Eagles, as he went 1-for-4 on the night.
  • Christian Avant finished the night 3-for-4 with a trio of singles.
 
 
UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will advance to the conference finals against South Alabama. First pitch will be at 1 p.m. central from Riverwalk Stadium. 
 
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