Georgia Southern University
2-5
UCF
6-1
Knights Take Series Against Eagles
2/27/2022 5:57:00 PM | Baseball
STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern baseball team fell to the UCF Knights on Sunday afternoon, 10-1.
The Knights clinched the series with the win and improved their record to 6-1, while the Eagles fell to 2-5 on the season.
UCF's first runs came in the top of the fifth, where a two-run home run and a two-RBI single set the score at 4-0. UCF would add another run in the top of the seventh from a solo home run to stretch the lead to 5-0.
The Eagles got on the board in the bottom of the eighth from a Noah Ledford single through the right side, which would score Parker Biederer, bringing the score to 5-1. However, the Knights would strike again in the top of the ninth, scoring off of a bases-loaded walk, a two-RBI single to right field, and a two-RBI double to left to bring the final to 10-1.
GS SCORING
BOTTOM 8th | UCF 5 - GS 1 | Ledford singled to right side, RBI, Biederer scored.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will head down to Jacksonville, Florida, for a mid-week game against the Jacksonville Dolphins, with first pitch set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday night. The Eagles will return home for a weekend series against the Miami (OH) Redhawks, starting on March 4.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Patteson, Hunter (2-0)
L: Higgins, Thomas (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Romano, Nick 1 ; Freeland, Alex 1 ; Wash, Riley 1
3B: Romano, Nick 1
HR: Pena, Gephry 1 ; Romano, Nick 1
RBI: Pena, Gephry 2 ; Romano, Nick 1 ; Freeland, Alex 1 ; Josten, Tom 4 ; Wash, Riley 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Pena, Gephry 1 ; Romano, Nick 3 ; McCabe, Ben 1 ; Russo, Cole 1 ; Freeland, Alex 1 ; Josten, Tom 1 ; Ruiz, Pablo 1 ; Taylor, Trent 1
SB: Pena, Gephry 1 ; Taylor, Trent 2
CS: Brooks, Michael 1
HBP: Taylor, Trent 1
Batting:
2B: Biederer, Parker 1
RBI: Ledford, Noah 1
SH: Avant, Christian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Biederer, Parker 1
HBP: Sherrill, Jesse 1 ; Dowdell, Corey 1
