STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern baseball team will begin Sun Belt Conference play on March 18 with a weekend series against rival Appalachian State. Friday's game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m., Saturday's is slated for 3 p.m., and Sunday's finale will begin at 1 p.m.
Georgia Southern comes into the weekend with an 11-6 record, coming off a big win against in-state foe Mercer. The win gave the Eagles a huge RPI boost, settling the Eagles at number four in RPI. The Mountaineers come into the series with a 6-9 record, after losing their last weekend series to Charlotte and dropping their midweek game against North Carolina A&T.
The Eagles will start
Jaylen Paden on Friday, welcome back
Ty Fisher on Saturday, and will rely on
Ben Johnson for Sunday. The Mountaineers are going with a rotation of LHP Tyler Tuthill, RHP Xander Hamilton, and RHP Trey Tujetsch.
FRIDAY (3.18.22)
Georgia Southern at Appalachian State
5:00 p.m. (ET) – Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium (Boone, NC)
RADIO – Georgia Southern Sports Network
WATCH
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP –
Jaylen Paden
APP – LHP – Tyler Tuthill
SATURDAY (3.19.22)
Georgia Southern at Appalachian State
3:00 p.m. (ET) – Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium (Boone, NC)
RADIO – Georgia Southern Sports Network
WATCH
LIVE STATS
GS – LHP –
Ty Fisher
APP – RHP – Xander Hamilton
SUNDAY (3.20.22)
Georgia Southern at Appalachian State
1:00 p.m. (ET) – Jim and Better Smith Stadium (Boone, NC)
RADIO – Georgia Southern Sports Network
WATCH
LIVE STATS
GS – RHP –
Ben Johnson
APP – RHP – Tre Tujetsch
QUICK HITS
- The Eagles and Mountaineers have met 94 times, with their first meeting dating back to March 18, 1967. Friday's meeting will be the 95th, and the 55th anniversary of the first ever meeting between the two teams.
- The Eagles are a dominant 71-23 against the Mountaineers.
- The Eagles are number four in RPI according to the NCAA. They are only behind Georgia Tech, Georgia, and Texas.
- The Eagles are the only team to beat both the top-ranked and second-ranked teams in RPI.
- Georgia Southern is recieving votes in the NCBWA poll.
- Austin Thompson recorded his 100th career RBI on a solo home run to left center against Mercer on March 16.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will return home to face the College of Charleston Cougars on Tuesday, March 22, with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. The World Series Trophy Tour is stopping by J.I. Clements Stadium, so make sure to come out and have your photo taken with the World Series trophy.
