Eagles Take Game One of Series Over Miami, 4-3

Friday, March 4

Statesboro

6:30 PM

Georgia Southern University

4-5

Miami University (OH)

3-5

Miami (OH)

Georgia Southern

Photo by: Dan Groover

3/4/2022 10:52:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Graham Cooper

STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern baseball team defeated the RedHawks of Miami (OH) 4-3 at J.I. Clements Stadium on Friday night to take a 1-0 lead in the weekend series.

Both the Eagles and RedHawks starting pitchers put on a clinic, as neither team would drive home any runs during the first four and a half innings. In the bottom of the fifth, the Eagles would get on the board first, as Jarrett Brown would score an unearned run as the Miami second baseman dropped a fly ball, taking a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, Georgia Southern would add on to its lead, as a Brown single would plate Austin Thompson, giving the Eagles a 2-0 lead. JP Tighe would then score on a wild pitch, bringing the lead to 3-0 Eagles as the sixth frame ended.

The RedHawks would cut into the deficit in the top of the seventh when Stephen Krause would score Chistian Tejada on of a groundout, getting the RedHawks on the board. In the top of the eighth, a Cole Andrews groundout would score JJ Woolwine, cutting the Eagles' lead to one run, 3-2.

In the bottom of the eighth, Christian Avant would reach first on a bunt, which would score an insurance run from Blake Evans. The Eagles led 4-2 after the eighth. The RedHawks would score one run in the top of the ninth, but Jay Thompson would shut down the comeback attempt, which gave the Eagles a 4-3 win.

GS SCORING MOMENTS
BOTTOM 5^th | M-OH 0 – GS 1 | Jason Swan reached on a dropped fly, Jarrett Brown scored, unearned.
BOTTOM 6^th | M-OH 0 – GS 2 | Jarrett Brown singled to right field, RBI, Austin Thompson scored.
BOTTOM 6^th | M-OH 0 – GS 3 | Jarrett Brown advanced to second on a wild pitch, JP Tighe scored, unearned.
BOTTOM 8^th | M-OH 2 – GS 4 | Christian Avant singled to first, bunt, RBI, Blake Evans scored, unearned.

QUICK HITS

Three Eagles combined for 11 strikeouts on the night. Starter Jaylen Paden recorded six, Thomas Higgins recorded four and Jay Thompson recorded one.
Paden recorded the win, tossing 5 ⅓ innings of shutout ball.
Jarrett Brown was the only Eagle to have a multi-hit game on Friday night.
The overall series with the RedHawks is now tied at 2-2.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will go for the series win on Saturday at J.I. Clements Stadium, with the first pitch set for 2 p.m. Saturday's game is also Bark in the Park, where fans are encouraged to bring their four-legged friends.