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Georgia Southern University Athletics

Ledford UGA SRP Park
5
Georgia UGA 9-3
13
Winner Georgia Southern GS 7-5
Georgia UGA
9-3
5
Final
13
Georgia Southern GS
7-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgia UGA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Georgia Southern GS 1 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 X 13 11 2

W: Wray, Ga'von (3-0) L: Michael Polk (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Eagles Blast No. 20 Georgia, 13-5, At SRP Park Tuesday

Georgia Southern spots the Bulldogs a five-run first, scores 13 unanswered

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Georgia Southern scored 13 unanswered runs to erase a five-run first-inning deficit and down No. 20-ranked Georgia, 13-5, on Tuesday evening at SRP Park in North Augusta, S.C.

In the first game of the three-game season-long series between the two in-state rivals, the Eagles (7-5) won their sixth game out of the last seven against the Bulldogs (9-3).

Cole Tate hit a two-run home run and Josh McAllister clubbed a three-run shot in the first inning for the Bulldogs to take the early 5-0 lead. Jason Swan answered for the Eagles in the bottom of the first with a solo home run to left field.

In the bottom of the second, Austin Thompson's RBI double scored Sean White, and the Eagles had two on with nobody out, but a double play helped UGA escape the inning with only one run scored. The Eagles would take the lead in the bottom of the third after Sean White's RBI single and a three-rum shot by Thompson.

The bottom of the fourth saw Noah Ledford smash a two-out grand slam home run down the left field line, stretching the Eagle lead to five. It was the first career grand slam for Ledford.

The Eagles tacked on three runs in the fifth inning. In the top of the sixth, the Bulldogs put runners on first and third with nobody out, but Jay Thompson entered the game and retired the next three batters, keeping UGA off the board and enabling the Eagles to cruise to the victory.

Ga'Von Wray (3-0) notched the win in relief for the Eagles, giving up one hit in one shutout inning of relief. MIchael Polk (0-1) took the loss for the Bulldogs, giving up three hits and five runs in two innings of work, walking two and striking out one.

GS SCORING MOMENTS
BOTTOM 1st | UGA 5 – GS 1 | Jason Swan homered to left field, RBI.
BOTTOM 2nd | UGA 5 – GS 2 | Austin Thompson doubled to left field, RBI.
BOTTOM 3rd | UGA 5 – GS 3 | Sean White singled to right field, RBI.
BOTTOM 3rd | UGA 5 – GS 6 | Austin Thompson homered to left field, 3 RBI.
BOTTOM 4th | UGA 5 – GS 10 | Noah Ledford homered down the left field line, 4 RBI.
BOTTOM 5th | UGA 5 – GS 11 | Jesse Sherrill singled to center field, RBI.
BOTTOM 5th | UGA 5 – GS 12 | Christian Avant grounded out to second base, RBI.
BOTTOM 5th | UGA 5 – GS 13 | Sean White walked, RBI.

QUICK HITS

  • After the first inning, five Georgia Southern relievers combined to limit the Bulldogs to just five singles and no runs over the final eight innings, walking four while striking out nine.
  • Noah Ledford's fourth-inning grand slam was the first since Mason McWhorter hit one against Valparaiso on March 8, 2020. He also passed 100 career RBIs with the slam.
  • Georgia Southern has now played five nationally-ranked opponents in its first 12 games of 2022, going 2-3 in those contests

UP NEXT
The Eagles and #20 Bulldogs will meet for game two of their 2022 series on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at J.I. Clements Stadium.

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