Thursday, April 14
Statesboro
6:30 PM
Georgia Southern University
22-11, 9-4
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23-11, 10-3
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Eagles Claw Back to Open Series With 4-2 Win Over Georgia State
4/14/2022 10:05:00 PM | Baseball
STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern baseball team scored three runs late to defeat the Georgia State Panthers in the first game of a three-game Sun Belt Conference series, 4-2, on Thursday night at J.I. Clements Stadium.
Georgia State (23-11, 10-3 SBC) got on the board first in the top of the first inning, when a two-RBI double scored its only two runs of the night. The score would remain 2-0 until the bottom of the fourth inning, where Georgia Southern (22-11, 9-4 SBC) would bring home Jason Swan on a wild pitch, cutting the Panthers lead to only 2-1.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Eagles would take the lead on a Swan single and a throwing error from the Georgia State first baseman, scoring Blancato and Sherrill and putting the Eagles ahead for good at 3-2.
The Eagles would add an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Austin Thompson would hit an RBI-single through the left side, bringing in pinch runner Jarrett Jenkins and bolstering the GS lead to 4-2.
Jay Thompson faced four batters in the top of the ninth inning, but a double play and a groundout to Sherrill would seal the game at 4-2, giving the Eagles the 1-0 advantage in the three-game series.
QUICK HITS
UP NEXT
The Eagles will go for the series win against Georgia State on Friday, April 15, with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. at J.I. Clements Stadium.
Gallery: (4-15-2022) 2022 Baseball: Georgia State G1
Georgia State (23-11, 10-3 SBC) got on the board first in the top of the first inning, when a two-RBI double scored its only two runs of the night. The score would remain 2-0 until the bottom of the fourth inning, where Georgia Southern (22-11, 9-4 SBC) would bring home Jason Swan on a wild pitch, cutting the Panthers lead to only 2-1.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Eagles would take the lead on a Swan single and a throwing error from the Georgia State first baseman, scoring Blancato and Sherrill and putting the Eagles ahead for good at 3-2.
The Eagles would add an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Austin Thompson would hit an RBI-single through the left side, bringing in pinch runner Jarrett Jenkins and bolstering the GS lead to 4-2.
Jay Thompson faced four batters in the top of the ninth inning, but a double play and a groundout to Sherrill would seal the game at 4-2, giving the Eagles the 1-0 advantage in the three-game series.
QUICK HITS
- Three of the four Eagles runs came from two separate errors.
- Ty Fisher (six) and Jay Thompson (two) combined for eight strikeouts.
- Jay Thompson made his 21st appearance of the season, tying him for second in the nation with Wofford's Dalton Rhadans. He picked up the win by going 2 2/3 innings, only allowing two hits and striking out two.
- Tonight's win was Georgia Southern's fifth win against a Quad 1 opponent on the season.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will go for the series win against Georgia State on Friday, April 15, with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. at J.I. Clements Stadium.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thompson, Jay (3-1)
L: Patel, Mason (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Pearson, Dalton 1 ; Smith, Josh 1 ; Reddick, Trent 1
RBI: Pearson, Dalton 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Cheney, Griffin 1 ; Jones, Cameron 1
HBP: Pearson, Dalton 1
PO: Smith, Josh 1
Batting:
RBI: Swan, Jason 1 ; Thompson, Austin 1
SH: Evans, Blake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sherrill, Jesse 1 ; Swan, Jason 1 ; Jenkins, Jarrett 1 ; Blancato, Sam 1
SB: Searcy, Noah 1
Game Leaders
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H
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RBI
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4
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1
RBI
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AB
3
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RBI
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1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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