STATESBORO – The 24th-ranked Georgia Southern baseball team fell to the Kennesaw State Owls 5-3 on Tuesday night at J.I. Clements Stadium.
 
Kennesaw State (25-15) got on the board in a hurry, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. Georgia Southern (27-13) responded in the bottom of the first inning when Jesse Sherrill ran home from third on a wild pitch, cutting the deficit in half.
 
The Eagles would plate two more runs in the bottom of the third inning, first with a Noah Ledford RBI-single, plating Jason Swan and tying up the game. Shortly after that, Noah Searcy would launch an RBI-single through the right side, sending Christian Avant home and giving the Eagles the 3-2 lead.
 
Kennesaw State would score three more runs, one in the top of the fourth inning, one in the top of the fifth inning, and one in the top of the seventh inning, securing the 5-3 win at J.I. Clements Stadium.
 
QUICK HITS

• The Eagles pitching forced KSU's best hitter to go 0-for-5 on the day. Josh Hatcher came in batting .410.
• Jesse Sherrill, Jason Swan, and Jarrett Brown all had two walks each.
• All four Eagles pitchers contributed to seven total strikeouts. Ga'von Wray had four, Jay Thompson had one, Anthony DiMola had one, and Ben Johnson had one.
• Christian Avant and Kyler Hultgren were both hit by pitch twice tonight.

 
UP NEXT
The Eagles will go for the series split on Wednesday, April 27, as they take on Kennesaw State again from J.I. Clements Stadium. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.