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Georgia Southern University Athletics

Ty Fisher
13
Winner Georgia Southern GS 33-16, 19-6 Sun Belt
2
Little Rock LR 21-23, 9-15 Sun Belt
Winner
Georgia Southern GS
33-16, 19-6 Sun Belt
13
Final
2
Little Rock LR
21-23, 9-15 Sun Belt
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgia Southern GS 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 1 3 13 16 0
Little Rock LR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 2

W: Fisher, Ty (4-2) L: Arnold, Hayden (4-6)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Graham Cooper

Fisher Shines as Eagles Cruise to 13-2 Win

Eagles with fifth consecutive conference game

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Georgia Southern blew the opening game in a three-game Sun Belt Conference series open with a seven-run seventh inning, defeating the Little Rock Trojans on the road 13-2 on Friday night.
 
Georgia Southern's (33-16, 19-6 SBC) Ty Fisher and Little Rock's (21-23, 9-15 SBC) Hayden Arnold battled through the first four innings of the game, not allowing either team to get an advantage. Arnold allowed five hits to the Eagles before GS scored in the top of the fifth inning, and Ty Fisher was hitless until the bottom of the fifth inning.
 
The Eagles would plate two runs in the top of the fifth inning, first with a Jason Swan sac fly to bring Parker Biederer home, followed up with a Christian Avant RBI-single to score Jesse Sherrill. Little Rock would tie the game with two runs of its own in the bottom of the fifth inning.
 
In the final three innings, the Eagles would score 11 runs to take a huge 13-2 lead going into the home-half of the ninth inning, highlighted by a Sam Blancato bases-clearing double in the top of the seventh inning, a Corey Dowdell sac fly to score one in the top of the ninth, and a Blake Evans walk with the bases loaded, also in the top of the ninth.
 
Ty Fisher pitched seven strong innings, only allowing two runs in his outing. He threw 86 pitches, struck out five, and picked up his fourth win of the season, lowering his season ERA to 3.16 with his performance.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Noah Ledford has reached base safely in 20 consecutive games.
  • Jason Swan has an eight-game hitting streak currently.
  • Christian Avant led the Eagles offense with a 4-for-6 night, scoring one run and batting in three runners.
  • The Eagles went 9-for-17 with two outs tonight.
  • Georgia Southern is outsourcing opponents 105-91 in the final three innings this season.
  • The Eagles have scored 67 runs in their previous five games.
  • The Eagles pitching had 10 strikeouts on the night. Fisher had five, Jake Martin had three and Thomas Ross had two. Jake Martin only pitched one inning, but struck out all three batters he faced in the bottom of the eighth inning.
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles will go for the series win over Little Rock on Saturday, May 14, at Gary Hogan Field. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. ET.
 
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