Georgia Southern University
2-1
West Virginia
1-2
Georgia Southern Drops Series Finale to WVU
2/19/2023 4:52:00 PM | Baseball
Eagles host Georgia Tech on Tuesday
Georgia Southern (2-1) got on the board first when Noah Ledford hit a monster home run over the Blue Monster, giving the Eagles the 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. However, WVU (1-2) would respond with two straight HRs in the top of the second inning and the top of the third inning to take the lead, 4-2.
GS would respond in the bottom of the third inning when a Sam Blancato groundout would plate J.C. Peacher, closing the gap at 3-2. However, WVU would plate four more runs after that to take a 8-3 lead against GS.
The Eagles would score one in the bottom of the seventh inning thanks to a Jonathan Jaime walk with the bases loaded, but the Mountaineers would score four more to push the final to 13-4.
QUICK HITS
- Zachary Harris made his first collegiate start this afternoon.
- Noah Ledford hit the Eagles' first HR of the season, sending it 432 ft to right field.
- Several pitchers made their Georgia Southern or college debuts, including Troy Britts, Jonah Milchuck, Benjamin Stuart, Tyler Martin, Brady Pendley, and Brett Zerbel.
The Eagles will host Georgia Tech for a midweek contest on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at J.I. Clements Stadium. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Siegel, Grant (1-0)
L: Harris, Zachary (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Wetherholt, J.J. 1 ; Smith, Evan 1
HR: Barry, Braden 1 ; McNeely, Caleb 1 ; Wallace, Landon 1
RBI: Barry, Braden 3 ; Leonard, Dayne 1 ; McNeely, Caleb 3 ; Wallace, Landon 3 ; Tucker, Tevin 1
SF: Leonard, Dayne 1 ; Tucker, Tevin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Barry, Braden 2 ; Wetherholt, J.J. 1 ; McNeely, Caleb 2 ; Suave, Logan 2 ; White, Sam 2 ; Wallace, Landon 1 ; Cox, Tyler 1 ; Smith, Evan 2
SB: Barry, Braden 2 ; Wetherholt, J.J. 2 ; Tucker, Tevin 1
HBP: Leonard, Dayne 2 ; Suave, Logan 2 ; Wallace, Landon 1 ; Tucker, Tevin 2
Batting:
2B: Peacher, J.C. 1
HR: Ledford, Noah 1
RBI: Blancato, Sam 1 ; Ledford, Noah 2 ; Jaime, Jonathan 1
SH: Sherrill, Jesse 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sherrill, Jesse 1 ; Ledford, Noah 1 ; Evans, Blake 1 ; Peacher, J.C. 1
HBP: Sherrill, Jesse 1 ; Ledford, Noah 1
