CONWAY, S.C. - Coastal Carolina softball plated five runs in the sixth inning to claim a 5-4 Sun Belt Conference victory over visiting Georgia Southern on Saturday at St. John Stadium in Conway.

The Chanticleers (27-9, 4-4 SBC) earned the series win over the Eagles (11-19, 1-7 SBC). The two teams will wrap up their three-game series on Sunday with a Noon contest.

Georgia Southern took a 3-0 lead in the top of the third inning on Emma Davis' RBI single to third, then a two-run single by Faith Barth up the middle.

The score remained 3-0 until the bottom of the sixth inning. The Chanticleers loaded the bases with nobody out en route to scoring five runs in the frame, sending nine batters to the plate. Riley Zana's RBI double down the right field line capped the scoring in the inning and ended up being the key insurance run.

In the top of the seventh inning, Faith Barth doubled with one out to bring the tying run to the plate. Dejah Mills singled to left and Barth scored on an error to make the score 5-4. But Coastal Carolina reliever Raelee Brabham retired the next two batters to strand the tying run on third.

Nicolette Picone (6-2) earned the win for the Chanticleers, giving up two hits in four shutout innings of relief, striking out one. Brabham notched her third save of the year with one inning of work, giving up two hits and one unearned run. Alana Barnard (1-3) took the loss for the Eagles, giving up eight hits and five runs - two earned - in six innings of work, walking three while striking out two.

Barth led the Eagles offensively on the day by going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI, while Mills also had two hits in the contest.