STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern baseball team will host the Appalachian State Mountaineers for a three-game conference tilt beginning on Friday, April 16. First pitch from J.I. Clements Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday night.

Georgia Southern comes into the match-up with a 16-17 record, earning a midweek win against the Jacksonville Dolphins on the road. Georgia Southern's Zane Faulk would score Jarrett Brown on a RBI-single to right center field, taking a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth inning that would eventually become the final, securing a 12th-straight victory over the Dolphins for the Eagles. App State comes in with a 16-14 record after falling in a home contest to the second-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons, falling 10-4 in that contest.

Georgia Southern is a dominant 74-24 all-time against App State, and holds a 38-10 record in Statesboro against the Mountaineers. Since joining the Sun Belt Conference together, Georgia Southern is 18-4 against App State, including taking two of three in Boone last season and eliminating the Mountaineers from the Sun Belt Championship in Montgomery last season.

This weekend will see the official opening of the YellaWood Deck in right center field. The Deck is open to any fan who purchases a Deck ticket and allows fans to bring their own food and drinks, and comes with tables, Adirondack chairs, and grills. Fans are encouraged to buy tickets early to experience the new gameday experience at J.I. Clements Stadium, as tickets are $15 before gameday and rise to $20 on gameday. Fans can learn more about the YellaWood Deck, review the policies, and purchase tickets here.

This weekend's promotions will include the Atlanta Braves organist, Matthew Kaminski, returning to J.I. Clements Stadium to perform all weekend long for Eagle Nation! Make sure to try and guess what songs he plays for the opposing walk-up songs. In addition, there will be Cars Night on Saturday, as well as the second and final Bark in the Park on Sunday, April 16. Fans are enouraged to review the policies for Bark in the Park before bringing their four-legged friends to the park at the bottom of the release. Sunday is the second and final Bark in the Park of the season. Fans will not be permitted to bring dogs into games after Sunday's game.

The Eagles look to retool the rotation for the weekend, with southpaw ace Ty Fisher (2-3, 4.76 ERA) taking to the bump on Friday night, lefty Mitchell Gross (1-2, 3.72 ERA) earning his first Division I start on Saturday afternoon, and Sunday's starter is yet to be named. App State will start RHP Xander Hamilton (5-2, 5.89 ERA) on Friday night, RHP Bradley Wilson on Saturday (2-2, 7.29 ERA) on Saturday, and RHP Caleb Cross (3-1, 7.03 ERA) on Sunday.

	FRIDAY | 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)	SATURDAY | 2 p.m. (ESPN+)	SUNDAY | 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
GS	#27 - Ty Fisher (LHP) (2-3, 4.76 ERA)	#17 - Mitchell Gross (LHP) (1-2, 3.72 ERA)	TBA
APP	#18 - Xander Hamilton (RHP) (5-1, 5.89 ERA)	#19 - Bradley Wilson (RHP) (2-2, 7.29 ERA)	#37 - Caleb Cross (RHP) (3-1, 7.03 ERA)
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PROMOS	Matthew Kaminski	Matthew Kaminski / Cars Night	Matthew Kaminski / Bark in the Park

BARK IN THE PARK RULES AND POLICIES

• Clean up after your pet.
• Dogs making excessive noise may be asked to leave.
• Dogs must remain on a leash at all times.
• Re-entry is acceptable with a ticket stub/mobile ticket.
• Dogs must be up-to-date on all vaccinations.
• Dogs should be in good health.
• Dogs should be friendly towards other dogs and all fans.
• Be courteous of the other fans around you.
• You are expected to pick up after your dog if nature should call them in the park.