Wednesday, April 19
Opponent:Â Mercer
Location:Â Statesboro || Eagle Field
Time:Â 4 & 6 PM
IMPORTANT LINKS
Video - Game One | Game Two (ESPN+)
Live Stats - Game One | Game Two
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Quickly: Georgia Southern hosts Mercer for a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at Eagle Field ... The Eagles enter the doubleheader at 16-22 after taking two of three from Georgia State over the weekend. It was the second straight Sun Belt series win for Georgia Southern ... Mercer comes into Wednesday's doubleheader at 14-27 overall, but the Bears also picked up a conference series win over the weekend, taking two of three games from Furman ...Georgia Southern holds a 57-19 lead in the overall series between the two in-state rivals. The Eagles have won the last three matchups, including taking a midweek doubleheader sweep from the Bears on April 26 of last season. Georgia Southern won game one, 17-5, in six innings, giving head coach
Sharon Perkins her 300th career collegiate head coaching victory. The Eagles then took game two of the doubleheader, 6-5, thanks to a two-run home run by
Jess Mazur in the top of the seventh inning ... The Eagles rapped out 18 hits in the 17-5 win in game one last year, tied for the third-most hits in a single game in school history and the most since Georgia Southern also had 18 hits against Binghamton on February 13, 2015.
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