Friday, April 11
Troy, AL
7 PM
Georgia Southern University
at
Troy
Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics
PREVIEW: Eagles Travel to Troy For Three Game Set
4/10/2025 2:00:00 PM | Softball
The squad currently sits atop the Sun Belt standings
STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern softball team hits the road for a three-game conference series at Troy beginning on Friday at 7 p.m. ET at Troy Softball Complex.
The Eagles play on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET before wrapping up play on Sunday at 1 p.m. All games are scheduled to be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats are available at GSEagles.com/SBStats.
Georgia Southern is 25-15 overall, and 9-3 in the Sun Belt while Troy is 25-17 overall, and 5-7 in conference play.
ABOUT THE SERIES
LAST TIME OUT
Georgia Southern secured its fourth straight series win taking the first two games over Coastal Carolina. The Eagles took game one 2-1 on Friday behind a stellar performance in the circle by Maddie Johnson. The freshman tossed her 11th complete game of the season allowing just one run on four hits and picked up six strikeouts in seven innings of work. The offense came alive in game two as the Eagles won 8-1. Delanie Thames went 3-for-4 in the contest with three runs batted in. The Eagles fell in game three, 4-0, and moved to 9-3 in Sun Belt conference play.
A WIN WOULD (Friday night)
LEADING THE SUN BELT
The Eagles currently sit atop the Sun Belt at 9-3 and have won its first four conference series of the season. The 9-3 record continues Georgia Southern's best start to Sun Belt play since entering the league in 2015. Georgia Southern currently holds the top earned run average in the conference, boasting a 2.19 ERA in 40 games played. Southern also leads the Sun Belt in fielding percentage with a .981.
The Eagles play on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET before wrapping up play on Sunday at 1 p.m. All games are scheduled to be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats are available at GSEagles.com/SBStats.
Georgia Southern is 25-15 overall, and 9-3 in the Sun Belt while Troy is 25-17 overall, and 5-7 in conference play.
ABOUT THE SERIES
- Troy leads the overall series 33-16
- Georgia Southern travels to Troy for the first time since 2023, and will return for the Sun Belt Conference tournament in May
- The Eagles last victory over the Trojans came last season in the series opener with a 6-2 win (April 19)
- Troy leads the series in conference play, 19-8
- Georgia Southern is 6-12 on the road against Troy
LAST TIME OUT
Georgia Southern secured its fourth straight series win taking the first two games over Coastal Carolina. The Eagles took game one 2-1 on Friday behind a stellar performance in the circle by Maddie Johnson. The freshman tossed her 11th complete game of the season allowing just one run on four hits and picked up six strikeouts in seven innings of work. The offense came alive in game two as the Eagles won 8-1. Delanie Thames went 3-for-4 in the contest with three runs batted in. The Eagles fell in game three, 4-0, and moved to 9-3 in Sun Belt conference play.
A WIN WOULD (Friday night)
- Be the Eagles 26th win of the season
- Be the 95th Sun Belt win in program history
- Be the 76th win in the Perkins era
- Be the 34th conference win in the Perkins era
- Be the 1,021st win in program history
LEADING THE SUN BELT
The Eagles currently sit atop the Sun Belt at 9-3 and have won its first four conference series of the season. The 9-3 record continues Georgia Southern's best start to Sun Belt play since entering the league in 2015. Georgia Southern currently holds the top earned run average in the conference, boasting a 2.19 ERA in 40 games played. Southern also leads the Sun Belt in fielding percentage with a .981.
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