
Eagles Blank Charleston Southern in Midweek Matchup
3/10/2026 8:03:00 PM | Softball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Georgia Southern Eagles (11-12) used a big third inning and a dominant pitching performance from senior Alana Barnard to earn an 8-0 run-rule victory over Charleston Southern (5-20) on Tuesday evening at the CSU Softball Field.
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After two scoreless innings, the Eagles broke through in the third inning with four runs.
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Sophomore Semira Tigg started the rally with a triple before Brooke Kell brought her home on a fielder's choice to open the scoring. Later in the inning, senior Emma Davis delivered a sacrifice fly to plate another run before Braelyn Queen drove in two more with a double to give Georgia Southern a four-run lead.
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The Eagles added another run in the fourth when Kayla Christensen singled to score Tigg and extend the advantage to 5-0, then later in the sixth, the lineup put the game away scoring three runs.
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Freshman Jaycee Bilbrey drove in Tigg with an RBI single before Delanie Thames followed with a two-run double to center field, scoring Bilbrey and Christensen to cap the scoring at 8-0.
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Christensen led the Eagles at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI, while Queen and Thames each drove in two runs. Tigg also had a strong day, finishing 2-for-2 with three runs scored and a triple.
Tigg recorded career highs with two hits and three runs scored, while also notching the first triple of her career. Queen added a career-high two doubles.
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In the circle, Barnard (3-6) delivered a complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits across six innings while striking out one and facing only 21 batters.
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Georgia Southern return to Eagle Field for the first time in two weeks to host its first conference opener against JMU on March 13-15. All games will be streamed on ESPN+.
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After two scoreless innings, the Eagles broke through in the third inning with four runs.
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Sophomore Semira Tigg started the rally with a triple before Brooke Kell brought her home on a fielder's choice to open the scoring. Later in the inning, senior Emma Davis delivered a sacrifice fly to plate another run before Braelyn Queen drove in two more with a double to give Georgia Southern a four-run lead.
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The Eagles added another run in the fourth when Kayla Christensen singled to score Tigg and extend the advantage to 5-0, then later in the sixth, the lineup put the game away scoring three runs.
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Freshman Jaycee Bilbrey drove in Tigg with an RBI single before Delanie Thames followed with a two-run double to center field, scoring Bilbrey and Christensen to cap the scoring at 8-0.
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Christensen led the Eagles at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI, while Queen and Thames each drove in two runs. Tigg also had a strong day, finishing 2-for-2 with three runs scored and a triple.
Tigg recorded career highs with two hits and three runs scored, while also notching the first triple of her career. Queen added a career-high two doubles.
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In the circle, Barnard (3-6) delivered a complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits across six innings while striking out one and facing only 21 batters.
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Georgia Southern return to Eagle Field for the first time in two weeks to host its first conference opener against JMU on March 13-15. All games will be streamed on ESPN+.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Barnard, Alana (3-6)
L: CONLEY,Brenna (0-7)

Batting:
2B: Thames, Delanie 1 ; Queen, Braelyn 2
3B: Tigg, Semira 1
RBI: Christensen, Kayla 1 ; Bilbrey, Jaycee 1 ; Thames, Delanie 2 ; Davis, Emma 1 ; Queen, Braelyn 2 ; Kell, Brooke 1
SH: Bilbrey, Jaycee 1
SF: Davis, Emma 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Christensen, Kayla 2 ; Bilbrey, Jaycee 1 ; Thames, Delanie 1 ; Tigg, Semira 3 ; Kell, Brooke 1
SB: Thames, Delanie 2
HBP: Thames, Delanie 1
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