ATHENS, GA. – Georgia Southern Baseball dropped the season opener, 4-1 at Georgia. A leadoff walk in the third and a long home run in the sixth did the damage for the Bulldogs. The Eagles mounted a late rally, scratching a run in the eighth and leaving two runners aboard in the frame. Georgia Southern and Georgia will return to Foley Field on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. for game two of the three-game set.
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"Robert Tyler was really good for them and we really didn't pressure them defensively," said Head Coach Rodney Hennon.