NEW ORLEANS – Georgia Southern freshman pitcher Chase Cohen was named Sun Belt's Community Coffee Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday after a successful debut outing against Georgia. Cohen and the Eagles will face Georgia Tech on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. before opening a four-game series in Statesboro against Radford on Friday.
Cohen made his first collegiate appearance on Saturday night by tossing five innings of shutout ball. She allowed just one hit in the appearance and left the game staked to a 2-0 lead over Georgia. He faced just one over the minimum in the game and struck out seven batters using just 69 pitches.