STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern picked up its first home win of the year on Friday night with a briskly paced 6-5 victory over Radford. Returning to the field just 48 hours after a 16-inning marathon game against Georgia Tech, the Eagles needed just 2:18 to tally the win and open the four-game series with the Highlanders. With the win, the Eagles improve to 2-3 while Radford falls to 0-4.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Evan Challenger – LHP – R-Jr. - Mount Dora, Fla.
7.0 IP // 4 H // 3 R // 2 ER // 1 BB // 9 Ks
Evan Challenger went seven strong innings to pick up his first win of the season on the mound.