STATESBORO, Ga. - The Georgia Southern softball team used a pair of late-inning rallies to come away with a Sun Belt Conference doubleheader sweep of visiting Appalachian State on Senior Day Saturday at Eagle Field in Statesboro. The Eagles won game one in walk-off fashion, 8-7, then took game two, 12-9.
The wins ensures a fourth Sun Belt series win for Georgia Southern (26-22, 10-13 SBC) this season, while Appalachian State falls to 16-32 overall and 3-17 in league play. The two teams wrap up their three-game series on Sunday with a 1 p.m. contest. The game will be a part of the Sun Belt Conference's "Cover Your Bases" initiative to help raise awareness and knowledge of the dangers of skin cancer, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society.