STATESBORO, Ga. – recorded his nation leading 13 save on Sunday afternoon, as Georgia Southern defeated South Alabama 7-6 to take the series from the Jaguars. The Eagles improved to 27-16 on the season and 11-7 in conference play, while South Alabama falls to 25-16 and 12-6 in conference play.
earned his third win of the week, pitching for the second consecutive day to improve to 6-0 on the year. Thompson worked one inning of hitless baseball, walking one batter and striking out one. followed up with three shutdown innings to keep the Eagles ahead before closed it out in the ninth.