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Eagles drop Sun Belt baseball championship after thrilling tournament

It looked like the Georgia Southern baseball team might drop their opening-round game at the Sun Belt tournament in Statesboro.

But after a miraculous 7-6 win over Louisiana in 11 innings and an 11-5 victory over Texas State, the Eagles found themselves in the Sun Belt championship game, where they forced extra innings but eventually lost, 7-6, to the South Alabama Jaguars.

Mid-week rain postponed games at the Sun Belt baseball tournament and later forced the tournament into a single-elimination format, making every game a win-or-go-home scenario.

First Two Rounds

On Friday, May 26, the No.