MOBILE, Ala. - Seventh-seeded Georgia State scored nine runs over the final three innings to eliminate 10th-seeded Georgia Southern, 9-1, in the first round of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Softball Tournament on Tuesday afternoon from Mobile.
The Panthers (20-31) move on to the double elimination portion of the tournament, where they will face South Alabama on Wednesday. Georgia Southern sees its season come to a close with a 13-34 overall record and falls to 0-7 all-time in Sun Belt Conference tournament action.
Rylee Waldrep and Emily Buck, the starters for the Eagles and Panthers, each put up three scoreless innings to start the contest.