STATESBORO - Olivia Creamer's sacrifice fly to left scored pinch runner Chandler Caldwell for the winning run in the bottom of the seventh, giving Georgia Southern softball a 3-2 Sun Belt series-opening win over Georgia State on Thursday evening at Eagle Field.
The win moves the Eagles to 12-33 overall and 5-17 in the Sun Belt, while Georgia State falls to 18-30 overall and 8-14 in the league. Game two of the series will take place at 3 p.m. on Friday, a game time moved up from the original scheduled time of 6 p.