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Owens Remains Perfect, Eagles Defeat Chants in Opener

CONWAY, S.C. – improved to 5-0 on the season, working 6.2 innings in the Eagles 8-2 victory over the Chanticleers. Owens allowed one run on three hits before exiting in the seventh.

Georgia Southern opened up the scoring in the second inning, when hit his first home run of the season to left field. In the bottom half the Chanticleers would respond with a run of their own.

In the fourth, led off the inning with a solo-home run to left center field to break the 1-1 tie. would single later in the inning to add a run, before singled through the right side to extend the lead to 4-1.