Georgia Southern tops The Citadel to even SoCon baseball series
Georgia Southern 5, The Citadel 2
Georgia Southern pitcher Justin Hess allowed one run and struck out seven over six innings as the Eagles took a 5-2 victory over The Citadel in baseball at Riley Park.
Eric Phillips had two doubles and an RBI for the Eagles (24-20, 11-9), whose victory evened the three-game series at 1-1. The rubber game is 1 p.m. today.
Citadel starter Kevin Connell (1-4) allowed seven hits but just one earned run over four innings. Bo Thompson hit a home run and Justin Mackert also drove in a run for the Bulldogs (18-25, 8-12).
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