Georgia Southern Eliminates Top-Seeded Western Carolina

The fourth-seeded Georgia Southern Eagles eliminated No. 1 seed Western Carolina 8-4, in Thursday's first game of the Southern Conference Baseball Championship at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.

With the Catamounts leading 2-1, the Eagles hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning to claim the lead. The Cats answered with an Adam Martin homer to lead off the bottom half of the sixth, tying the game at 3.

In the top of the 7th, the Eagles drew a one-out walk, then Dalton Busby hit a homer the left field fence to  up the score to 5-3 in GSU's favor and going ahead for good.

Jeremy Null took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings, and striking out five.

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