STATESBORO, Ga. | Georgia Southern jumped ahead of South Alabama with a five-run first inning and used a pair of home runs to pull out a 10-6 Sun Belt Conference victory at J.I. Clements Stadium on Friday night.
Georgia Southern (8-10, 1-0 SBC) used a pair of three-run home runs from Luke Hatcher (first) and Jarrett Brown (six) to create separation between the two teams and held off a South Alabama (8-10, 0-1 SBC) rally that included home runs from Will Turner and Trey Lewis. The Jags had the tying run on deck when the final out was made with runners at second and third.