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'Bama wins 2nd-straight Schenkel, GSU surges to finish 6th

Justin Thomas shot a 70, and Bobby Wyatt carded a 71 to lead Alabama to a 285 team score and a second consecutive Schenkel Invitational team title Sunday at Forest Heights Country Club.

March 17, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

First-place Eagles win 6-3, take Samford series

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For a third-straight time the Samford Bulldogs scored first, but for a second-straight day the Georgia Southern Eagles rallied from the early deficit to pick up the series victory 6-3 on Sunday afternoon. Georgia Southern (12-7, 5-1 SoCon) scored three runs on a wild play in the eighth inning to secure their first regular-season series from the defending Southern Conference Tournament champions since 2010. Ben Morgan scored the go ahead run on ...

March 17, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

Rough day at Schenkel for Eagles

Georgia Southern battled gusting winds throughout the afternoon at the Schenkel Invitational at Forest Heights Country Club. At the end of the day, the Eagles recorded an 8-over par score of 296, bringing their total score to 17-over for the tournament and placing them 11th in the 15-team field.

March 16, 2013 | By MIKE ANTHONY manthony@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

The nation's best going toe-to-toe in Statesboro

The NCAA golf regionals won't take place for another two months, but the Schenkel Invitational will have a postseason feel as the final round unfolds today.

March 16, 2013 | By MIKE ANTHONY manthony@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

Eagles tie for 11th at Schenkel

A home course advantage didn't help Georgia Southern much as the Eagles struggled to a 9-over par showing in the first day of competition at the 34th annual Schenkel Invitational on Friday at Forest Heights Country Club.

March 15, 2013 | By MIKE ANTHONY manthony@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

Eagle standouts show off their skills for NFL scouts

Paulson Stadium routinely hosts some of the best college football in the nation, but all thoughts were on the professional ranks Friday morning as Georgia Southern hosted its pro day.

March 15, 2013 | By MIKE ANTHONY manthony@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

GSU loses series opener to Samford

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - C.K. Irby threw 8.1 strong innings and allowed five hits as Samford defeated Georgia Southern 6-2 at Joe Lee Griffin Field on Friday night.

March 15, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

Yoshida joins the flock

Clifford Yoshida has been around the block –-just ask him how long he's been coaching college football defenses. "A long time, a long time," he laughed on Thursday, the second day of spring practice. Yoshida joined the Georgia Southern football staff during the offseason. He will coach the defensive line with assistant coach Victor Cabral. During his career, which is approaching 42 years, Yoshida has coached at Duke, Virginia Tech, Wake ...

March 14, 2013 | Matt Yogus | Georgia Southern

GSU tees off in 34th Schenkel Invitational

Some of the best talent in collegiate golf will assemble in Statesboro once again this week as Georgia Southern hosts the 34th annual Schenkel Invitational beginning today and running through Sunday at Forest Heights Country Club. This year marks one of the most talented fields that the tournament has ever welcomed in. All but one of the 15 schools competing is ranked in the top-100 of the current Golfweek poll, including No. 2 ...

March 14, 2013 | Mike Anthony | Georgia Southern

Eagles face first road SoCon test

For two years, the Southern Conference title has gone through this weekend's marquee matchup. Over the course of the last two seasons, Samford has won the regular season series both times, but the Bulldogs have split with Georgia Southern when it has counted the most - Southern Conference championship games. "It has turned into a rivalry," GSU coach Rodney Hennon said. "All the games we've been involved in with each other have ...

March 14, 2013 | Matt Yogus | Georgia Southern

Back to work

More of the same. That was the feeling as the Georgia Southern Eagles took to the banks of Beautiful Eagle Creek on Wednesday for the first day of spring camp. More of the same, because for the third camp in a row, the Eagles (10-4 in 2012) are coming off of a run to the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals, where their season came to an end. It's a tough feeling to shake. ...

March 13, 2013 | By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

My Take: What's next for GSU hoops? Great expectations

Georgia Southern basketball has not been without its struggles. Under Jeff Price, who currently resides as the head coach of the Sun Belt's South Alabama Jaguars, the Eagles put together some pretty good seasons. But they never got to the final destination - March Madness. And the Price era unceremoniously came to an end when an academic fraud scandal put the program on probation by the NCAA and ushered in Charlton Young, ...

March 12, 2013 | By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

Local Roundup: GSU opens spring football camp

The Georgia Southern football team begins its fourth spring under coach Jeff Monken beginning on today, with the first of two practices this week, beginning at 4 p.m.

March 12, 2013 | From staff reports | Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern holds off Mercer after 9th-inning rally

T.D. Davis broke open a 7-7 tie with a RBI double, and Georgia Southern scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning as the Eagles snapped a 14-game home winning streak for the Mercer Bears with a 10-7 win.

March 12, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

Eagles come crashing down

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - While Georgia Southern was busy beating Wofford on Friday in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament at the U.S. Cellular Center, No. 1 seed Davidson was resting. When GSU met the Wildcats Saturday afternoon, it was obvious. Davidson drained 10 first-half 3 pointers and turned a 23-point halftime lead into an 86-59 win over the Eagles to eliminate GSU in the quarterfinals. Georgia Southern (14-19) made ...

March 09, 2013 | Matt Yogus | Georgia Southern

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Up and down season leads into SoCon tournament

It's hard to imagine a season with a bigger gap between the lowest low and highest high than the 2013 Georgia Southern baseball regular season.

May 20, 2013 | By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

Expansion at Paulson begins

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May 20, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

Eagles beat Hampton, but bounced by South Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Four of Georgia Southern's last five games of the 2013 season came down to extra innings. It was only fitting that the season came to an end with two more bonus frames. South Florida scrapped across a fluky run in the top of the ninth inning to eliminate the Eagles with a 2-1 win in the NCAA Softball Gainesville Regional to advance to the finals and face the Florida ...

May 18, 2013 | By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

Eagles swept away

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston Cougars erased a solid outing from Josh Stevenson with a four-run sixth inning and swept the series with a 8-6 win on Saturday afternoon. Georgia Southern (25-30, 13-17 SoCon) held a 4-1 lead going into the sixth inning. College of Charleston sent nine batters to the plate in the bottom of the sixth and scored four runs off of three hits. Josh Stevenson allowed the first ...

May 18, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

Eagles stumble to 12th place finish

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Georgia Southern golf team capped a tough weekend at the NCAA Regionals by shooting a 309 in the third round at Ohio State's Scarlet Course Saturday as the Eagles placed 12th in the tournament. New Mexico shot a team low 283 to move from fifth to first (+18), while Auburn (+20) and South Carolina tied for second. UNLV (+26) and Texas Tech (+27) rounded out the top-5 to advance ...

May 18, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

USF walks off in extras against Eagles

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - South Florida edged the Georgia Southern Eagles in Gainesville Regional opener, winning 1-0 in eight innings on Friday.

May 17, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

GSU golf plummets in second round

COLUMBUS, Ohio -The Georgia Southern golf team posted a 308 and fell to 12th place after the second round of the NCAA Regionals at Ohio State's Scarlet Course Friday.

May 17, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

Cougars walk off, take series

CHARLESTON, S.C. -Morgan Phillips hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to hand the College of Charleston Cougars a 3-2 win and a series victory over the Georgia Southern Eagles.

May 17, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

Eagles begin regional play

It took a grand total of eight extra innings in the final two games of the Southern Conference championship for Georgia Southern to come out as the winner. Compared to what the Eagles are about to see, that was nothing. The Eagles will begin play in the 2013 NCAA tournament at the Gainesville, Fla., regional. They earned the No 3 seed in a bracket with South Florida, Hampton and the tournament's ...

May 16, 2013 | By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

Charleston tops GSU in opener

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Jake Zokan allowed one run over 5.1 innings to help the College of Charleston Cougars to a 7-2 victory over the Georgia Southern Eagles at Patriots Point Field on Thursday night. Carl Wise plated five of the College of Charleston's (29-24, 16-11 SoCon) seven runs and led their offense with four hits. Wise finished the day with two singles, a double and a home run. Georgia Southern (25-28, 13-15 ...

May 16, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

NCAA tourney time

It's become a yearly trip for the Georgia Southern Eagles - heading to a golf regional with a trip to the national championship on the line.

May 15, 2013 | By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

UNF tops Eagles, 5-2

Though the end of the game was not without controversy, North Florida rattled off 12 hits and cruised to a 5-2 win in Georgia Southern's home finale on Tuesday at J.I. Clements Stadium.

May 14, 2013 | By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

GSU's Wolfes gets closer to U.S. Open

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Georgia Southern golfer Scott Wolfes fired a 2-under 70 to earn co-medalist honors in U.S. Open local qualifying action Monday at the Sawgrass Country Club East/West Course.

May 14, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

Softball Eagles back in regional

Two seasons. Two Southern Conference softball titles. Two trips to the NCAA regionals.

May 13, 2013 | By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com | Georgia Southern

Clemson continues to dominate

CLEMSON, S.C. - The Clemson Tigers got another strong outing from their starting pitcher this time by Matthew Crownover and took the non-conference series with a 7-0 win Saturday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The freshman Crownover (7-1) held Georgia Southern (25-25) scoreless over seven innings and helped Clemson (36-15) to their sixth-straight win. The lefthander allowed just three hits and three walks while striking out eight. The Tigers scored a run ...

May 11, 2013 | Georgia Southern AMR | Georgia Southern

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