Local Roundup: GSU's Beck goes 'Prime Time'

Georgia Southern's Chris Beck was named the "Primetime Pitcher of the Week" by CollegeBaseball360.com.

South Carolina not dismissing GSU

The South Carolina Gamecocks are the No. 4 overall seed in the 64-team NCAA baseball tournament, they're the only Southeastern Conference team that has been to the regionals each year since 2000, they've been to Omaha for the College World Series four times in the last 11 years, they're the defending national champions and Georgia Southern's got to play them on Friday.

My Take - Sometimes, you need someone to go above and beyond

Baseball is a game of rhythm and streaks. Lineups, pitching rotations and bullpen setup can all lead to success when a team finds just the right combination.

Defending national champs host Eagles Friday

The last time Georgia Southern made an appearance in the regionals, the NCAA made sure it was just about as far away as possible.

NCAA announces baseball regional sites

The Georgia Southern Eagles will head to one of the following NCAA baseball regionals, where they will compete with the host team and two other qualifiers to advance in the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament.

Eagles back on top of the SoCon

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Chris Beck threw 234 pitches in 17 innings, struck out 22 batters and allowed one earned run on eight hits in two Southern Conference tournament games at Joe Riley Park.

GSU knocks off Cougars, advances to championship

CHARLESTON, S.C. - It was only the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament, but everything about it felt like a championship game.

Eagles still have long way to go

CHARLESTON, S.C. – There's still a long way to go, but as of 3 a.m. Thursday morning, fourth-seeded Georgia Southern has been in the driver's seat at the Southern Conference baseball tournament.

Eagles punch ticket to semis

CHARLESTON, S.C. – In what is the last Southern Conference Tournament for Georgia Southern senior Andy Moye, his second-game start couldn't have gone much better.

Eagles finish off Charleston at 3:01 a.m.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The game didn't end until 3:01 a.m., but for the fans that were there until the end, it was worth every minute.

Eagles seek redemption in SoCon tourney

After Georgia Southern went two-and-out at the 2010 Southern Conference baseball tournament, juniors Andy Moye and Shawn Payne were drafted to the minors.

Local Roundup: GSU APR scores rise in most sports

Ten Georgia Southern athletics teams improved their multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores, according to the most recent data provided by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, with all but two of the 15 achieving scores above the 925 standard.

Eagles sweep SoCon's top two honors

2011 SoCon Baseball All-Conference Team

Regular season ends with a win

BOONE, N.C. - Georgia Southern cashed in on the second quality start of the weekend and avoided the sweep with a 12-4 win over Appalachian State in the regular-season finale on Saturday.

Eagles fall short of national title bid

OCALA, Fla. - The Georgia Southern Eagles recorded a 1-over, 289 final round on Saturday to cap off its season with an eighth-place finish in the NCAA Southeast Regional. Senior Logan Blondell guided the Eagles to a 4-under 860 team total (285-286-289) by firing a 209 (-7) to finish in a sixth-place tie. Florida, playing host to the 14-team field at the par-72 6,994-yard Golden Ocala Golf Club, won the tournament with an 18-under 846.

My Take: Georgia Southern officially in Sun Belt... so what now?

As the Sun Belt Conference Football Media Day gets underway today in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans - a long, long way from the Southern Conference event in the Spartanburg, S.C., Marriott - there will be many, many more questions than answers for the Georgia Southern Eagles.

Eagles picked eighth by Sun Belt coaches

NEW ORLEANS - After tying for the regular season championship last year, UL Lafayette and Arkansas State have been picked to finish first and second in the 2014 Sun Belt Football Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Road to the Majors — Where are they now? (July 19 Update)

Eric Alonzo (P, GSU)

Local Roundup: Carter named new GSU track coach

Georgia Southern announced the hiring of Kelly Carter as the Eagles' new cross country and track and field head coach on Thursday.

Georgia Southern announces 2014 Hall of Fame class

Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein announced Wednesday that six new members will be inducted into the Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame Oct. 11.

Sun Belt to expand live event distribution with ESPN3

Group to hold benefit event for son of former Georgia Southern great

A pancake breakfast benefitting "AJ's Medical Fund" will take place from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., on Sunday at Chops on Main.

Georgia Southern's Ferguson suspended indefinitly following arrest

Georgia Southern basketball player Eric Ferguson has been suspended from the team indefinitely following a June 26 arrest.

My Take: Truly the dawn of a new Georgia Southern era

Did you notice anything different in the air when you woke up Tuesday morning? Was there a sense of newness, wonder and anticipation that wasn't present on Monday?

Sun sets on SoCon for Georgia Southern

It's been long anticipated, but as of today, Georgia Southern is officially an all-sports member of the Sun Belt Conference.

Road to the Majors — Where are they now? (June 27 Update)

Eric Alonzo (P, GSU)

Georgia Southern welcomes QB Garrett into the fold

Freshman quarterback Monteo Garrett enrolled in classes at Georgia Southern on Monday and will join the Eagles on scholarship as a part of the 2014 recruiting class, an official in the athletics department confirmed Tuesday.

Eagles' Showers arrested in dispute

Georgia Southern football player Kentrellis Marquis Showers, and a woman, Jomeshia Jquana Slaughter, were arrested at their Cambridge Pines apartment early Saturday morning after Statesboro police responded to a call about a verbal altercation that turned physical, according to an incident report.