Georgia Southern's baseball team scored six unanswered runs and defeated the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, 8-6, on Wednesday night at J.I. Clements Stadium.
    Chase Griffin broke open a 6-6 tie with a pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning to put the Eagles on top for good.   
    GSU (15-15) returned to .500 for the first time in seven games after the bullpen combined for five scoreless innings and two hits. Josh Stevenson (1-2) faced the minimum in the eighth inning and struck out two batters for his first win as an Eagle after GSU put two runs on the board in the bottom half of the frame. Kyle Rowe retired the top of the order for the his second save.    
    Bethune-Cookman (16-13) got a solid start from Scott Garner, who worked out of jams in the second and third innings, but Jordan Dailey (3-4) allowed four runs on four hits over two innings of relief for the loss. Garner worked around 11 hits over four innings and allowed four runs with one strikeout and no walks.   
    The Eagles put two runs on the board in the eighth inning, including the lead off homer by Griffin. Michael Burruss, who went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, plated a second run in the inning with a two-out single up the middle to score Scooter Williams.
    GSU plays at Davidson at 6 tonight. The series continues with a 6 p.m. game Friday and a 2 p.m. game Saturday.
    The games can be heard on the Boomer 103.7 FM.