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Eagles rally past Jacksonville in ninth
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The Georgia Southern Eagles didn't take the lead until the bottom of the ninth when it mattered.Eric Phillips, whose solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning tied it at 4-4, drove one off the wall in left-center at the end to drive in Kevin Bowles and help GSU to a 6-5 win over the visiting Jacksonville Dolphins Tuesday at J.I. Clements Stadium.The walkoff single came two pitches after Phillips lined a would-be home run foul down the left field line."(JU reliever Glenn Witkowski) started me with a slider that kind of hung over the plate and I hooked it foul by about 10 or 15 feet," said Phillips, who went 3-for-5 and drove in two on the night. "He came back with two fastballs in, then the last fastball was right down the middle."Bowles (2-for-5, RBI) set up the winning run after the Eagles (18-15) entered the ninth down 5-4.Jake Ware (1-for-2, 2 R), in his new role in the lineup as the designated hitter, walked to start things off. Arthur Owens (2-for-3, 2 2B) laid down a sacrifice bunt to get Ware to second, and Kyle Blackburn walked to put two on with one out.Bowles sent a grounder past Witowski up the middle, and Jacksonville (17-17) shortstop Jamaal Hawkins had a hard time with it, winging it to first in the dirt for an error that allowed Ware to score and tie the game at 5-5.