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End of the line for GSU
Elon takes a pair to end Eagles' season
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The Elon bench celebrates as the Phoenix take the lead over Georgia Southern in the sixth inning of Saturday's second game at Flour Field in Greenville, S.C. Elon won both games to move on to today's Southern Conference championship matchup vs. The Citadel - photo by SoConPhotos.com
GREENVILLE, S.C. —Rodney Hennon's emotion after the game told the story. The Georgia Southern coach had trouble composing himself after his Eagles were eliminated from the 2013 Southern Conference tournament on Saturday night at Fluor Field. Third-seeded Elon held off a bases-loaded rally in the bottom of the ninth to win 7-6 and advance to the SoCon title game for the first time since 2009.