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Georgia Southern is 'Pineapple Nation'
Eagles take superstition to a new level
The Pineapple
Georgia Southern pitcher Sam Howard (second from right) has the top of a pineapple taped to his head and outfielder Kyle Streicher (second from left) stands with bats and a backpack (containing another pineapple head) secured to his back a Southern Conference tournament game against Appalachian State on Thursday in Charleston, S.C. - photo by SoCon Photos
There was one question on everyone’s mind when Georgia Southern was playing in last week’s Southern Conference tournament. “What the heck is taped to Sam Howard’s head?” Turns out, it was the top of a pineapple, and it had a perfectly good reason for being there.