After picking up their first Southern Conference series victory of the year, Georgia Southern returns to J.I. Clements Stadium on Tuesday for the only home game this week. The Eagles wrap up a four-game homestand against Jacksonville at 6 p.m. before taking to the road for a weekend series against Furman.

Justin Hess gets the start for the Eagles and will face Jacksonville's (10-11) Spencer Jack in his fourth start of the year. Hess has no record after recording starts against #10 Georgia Tech, North Florida and Elon. The junior pitcher holds a 7.53 era in 14.1 innings this season. Jack has appeared in three games this year with one start and holds a 1.50 ERA in six innings of work.

Georgia Southern (9-11, 2-4) picked up two wins in their home SoCon series opener against UNCG and got solid pitching from Chris Beck, Will Middour and Kyle Rowe. Beck pitched well after a two hour lightning delay and bounced back from a leadoff home run to strikeout a season-high 9 batters in game one. Middour and Rowe combined for 8.1 innings of four earned runs on six hits to help the Eagles pick up the series win in a 6-5 victory on Sunday. Scooter Williams hit .455 with three doubles, four runs scored and three RBIs for the series.

Jacksonville, who participated in the Gainesville regional a year ago, opened last weekend's Wingate Invitational with a 5-2 win over Western Carolina but ended up splitting the four-game tournament. They dropped contests to Fairfield

and Western Carolina on Saturday before bouncing back with a 5-4 win against the Stags on Sunday. Head Coach Terry Alexander picked up his 700th career victory two weeks prior with a 9-2 win at South Florida.

The Dolphins are hitting .259 on the year with a .359 on-base percentage and eight home runs, three of which have come off the bat of All-American Adam Brett Walker. Walker was named to the Golden Spikes watch list prior to the start of the season and is hitting .257 with a team-best 17 RBIs. The junior has walked 16 times and holds a .385 on-base percentage. The pitching staff holds a 4.09 ERA but has walked nearly as many batters as they have struck out.

Eric Phillips continues to lead Georgia Southern with a .450 batting average and holds the team lead in home runs and RBIs. The senior captain has reached base in every game this season and snapped out of an 0-for-5 funk in the series finale with four RBIs and his third home run of the season.

A free Chevy Youth Baseball Clinic will be held March 25 from 2-5 p.m. at Mill Creek Park.

Athletes will receive instruction on fielding, hitting and pitching from collegiate and professional baseball player and coaches from Ripken Baseball Academy.

You must pre-register by Wednesday. For more information, visit chevyyouthsports.com/rsvp and select Savannah. The log-in password is playball.

The Statesboro girls’ track and field team defeated 14 teams at the 2nd Annual Swamp Relays in Waycross on Saturday.

A pair of hurdlers helped the Lady Blue Devils run away from the competition as Keiyonna Gusby (100 meter hurdles) and Shanice Walker (300 meter hurdles) were best in their event.

Genevieve Okafor (400 meters) and Shanikwa Buie (shot put) also won individual events for the girls while Courtney Reese (300 meter hurdles) notched a first place finish for the boys.

Both Lady Devil relay teams also finished first as Heather Wasdin, Mahagony Lanier, Walker and Alisia Jenkins took the 4x100 meter race and Wasdin, Okafor, Jenkins and Teisha Murray won the 4x400.

Georgia Southern Softball outfielder Marie Fogle was named Southern Conference Softball player of the week for the week of March 12-18. The Eagle outfielder paced all SoCon batters with a .550 batting average last week.

The Rincon, Ga. native had a pair of 3-for-3 outings last week. In game one against Mercer, Fogle went 3-for-3 with a pair of runs scored as she slugged her third home run of the season. In the weekend opener, Fogle posted another 3-for-3 game on St. Patrick’s Day en route to a big Eagle victory to open the series.

Fogle slugged 1.000 on the weekend with two doubles, two triples and the home run. Her .550 batting average was the result of a 11-for-20 weekend. She scored five runs while driving in three more runs. Fogle also earned three walks to post a .609 on base percentage for the week and went 5-for-5 stealing bases.

The Eagles head to Kennesaw State this weekend for a three-game non-conference series against the Owls. The set starts on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.

The Southeast Bulloch Middle School girls lost to Effingham county 4-1 Saturday, dropping their overall record to 4-3.

The Yellow Jackets got off to a rough start, giving up three goals in the first 15 minutes of play. By halftime it was 4-0.

The Jackets never quit and in the second half controlled possession of the ball. The Jackets scored on a corner kick from Cole Robertson to Rayna Cowart. Goalkeeper Monica Schubert held the Panthers scoreless in the second half by stopping four shots on goal.

The Georgia Southern Football coaching staff are hosting their annual Spring Coaches Clinic on March 30th through the 31st. Area coaches are invited to spend two days learning from the Eagles' staff on all aspects of their offense, defense, special teams and strength and conditioning programs. They will also be able to see it in action at a pair of spring practices during the clinic.

Check-in for the clinic starts at noon on March 30th and the first session begins at 2 p.m. in Iron Works. Following practice the coaching staff will cover the option offense and the 4-3 defense with separate presentations. Head Coach Jeff Monken will speak with the attendees prior to a 9 a.m. scrimmage on Saturday, March 31st.

The cost is $30 for those who register early and $40 at the time of check-in. Checks should be made payable to Option U Football Camps and mailed to GSU Football Clinic at P.O. Box 8084, Statesboro, GA 30460.