Georgia Southern softball first-year head coach Annie Smith said she realized her team was special not only by the way it competed in a 1-0 loss to Georgia on March 28 in Athens, but also by the way it responded March 31-April 1 against Chattanooga.     On March 31 in Statesboro, GSU split a doubleheader with the Mocs. The Eagles won the opener, 2-0, but lost the second game, 9-4. The next day, GSU ...

    After a win in its final mid-week game, Georgia Southern's baseball team will look to extend a three-game win streak in its final Southern Conference series of the year this weekend.     The Eagles will close the regular season at Wofford with a three-game series. The series opens at 6 p.m. today and concludes with a doubleheader Saturday.     GSU (29-24, 14-13), which is in fifth place in the SoCon, needs a series victory ...

    KENNESAW — Georgia Southern's baseball team finished its non-conference slate with a 7-3 victory over Kennesaw State on Tuesday night. The Eagles outscored the Owls, 4-1, over the final five innings to pick up their third straight victory and their third straight season series sweep.     GSU (29-24) was led by Eric Phillips, who sparked the scoring with his 326th career hit, a solo home run that extended the Eagles' lead to 4-2. The ...

After completing the 2012 home slate on Sunday, the Georgia Southern Baseball team hits the road for the final four games starting with the final non-conference game Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Eagles will complete the regular season at Wofford this weekend but up first is A-Sun foe Kennesaw State.

ATHENS - The University of Georgia has been selected as one of 16 regional host sites for the 2012 NCAA Division I Softball Championships, the NCAA announced Sunday night.