2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship: Georgia Southern vs South Alabama Game 11 Highlights

The No. 6 seed Georgia Southern continued its stellar run at the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship with a 4-0 win against No. 2 seed South Alabama on Saturday to advance to its first-ever baseball tournament championship game.

Georgia Southern (36-23) advances to the tournament’s winner-take-all championship game on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN3. The Eagles await their opponent as No. 1 seed UL Lafayette and No. 8 seed Arkansas State play at 12:30 p.m. CT in the other semifinal with an “if necessary” game to follow should the Red Wolves prevail in the first game.

Both starters were sharp during their outings and both teams played stellar defense behind their hurlers in support. Georgia Southern freshman Brian Eichorn (5-2) threw 7 1/3 shutout innings with four strikeouts to lead the Eagles to the semifinal win. Sophomore Connor Simmons (2/3 IP) and freshman Chase Cohen closed out the game for Eichorn as each notched a strikeout over the final two frames. South Alabama senior Austin Bembnowski threw 7 1/3 scoreless innings and scattered six hits with four strikeouts.