# 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team

The 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Eagles played their home games at J. I. Clements Stadium.

## Schedule and results

Georgia Southern announced its 2017 football schedule on October 20, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 29 home and 27 away games in the regular season. The Eagles hosted Sun Belts foes Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Little Rock, Louisiana–Monroe, and South Alabama and will travel to Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Louisiana–Lafayette, Texas–Arlington Mavericks, and Troy.
The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and was hosted by the Eagles.
Georgia Southern finished 3rd in the east division of the conference which qualified the Eagles to compete in the tournament as the 5th seed for the team's 1st Sun Belt Conference tournament title.
2017 Georgia Southern baseball game log :
Regular season (36–20) :
February (3–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site | Score | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Feb. 17 | Middle Tennessee | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 6–5 | 1,596 | 0–1 | – |
| Feb. 18 | Middle Tennessee | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 7–6 | 982 | 1–1 | – |
| Feb. 19 | Middle Tennessee | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 8–5 | 1,163 | 2–1 | – |
| Feb. 21 | Georgia Tech | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 10–3 | 1,851 | 2–2 | – |
| Feb. 24 | Georgia | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 4–3 | 2,670 | 2–3 | – |
| Feb. 25 | Georgia | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 7–0 | 3,435 | 2–4 | – |
| Feb. 26 | Georgia | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 2–1 | 1,857 | 3–4 | – |
March (13–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site | Score | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 1 | College of Charleston | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 14–7 | 722 | 4–4 | – |
| Mar. 3 | at Memphis | FedExPark • Memphis, TN | L 5–2 | 497 | 4–5 | – |
| Mar. 4 | at Memphis | FedExPark • Memphis, TN | W 7–6 | 518 | 5–5 | – |
| Mar. 5 | at Memphis | FedExPark • Memphis, TN | L 9–8 | 347 | 5–6 | – |
| Mar. 7 | Campbell | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 8–2 | 648 | 6–6 | – |
| Mar. 8 | Campbell | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 9–8 | 641 | 7–6 | – |
| Mar. 10 | at Elon | Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC | L 8–6 | | 7–7 | – |
| Mar. 10 | at Elon | Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC | W 7–0 | 277 | 8–7 | – |
| Mar. 11 | at Elon | Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC | W 5–1 | 184 | 9–7 | – |
| Mar. 17 | South Alabama | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 8–5 | 611 | 10–7 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 18 | South Alabama | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 19–6 | 1,816 | 10–8 | 1–1 |
| Mar. 19 | South Alabama | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 5–0 | 712 | 10–9 | 1–2 |
| Mar. 21 | at The Citadel | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 7–3 | 442 | 11–9 | – |
| Mar. 22 | The Citadel | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 1–0 | 723 | 12–9 | – |
| Mar. 24 | at Texas–Arlington | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | L 3–2 | 310 | 12–10 | 1–3 |
| Mar. 25 | at Texas–Arlington | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 4–3 | 474 | 13–10 | 2–3 |
| Mar. 26 | at Texas–Arlington | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 9–5 | 339 | 14–10 | 3–3 |
| Mar. 28 | at College of Charleston | CofC Baseball Stadium • Mount Pleasant, SC | W 8–4 | 321 | 15–10 | – |
| Mar. 31 | Louisiana–Monroe | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 9–3 | 726 | 16–10 | 4–3 |
April (14–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site | Score | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| April 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 5–4 | 547 | 16–11 | 4–4 |
| April 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 9–0 | 706 | 17–11 | 5–4 |
| April 4 | Savannah State | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 11–7 | 725 | 18–11 | – |
| April 7 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 5–3 | 1,001 | 19–11 | 6–4 |
| April 8 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 6–3 | 1,421 | 20–11 | 7–4 |
| April 9 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 4–0 | 812 | 20–12 | 7–5 |
| April 11 | Kennesaw State | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 8–4 | 808 | 21–12 | – |
| April 13 | Appalachian State | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 6–2 | 909 | 22–12 | 8-5 |
| April 14 | Appalachian State | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 7–3 | 957 | 22–13 | 8–6 |
| April 15 | Appalachian State | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 6–4 | 898 | 23–13 | 9–6 |
| April 19 | at Savannah State | Tiger Baseball Field • Savannah, GA | W 6–5 | 185 | 24–13 | – |
| April 21 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 6–5 | 1,970 | 24–14 | 9-7 |
| April 22 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 7–6 | 1,858 | 25–14 | 10-7 |
| April 23 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 3–2 | 1,678 | 26–14 | 11-7 |
| April 25 | at Mercer | Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA | W 15–7 | 1,068 | 27–14 | - |
| April 26 | Mercer | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 4–3 | 845 | 28–14 | - |
| April 28 | Little Rock | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 11–4 | 916 | 28–15 | 11-8 |
| April 29 | Little Rock | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 5–0 | 1,133 | 29–15 | 12-8 |
| April 30 | Little Rock | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 9–2 | 698 | 30–15 | 13-8 |
May (6–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site | Score | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 5 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 3–0 | 5,095 | 30–16 | 13-9 |
| May 6 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 6–5 | 4,964 | 31–16 | 14–9 |
| May 7 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 9–1 | 4,998 | 32–16 | 15–9 |
| May 10 | at Kennesaw State | Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | W 6–0 | 805 | 33–16 | – |
| May 12 | Arkansas State | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 7–4 | 973 | 34–16 | 16–9 |
| May 13 | Arkansas State | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 1–0 | 923 | 34–17 | 16–10 |
| May 14 | Arkansas State | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 6–1 | 944 | 35–17 | 17–10 |
| May 16 | at Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA | L 12–3 | 1,205 | 35–18 | – |
| May 18 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA | L 9–7 | 301 | 35–19 | 17–11 |
| May 19 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA | L 7–6 | 321 | 35–20 | 17–12 |
| May 20 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA | W 13–3 | 356 | 36–20 | 18–12 |
Post-season (2–1) :
SBC Tournament (2–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site | Score | Attendance | Overall record | SBCT record |
| May 26 | vs. Louisiana–Lafayette | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 7–6 | 1,608 | 37–20 | 1–0 |
| May 27 | vs. Texas State | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 11–5 | 1,148 | 38–20 | 2–0 |
| May 28 | vs. South Alabama | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 7–6 | 1,467 | 38–21 | 2–1 |
* Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.