Georgia Southern Eagles baseball

Georgia Southern Eagles baseball
Georgia Southern Eagles baseball
2024 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team
Founded	1933
University	Georgia Southern University
Head coach	Rodney Hennon (25th season)
Conference	Sun Belt; East Division
Location	Statesboro, GA
Home stadium	J. I. Clements Stadium ; (Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Blue and white;
College World Series appearances
	1973, 1990
NCAA regional champions
	1990
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1990, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2022
Conference tournament champions
	SoCon: 1996, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2014 ; TAAC: 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987

The Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team is the intercollegiate baseball team representing Georgia Southern University. It began in 1933. The program competes in NCAA Division I. The team is led by head coach Rodney Hennon, who is in his 22nd year at Georgia Southern. The Eagles are part of the Sun Belt Conference.

Team highlights

The team went to the College World Series in 1973 and 1990 and has appeared in 13 NCAA regionals. The Eagles were the NAIA National Champions in 1962, sweeping Portland State. The Eagles have won 8 SoCon Championships, coming in 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and, most recently, in 2011, when they beat Samford University 1–0. In 2008, the Eagles set an NCAA record when they hit 14 home runs in a single game. In 2022, the Eagles were selected to host a Regional, the first in school history.^{[citation needed]}

Georgia Southern in the NCAA tournament

Year	Record	Pct	Notes
1973	4–3	.571	College World Series 5th place, District 3 Champions
1974	2–2	.500	District 3
1979	1–2	.333	Atlantic Regional
1980	0–2	.000	Atlantic Regional
1987	2–2	.500	Atlantic Regional
1990	4–3	.571	College World Series 7th place, Midwest Regional Champions
1996	1–2	.333	Atlantic Regional
2000	0–2	.000	Atlanta Regional
2001	1–2	.333	Athens Regional
2002	1–2	.333	Clemson Regional
2009	0–2	.000	Fullerton Regional
2011	0–2	.000	Columbia Regional
2014	1–2	.333	Tallahassee Regional
2022	1–2	.333	Hosted Statesboro Regional
TOTALS	18-30	.375

J. I. Clements Stadium

J. I. Clements Stadium, built in 2005, is the home venue of the program. It is named after former Eagles coach J. I. Clements and has a capacity of 3,000 spectators.

Retired numbers

#1 (former head coach Jack Stallings)
#20 (All-America Todd Greene)

Notable players

Everett Teaford (Kansas City Royals)
Victor Roache, All-American outfielder
Eric Phillips, (Toronto Blue Jays )

References

^ Georgia Southern Visual Identity Guide (PDF). April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

External links

Official website

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[1] Georgia Southern Visual Identity Guide (PDF). April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

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