AMERICUS, Ga. | Georgia College & State University collected 11 hits as they defeated Georgia Southwestern State University 5-1 in a Peach Belt Conference baseball game Sunday (March 16) afternoon at Hurricane Stadium.

GCSU, which took two of three games from Georgia Southwestern, improved to 14-13 overall and remained in first place in the Peach Belt at 8-1, while the Hurricanes fell to 17-10 and 5-4. The Bobcats host Emmanuel (Ga.) University Tuesday (March 18) at 5 p.m. at John Kurtz Field.

The Hurricanes took a 1-0 lead after a hit by pitch with the bases loaded before the Bobcats scored twice in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead. Matthew Mebane and Evan Cowan drove in runs on ground outs.

The Bobcats added a run in the sixth on an Evan Cowan RBI single to right-center field before Braeden Smith drove in a run in the eighth on double down the left field line to take a 4-1 lead. GCSU added an insurance run in the ninth on a RBI single up the middle from Mitch Cowan.

Mason Brown (4-0) earned the win, allowing two hits, six walks and one run over six innings, while striking out four. Will Sims earned his third save with three scoreless innings. He allowed just two hits and struck out one.

The Bobcats had 11 hits with Smith leading the way with three. Ben Hamacher and Evan Cowan collected two apiece.

About GCSU Athletics 
Owning the top Academic Success Rate among all public colleges and universities in Division II for four consecutive academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won five consecutive Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and four-time winners of the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in postseason competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports or subscribe to the GSCU Athletics e-newsletter to receive the latest news, schedule updates and to interact with GCSU Athletics. 

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