STATESBORO, Ga. (Interstat) — Georgia Southern’s bats came alive Saturday afternoon at J. I. Clements Stadium, pounding out 17 hits in a 14-4 victory over Tennessee Tech to split the first two games of their weekend series.

James McCoy led the onslaught for the Eagles, going a perfect 4 for 4 with a three-run homer in the fourth inning and five RBIs overall. Jack Myers added a three-run homer in the seventh. The Eagles scored seven runs in the fourth inning to erase an early 4-1 deficit and never looked back.

Tennessee Tech managed just six hits. Eddie Garza drove in two runs for the Golden Eagles, including a sacrifice fly. Georgia Southern improved to 3-11, while Tennessee Tech moved to 7-7. The series concludes Sunday.