STATESBORO, Ga. (Interstat) — Brady Christman’s walk-off single up the middle in the ninth inning gave Georgia Southern a 6-5 win over Georgia State on Saturday afternoon at J.I. Clements Stadium in a Sun Belt contest.

Georgia State jumped ahead 5-0 with two runs in the first and three in the second, including a two-run homer by Wills Maginnis. The Eagles chipped away, scoring two on Nico Senese’s homer in the third and one on a sacrifice fly in the fourth. The Panthers added a run in the fifth on an error and another in the sixth on Maginnis’ RBI double.

Georgia Southern tied the game in the eighth when pinch-hitter Sammy Leis hit his first home run of the season. Christman delivered the winning hit in the ninth.

Each team recorded 10 hits. Maginnis went 3 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs for the Panthers. Alex Mason struck out three over six innings for the Eagles, and Will Robbins tossed three scoreless relief frames. Cole Roberts gave up three earned runs in six innings for Georgia State.

Georgia State fell to 24-27, while Georgia Southern improved to 15-37. The teams split the doubleheader Friday, with Georgia State winning both games.