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' sacrifice fly in the eighth inning lifted the Georgia Southern Eagles to a 9-8 win and a series sweep of the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats.Georgia Southern (3-0) swept their first opening weekend series since the 2012 season against UT Martin and have now won five-straight opening weekend series dating back to the 2010 season.Hudgins sent a shallow fly ball down the line in right field that was just deep enough to allowto score the go ahead run in the eighth inning."After they tied it up, I was proud of the way we came back and got the lead back. We had good at-bats from Mizell and Chase in that inning, and we got a fly ball out there and it was just enough to score the run," Head Coachsaid.GS led 7-0 after the second inning and was up 7-1 after the sixth inning before the Wildcats scored a combined seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings.Six hits and two Bethune-Cookman (0-3) errors helped the Eagles open an early lead behind starter. Simmons held the Wildcats to two hits and no runs over the first four frames.(1-0) picked up the win after the Eagles broke the tie in the eighth inning. Brown allowed three runs on four hits but tossed a perfect ninth inning to end the game."I thought we pitched well today. I was really pleased with," Hennon said. "did a nice job. It didn't show up in the numbers because of the sloppy play defensively."Clint Clymer (0-1) took the loss and allowed one earned run on three hits and a walk.Hudgins and Griffin finished with two hits each. Griffin tallied a double in the second inning and a single in the eighth for his third-straight multi-hit game.walked three times and drove in a run with a single in the second inning.Austin Garcia and Brandon Wilkes both recorded two hits. Garcia drove in three runs on back-to-back hits in the seventh and eighth innings. Wilkes also plated a run in the four-run seventh.The Eagles will welcome in reigning ACC Tournament Champion and NCAA Regional participant from a year ago Georgia Tech on Tuesday. First pitch against the Yellow Jackets is set for 6 p.m. The contest will air on ESPN3.Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, call 1-800-GSU-WINS or visit GSEagles.com.