Baseball Eagles gather to mark 50 years since first CWS berth

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STATESBORO – The members of Georgia Southern’s first team to make the College World Series celebrated a 50-year reunion last week at J.I. Clements Stadium. Many of the players on the 1973 team hadn’t been back to Statesboro since their playing days under Coach Ron Polk and were happy to see some familiar faces. Tap below to read the article by the Statesboro Herald.

Baseball Eagles gather to mark 50 years since first CWS berth
STATESBORO – The members of Georgia Southern’s first team to make the College World Series celebrated a 50-year reunion last week at J.I. Clements Stadium. Many of the players on the 1973 team hadn’t been back to Statesboro since their playing days under Coach Ron Polk and were happy to see some familiar faces, even though at times they had to look at the nametags to realize the name that went along with the face.