TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Ben Moore tallied three hits and drove in three runs and Geoffrey Bramblett tossed a complete game shutout as No. 2 seed Alabama eliminated No. 4 Seed Georgia Southern with a 6-0 victory in game five of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Sunday.
Alabama (36-23) moves on to play the Kennesaw State Owls in the regional final at 5 p.m. Georgia Southern is eliminated from NCAA postseason play.
The Eagles finished the 2014 campaign 40-23, their most wins since 2009, won the Southern Conference tournament for the sixth and final time, and won a game in postseason play for the first time 2002.
Bramblett (5-2) walked two batters and struck out seven on 124 pitches in the two-hit shutout.
The right-hander allowed one hit through the first seven innings and retired 14 straight batters from the second inning until Ben Morgan drew a leadoff walk in the seventh. Stryker Brown walked to put two runners on for Garren Palmer, who dropped a ball down the left-field that was narrowly foul. Bramblett later struck out Palmer, and Hunter Thomas laced a hard-hit ball right at the shortstop for the final out of the frame.
Garrett Chapman led off the eighth inning with a single but was erased on a line-drive double play. The Eagles went in order in the ninth inning.
Will Jackson allowed just one base runner through the first two innings, a two-out single in the first, but allowed two walks and an RBI single to Georgie Salem before exiting in the third inning. Moore extended the Alabama lead to 3-0 with a two-RBI double into the left-field corner before Matt McCall was able to get the Eagles out of the jam.
Jackson (3-3) was tagged with the loss after allowing three runs on two hits and two walks. The freshman right-hander struck out two batters on 44 pitches over 2 1/3 innings.
Moore plated another run in the fifth inning with his third hit and second double of the day. Moore dropped a ball in between the center fielder and right fielder to drive in a one-out Mikey White double. The junior right fielder finished with three hits, three RBIs, a walk and a run scored.
Alabama scored two more runs in the eighth inning after sending eight batters to the plate. Moore walked to lead off the frame and scored on a wild pitch. Chance Vincent plated the second run after drawing a bases-loaded walk.