Category: Georgia State
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Georgia State Baseball Catcher Joey Roach Named Academic All-District
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State catcher Joey Roach was named Thursday to the Capital One Academic All-District IV baseball team, announced Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Roach, who maintains a 3.92 grade-point average while majoring in actuarial science, is now eligible for the Capital One Academic All-America team.…
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Georgia State softball’s Drake finalist for Freshman of the Year
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State’s true freshman standout Ivie Drake was named one of 10 finalist for the NFCA Division I National Freshman-of-the-Year award the organization announced Thursday. The Sun Belt Freshman of the Year, Drake leads the conference in batting average (.466), hits (82), on-base percentage (.552), doubles (16) and runners picked…
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Georgia State softball advances in Sun Belt Tournament
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Megan Litumbe launched her 20th homer of the year and Georgia State’s 100th of the season as Georgia State defeated Troy 9-3 to survive and advance to the double-elimination portion of the Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship. Katie Worley allowed two runs on four hits in four innings as she…
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Georgia State softball receives numerous postseason Sun Belt honors
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Ivie Drake was named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year while Callie Alford, Taylor Anderson, Ashley Christy and Lauren Coleman received All-Sun Belt honors, the conference office announced on Tuesday night. Drake became the first Panther to be named conference freshman of the year since Kaitlyn Medlam in 2011. The…
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Georgia State Sand Volleyball’s Button, Olivova Earn All-American Honors
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Jansen Button and Sara Olivova from Georgia State’s sand volleyball team were named AVCA All-Americans Sunday at the 2015 National Championships. The pair became the second and third Panthers to win the award for sand volleyball. “It’s an individual award, but Sara and Jansen will be the first to recognize…
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Anderson, Litumbe Power Panthers to Doubleheader Sweep of Georgia Southern
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State scored 10 runs in the first inning of game one and never looked back in sweeping in-state rival Georgia Southern in a doubleheader on Saturday. The Panthers took game one 19-6 in five innings, before opening another 10-run lead and taking game two 10-7. Georgia State (35-20, 14-10…
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