Category: sun belt
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Georgia State baseball defeats FAMU in extra innings
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Ryan Blanton tripled in the 11th inning and scored on Rhett Harper’s walk-off, suicide squeeze bunt to give Georgia State a 12-11 victory over Florida A&M Tuesday at the GSU Baseball Complex. Blanton, named National Player of the Week Monday, stayed hot with four hits and is now 15-for-22 in…
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Georgia State men’s basketball Opens NCAA Tournament with Baylor Thursday
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State will return to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 14 years on Thursday facing Baylor at Veteran’s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. at 1:40 p.m. ET live on TBS. The Panthers will be looking to advance for the second-straight time when qualifying for the tournament. Georgia…
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Georgia State Baseball’s Blanton Named National Player of the Week
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State center fielder Ryan Blanton has been named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, announced today by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The Panthers’ leadoff hitter went 11-for-16 (.688) with three home runs to lead Georgia State to a 3-0 week. He scored six runs and drove in six…
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No. 14 Georgia State to Face No. 3 Baylor in NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Jacksonville
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State will make its third appearance in the NCAA tournament beginning on Thursday as a No. 14 seed facing No. 3 seed Baylor in a West Region second round contest at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia State (24-9) is making its first appearance in the ‘Big…
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Georgia State Claws to Sun Belt Title with 38-36 Win Over Georgia Southern
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Behind a game high 18 points by tournament MVP Kevin Ware, Georgia State earned a 38-36 win over Georgia Southern in a defensive slug-fest on Sunday afternoon at Lakefront Arena to earn the school’s third ever bid to the NCAA tournament. Georgia State (24-9) won its fifth-straight and ninth of…
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Georgia State softball sweeps doubleheader at Texas State
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Behind four home runs by Ivie Drake, Georgia State improved to 18-2 overall and 5-0 in Sun Belt play with two wins on the road at Texas State on Saturday, March 14. GSU extends its record winning streak to 15 straight games. “Today was a great day to be a…
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