Tag: sun belt
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Georgia State’s Ponder Named Freshman Mid-Major All-American
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State freshman Makeba Ponder has been named a Third-Team Division I Mid-Major Freshman All-American by FullCourt.com. Ponder, who led Georgia State in scoring and the Sun Belt Conference in 3-point baskets made per game, is one of the 15 freshmen honored by FullCourt.com-Inside Women’s Basketball, the longest running provider…
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Georgia State’s Drake Named Finalist for the NFCA Freshman-of-the-Year Award
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State’s true freshman standout Ivie Drake was named one of 25 finalist for the NFCA Division I National Freshman-of-the-Year award the organization announced Thursday afternoon. Drake leads the Sun Belt conference in batting average (.463), RBI (55) and runners picked off (3). The catcher is second in slugging (.933)…
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Georgia State’s Megan Litumbe Named Sun Belt Softball Player of the Week
Release from Georgia State Athletics: After blasting five home runs in six games, sophomore Megan Litumbe was named Sun Belt Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. The Grayson, Ga. native went 8-for-14 at the plate for an average of .571. The right fielder also scored seven runs, drove in nine more and…
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Georgia State baseball completes home sweep of UL Monroe
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Matt Rose and Joey Roach homered and seven pitchers combined for the shutout as Sun Belt-leading Georgia State completed a three-game sweep of UL Monroe with a 9-0 victory Sunday at the GSU Baseball Complex. The Panthers improved to 11-3 in the conference. On a designated staff day, Nathan Bates,…
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Inside the Inquirer: Postgame interview with Georgia State softball Taylor Thorpe (4/8/15)
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor We caught up with Georgia State softball pitcher Taylor Thorpe following her team’s 12-4 road victory over Kennesaw State on April 8. She threw a complete game and had one strikeout in the win. This season, Thorpe’s record sits at 14-4 with five complete games. Topics of the interview included…
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Inside the Inquirer: Postgame interview with Georgia State softball player Callie Alford (4/8/15)
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor We caught up with Georgia State softball player Callie Alford following her team’s 12-4 road victory over Kennesaw State on April 8. The senior infielder/catcher is the all-time program leader in home runs and one RBI shy of the program record as well. This season, Alford has 11 home runs…
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