2021 Georgia State Panthers baseball team

The 2021 Georgia State Panthers baseball team represented Georgia State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers played their home games at Georgia State Baseball Complex and were led by second-year head coach Brad Stromdahl. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

Pitchers Will Cannon Phenix City, Alabama Central HS Johnny Dow Roswell, Georgia Georgia Highlands Micah Earwood Cartersville, Georgia Cartersville HS Nick Lommen Minnetonka, Minnesota North Iowa Area CC Jeremiah Newman Atlanta, Georgia Mays HS Kyle Stephenson Fairburn, Georgia Trinity Christian David White Newnan, Georgia The Heritage School Hitters Jesse Donohoe Columbus, Georgia Calvary Christian Jo Jo Jackson Stone Mountain, Georgia Stephenson HS Connor O'Neal Columbus, Georgia Northside HS Trent Reddick Dallas, Georgia East Paulding HS Max Ryerson Conway, South Carolina Gulf Coast State Caleb Stewart Waycross, Georgia Ware County HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Panthers were picked to finish last in the East Division with 16 votes.

Coaches poll (East) 1 Coastal Carolina 69 (10) 2 South Alabama 51 (1) 3 Georgia Southern 51 (1) 4 Troy 44 5 Appalachian State 21 6 Georgia State 16

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher) Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher) Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher) Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher) Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher) Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher) William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base) Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base) Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop) Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base) Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder) Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder) Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder) Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter) Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)

Personnel

Roster

2021 Georgia State Panthers roster Pitchers 2 Mason Patel - Freshman 4 Seth Clark - Sophomore 5 Brandon Haston - Freshman 7 Joseph Brandon - Sophomore 12 Dawson Sweatt - Sophomore 16 Griffin Bonner - Sophomore 17 Michael Cherwenka - Redshirt Sophomore 20 Chad Treadway - Freshman 22 Pablo Barquero - Junior 23 Tyler Koch - Senior 25 Ryan Watson - Sophomore 26 Trey Horton - Junior 27 Cameron Jones - Freshman 29 Jacob Riordan - Sophomore 33 Rafael Acosta - Sophomore 34 Chandler Dawson - Freshman 35 Camren Landry - Freshman 37 Jet Kern - Sophomore 38 John Kirchner - Freshman 39 Duncan Lutz - Freshman 40 Dylan Matela - Redshirt Freshman Catchers 8 Tanner Gallman - Junior 13 Kyle Hilton - Freshman 15 Blaine Marchman - Freshman 18 Eilan Merejo - Senior 19 Will Goldberg - Redshirt Sophomore 28 Dalton Davies - Senior 45 Danny Grillo - Sophomore

Infielders 6 Kalen Puckett - Junior 10 Preston Joye - Freshman 14 Will Mize - Freshman 21 Griffin Cheney - Junior 24 DeAngelo Abboud - Junior 31 Ryan Glass - Junior 38 Branson Bowling - Sophomore 41 Ashby Smith - Sophomore

Outfielders 3 Kyle Riesselmann - Freshman 9 Dalton Pearson - Freshman 11 Jonathan Ponder - Freshman 42 Lavoisier Fisher - Sophomore 44 Josh Smith - Sophomore

Coaching staff 2021 Georgia State Panthers coaching staffBrad Stromdahl – Head Coach – 2nd year Matt Taylor – Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 2nd year Dalton Martinez – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year Brandon Frazier – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year Dean Sando – Director of Baseball Operations – 2nd year

Schedule and results Legend Georgia State win Georgia State loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldGeorgia State team member

2021 Georgia State Panthers baseball game log Regular season (17-36) February (3-6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordFeb. 19 No. 14 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 3–5 (10 inn) Jeffrey (1–0) Patel (0–1) None 299 0–1 Feb. 20 No. 14 West Virginia Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 7–6 Landry (1–0) Gonzalez (0–1) None 349 1–1 Feb. 20 No. 14 West Virginia Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 20–4 Acosta (1–0) Carr (0–1) None 349 2–1 Feb. 21 No. 14 West Virginia Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 2–3 Hampton (1–0) Matela (0–1) Watters (1) 379 2–2 Feb. 24 Georgia Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 2–6 Pasqua (1–0) Patel (0–2) None ESPN+ 279 2–3 Feb. 26 at No. 3 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 4–2 Watson (1–0) Schultz (0–1) Treadway (1) SECN+ 149 3–3 Feb. 27 at No. 3 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 4–5 Garrett (1–0) Sweatt (0–1) Murphy (1) SECN+ 164 3–4 Feb. 27 at No. 3 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 2–12 Rocker (2–0) Matela (0–2) None SECN+ 164 3–5 Feb. 28 at No. 3 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 6–17 Leiter (2–0) Treadway (0–1) None SECN+ 163 3–6 March (2-15) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMar. 2 at No. 12 Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 10-1 Patel (1-2) Roedig (0-1) None ACCN+ 713 4-6 Mar. 5 at No. 18 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 1-6 Heflin (2-0) Watson (1-1) None SECN+ 958 4-7 Mar. 6 at No. 18 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 1-5 Tidwell (1-1) Jones (0-1) Walsh (2) SECN+ 1,025 4-8 Mar. 7 at No. 18 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 0-7 Pleasants (2-1) Treadway (0-2) None SECN+ 988 4-9 Mar. 9 at No. 6 Florida Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL L 1-5 Milchin (1-0) Clark (0-1) None SECN+ 1,657 4-10 Mar. 12 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY L 1-16 Stupp (2-0) Watson (1-2) None SECN+ 905 4-11 Mar. 13 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY L 1-6 Hazelwood (3-0) Jones (0-2) None SECN+ 1,107 4-12 Mar. 14 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY L 2-4 Jones (1-0) Patel (1-3) Harney (5) SECN+ 4-13 Mar. 16 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 2-7 Hoffmann (2-0) Matela (0-3) None ACCN+ 1,280 4-14 Mar. 19 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 4-3 Watson (2-2) Barlow (2-2) Brandon (1) ESPN+ 358 5-14 1-0 Mar. 20 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 1-3 Barnes (1-1) Jones (0-3) Wepf (1) ESPN+ 518 5-15 1-1 Mar. 21 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe L 7-9 Lien (3-0) Dawson (0-1) Lindsay (1) 540 5-16 1-2 Mar. 23 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 3-5 Sutko (2-0) Brandon (0-1) None 305 5-17 Mar. 26 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 1-5 Rice (5-0) Watson (2-3) Holler (1) ESPN+ 291 5-18 Mar. 27 Kennesaw State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 4-7 Torbert (3-1) Horton (0-1) Johnson (5) ESPN+ 345 5-19 Mar. 28 at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA L 4-16 Grogan (3-0) Dawson (0-2) None 120 5-20 Mar. 29 at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA L 1-5 Kennedy (2-0) Matela (0-4) None 120 5-21 April (7-11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordApr. 1 Georgia Southern Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 1-23 Owens (3-0) Watson (2-4) None ESPN+ 292 5-22 1-3 Apr. 2 Georgia Southern Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 7-6 (10 inns) Horton (1-1) Johnson (1-3) None ESPN+ 356 6-22 2-3 Apr. 3 Georgia Southern Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 3-2 Sweatt (2-1) Jackson (1-4) None ESPN+ 398 7-22 3-3 Apr. 6 at Mercer OrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GA L 1-5 Lobus (5-2) Matela (0-5) None ESPN+ 400 7-23 Apr. 9 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 2-4 Cornatzer (1-0) Jones (0-4) Ellington (3) 220 7-24 3-4 Apr. 10 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 7-9 Ellington (1-0) Treadway (0-4) Terrell (1) 220 7-25 3-5 Apr. 11 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 15-13 Haston (1-0) Roberts (0-1) Barquero (1) 220 8-25 4-5 Apr. 13 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA L 7-10 Bearden (3-0) Koch (0-1) None SECN+ 664 8-26 Apr. 16 Troy Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 0-4 Gainous (5-3) Jones (0-5) None 214 8-27 4-6 Apr. 16 Troy Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 7-5 Treadway (1-4) Wilkinson (0-3) Lutz (1) 398 9-27 5-6 Apr. 17 Troy Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 17-15 (10 inns) Dawson (1-2) Snell (0-1) None 401 10-27 6-6 Apr. 20 Georgia Tech Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 2-7 Brown (1-0) Barquero (0-1) Huff (1) ESPN+ 321 10-28 Apr. 21 at Mercer OrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GA L 4-17 Farmer (3-0) Brandon (0-2) None ESPN+ 400 10-29 Apr. 23 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2-4 Smith (3-0) Jones (0-6) Lee (1) ESPN+ 839 10-30 6-7 Apr. 25 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 1-5 Boyd (3-1) Horton (0-2) None ESPN+ 850 10-31 6-8 Apr. 25 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2-4 Booker (5-0) Matela (0-6) Samaniego (6) ESPN+ 850 10-32 6-9 Apr. 27 Wofford Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 4-3 (14 inns) Haston (2-0) Marchal (1-2) None 272 11-32 Apr. 30 Coastal Carolina Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 2-1 Dawson (2-2) Peavyhouse (2-2) None ESPN+ 382 12-32 7-9 May (5–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 1 Coastal Carolina Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 4-8 Kreuzer (1-0) Lutz (0-1) None ESPN+ 425 12-33 7-10 May 2 Coastal Carolina Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 10-12 Joyce (1-0) Sweatt (2-2) Peavyhouse (1) ESPN+ 392 12-34 7-11 May 7 at E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN Game cancelledMay 8 at Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN Game cancelled May 9 at Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN Game cancelledMay 11 Mercer Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 4-7 Lobus (8-3) Lutz (0-2) Sutko (9) 305 12-35 May 14 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 7-4 Jones (1-6) Leigh (4-6) Dawson (1) 13-35 8-11 May 14 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9-4 Watson (3-4) Wood (3-4) None 700 14-35 9-11 May 15 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 7-5 Lutz (1-2) Herrmann (4-2) Clark (1) ESPN+ 700 15-35 10-11 May 20 Little Rock Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 3-7 Arnold (7-3) Jones (1-7) None 239 15-36 10-12 May 21 Little Rock Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 5-0 Dawson (3-2) Funk (2-6) Watson (1) 278 16-36 11-12 May 22 Little Rock Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 11-10 Brandon (1-2) Barkley (6-5) Watson (2) 351 17-36 12-12 Postseason (1–1) (1–1) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 25 vs. (5E) Louisiana–Monroe Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 9-6 Watson (4-4) Orton (0-2) Horton (1) ESPN+ 18-36 1-0May 26 vs. (2E) Georgia Southern Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 1-10 Owens (7-2) Jones (1-8) None ESPN+ 18-37 1-1 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason

Conference accolades Player of the Year: Mason McWhorter – GASO Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Arnold – LR Freshman of the Year: Garrett Gainous – TROY Newcomer of the Year: Drake Osborn – LA Coach of the Year: Mark Calvi – USA

All Conference First Team Connor Cooke (LA) Hayden Arnold (LR) Carlos Tavera (UTA) Nick Jones (GASO) Drake Osborn (LA) Robbie Young (APP) Luke Drumheller (APP) Drew Frederic (TROY) Ben Klutts (ARST) Mason McWhorter (GASO) Logan Cerny (TROY) Ethan Wilson (USA) Cameron Jones (GSU) Ben Fitzgerald (LA)

All Conference Second Team JoJo Booker (USA) Tyler Tuthill (APP) Jeremy Lee (USA) Aaron Barkley (LR) BT Riopelle (CCU) Dylan Paul (UTA) Travis Washburn (ULM) Eric Brown (CCU) Grant Schulz (ULM) Tyler Duncan (ARST) Parker Chavers (CCU) Josh Smith (GSU) Andrew Miller (UTA) Noah Ledford (GASO)

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