2020 Georgia State Panthers baseball team

2020 Georgia State Panthers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	9–7 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach	Brad Stromdahl (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Taylor Dalton Martinez
Home stadium	Georgia State Baseball Complex
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	6		.647
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	7		.563
Troy  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	10		.444
West Division
Texas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	4		.750
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	5		.706
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
Louisiana  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	9		.471
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	9		.438
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 12, 2020 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Georgia State Panthers baseball team represented Georgia State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers played their home games at Georgia State Baseball Complex and were led by first year head coach Brad Stromdahl.

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[2]

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

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Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Rafael Acosta	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Eastern Florida State
Kyle Hilton	Savannah, Georgia	Savannah Christian Prep
Mason Patel	Knoxville, Tennessee	Webb School
Hitters
Lavoisier Fisher	Suwanee, Georgia	Georgia Highlands
Jordan Miller	Atlanta, Georgia	IMG Academy
Dalton Pearson	Johns Creek, Georgia	Johns Creek HS
Jonathan Ponder	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Parkview HS
Ashby Smith	Gaffney, South Carolina	Gulf Coast State

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released sometime on January 30, 2020 and the Panthers were picked to finish sixth in the East Division. ^[4]

Coaches poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	South Alabama	62 (6)
2	Coastal Carolina	61 (4)
3	Georgia Southern	50 (2)
4	Troy	41
5	Appalachian State	23
6	Georgia State	15

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

No players were chosen to the Preseason team

Personnel

Roster

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2020 Georgia State Panthers roster
	Pitchers 4 Seth Clark - Sophomore 5 Brandon Haston - Freshman 7 Joseph Brandon - Sophomore 13 Emir Garrett - Redshirt Sophomore 16 Griffin Bonner - Sophomore 17 Michael Cherwenka - Junior 20 Chad Treadway - Freshman 22 Pablo Barquero - Junior 23 Tyler Koch - Senior 25 Ryan Watson - Sophomore 26 Trey Horton - Junior 27 Cameron Jones - Freshman 33 Austin Ross - Redshirt Freshman 34 Chandler Dawson - Freshman 35 Camren Landry - Freshman 39 Duncan Lutz - Freshman		Catchers 8 Tanner Gallman - Junior 15 Blaine Marchman - Freshman 18 Elian Merejo - Senior 19 Will Goldberg - Redshirt Sophomore 28 Dalton Davies - Senior Infielders 1 Jackson Sisk - Sophomore 2 Daino Deas - Redshirt Senior 6 Kalen Puckett - Junior 14 Will Mize - Freshman 21 Griffin Cheney - Junior 24 DeAngelo Abboud - Junior 31 Ryan Glass - Junior Outfielders 3 Kyle Riesselmann - Freshman 9 Terrell Frazier - Redshirt Junior 11 Brandon Hill - Senior 44 Josh Smith - Sophomore

Coaching staff

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2020 Georgia State Panthers coaching staff
Brad Stromdahl – Head Coach – 1st year Matt Taylor – Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 1st year Dalton Martinez – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Georgia State win
	Georgia State loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Georgia State team member

2020 Georgia State Panthers baseball game log
Regular season (9-7)
February (5-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record 2020 Atlanta Challenge Feb. 14 Cincinnati Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 9-8 (10 inn) Jones (1-0) Moore (0-1) None 351 1-0 Feb. 15 St. John's Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 7-5 Dawson (1-0) Rodriguez (0-1) Jones (1) 365 2-0 Feb. 16 Saint Peter's Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 9-7 Haston (1-0) Warecke (0-1) None 251 3-0 Feb. 19 at Gardner–Webb John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 8-10 Casteel (1-0) Barquero (0-1) Lane (1) ESPN+ 189 3-1 Feb. 21 Bryant Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA L 3-4 Harrigan (1-0) Jones (1-1) Stansky (1) 227 3-2 Feb. 22 Bryant Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 7-4 Watson (1-0) Schoff (0-2) None 297 4-2 Feb. 23 Bryant Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA L 1-5 Garofalo (1-0) Koch (0-1) None 289 4-3 Feb. 26 at Western Carolina Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 10-9 (10 inn) Brandon (1-0) Franklin (1-1) None 107 5-3 Feb. 29 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN L 3-9 Knack (3-0) Clark (0-1) None 319 5-4
March (4-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN L 7-18 Stuart (1-1) Watson (1-1) Bollenbacher (1) 401 5-5 Mar. 1 East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN L 4-5 (10 inn) Mercer (2-0) Treadway (0-1) None 407 5-6 Mar. 4 Georgia Tech Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Game postponed due to inclement weather Mar. 6 North Alabama Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 6-5 Brandon (2-0) Moore (0-1) None ESPN+ 297 6-6 Mar. 7 North Alabama Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 9-4 Watson (2-1) Laws (0-3) None 346 7-6 Mar. 8 North Alabama Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 3-1 Jones (2-1) Best (1-3) Brandon (1) 367 8-6 Mar. 10 Mercer Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA L 5-9 Farmer (2-0) Haston (1-1) None ESPN+ 231 8-7 Mar. 11 UNC Asheville Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 10-7 Lutz (1-0) Serricchio (0-2) Landry (1) 201 9-7 Mar. 13 South Alabama Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 14 South Alabama Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 15 South Alabama Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 17 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 20 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 21 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 22 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 25 Kennesaw State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 27 Louisiana Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 28 Louisiana Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 29 Louisiana Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 31 at No. 3 Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 3 Little Rock Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 4 Little Rock Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 5 Little Rock Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 7 Presbyterian Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 9 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 10 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 11 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 15 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 17 Texas State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 18 Texas State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 19 Texas State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 21 at Presbyterian Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 24 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 25 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 26 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 29 at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 2 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 3 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 5 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 6 Georgia Tech Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 8 Appalachian State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 9 Appalachian State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 10 Appalachian State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 12 at UNC Asheville Greenwood Baseball Field • Asheville, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 14 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 15 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 16 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Postseason (0–0)
SBC Tournament (0–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule source: ^[7]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
3. "Stromdahl Announces First Eight Signees". Georgia State University. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
4. "App State Baseball Lands Two on 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team". App State Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
5. "2020 Baseball Roster". Georgia State University. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
6. "Baseball Coaches". Georgia State University. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
7. "2020 Baseball Schedule". Georgia State University. Retrieved August 19, 2020.