2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball team

2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	30–27 (15–15 SBC)
Head coach	Brad Stromdahl (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Taylor Lars Davis Niko Buentello
Home stadium	Georgia State Baseball Complex
Seasons ←  2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 13 Texas State  ‍†‍‍y	26	–	4	–	0		.867			47	–	14	–	0		.770
No. 21 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍y	23	–	7	–	0		.767			41	–	20	–	0		.672
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍y	21	–	8	–	1		.717			39	–	20	–	1		.658
Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			37	–	23	–	0		.617
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Troy  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			32	–	24	–	0		.571
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			30	–	27	–	0		.526
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0		.379			24	–	27	–	0		.471
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			20	–	33	–	0		.377
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1		.317			20	–	35	–	1		.366
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0		.233			15	–	39	–	0		.278
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	0		.172			11	–	38	–	0		.224
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 10, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball team represented Georgia State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers played their home games at Georgia State Baseball Complex and were led by third-year head coach Brad Stromdahl. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Georgia State was picked to finish eleventh with 34 votes. ^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	South Alabama	139 (7)
2	Georgia Southern	118
T3	Coastal Carolina	117 (3)
T3	Louisiana	117 (2)
5	UT Arlington	78
6	Troy	74
7	Texas State	71
8	Little Rock	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	59
10	Appalachian State	38
11	Georgia State	34
12	Arkansas State	28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

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• Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
• Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, Pitcher)
• Tyler Tuthill (APP, Jr, Pitcher)
• Brandon Talley (LA, Sr, Pitcher)
• Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Jr, Catcher)
• Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1st Base)
• Luke Drumheller (APP, Jr, 2nd Base)
• Eric Brown (CCU, Jr, Shortstop)
• Ben Klutts (ARST, Sr, 3rd Base)
• Christian Avant (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
• Josh Smith (GSU, Jr, Outfielder)
• Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, Outfielder)
• Cameron Jones (GSU, So, Utility)
• Noah Ledford (GASO, Jr, Designated Hitter)

Personnel

2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 0 C Chase Wullenweber R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Gr West Chester, Ohio 1 LHP Cameron Jones R/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb(82 kg) So Kathleen, Georgia 2 INF Caleb Stewart R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 185 lb(84 kg) Fr Waycross, Georgia 3 OF Kyle Riesselmann R/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 199 lb(90 kg) So Tyrone, Georgia 4 LHP Seth Clark L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 220 lb(100 kg) Jr Loganville, Georgia 5 INF Jesse Donohoe L/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 180 lb(82 kg) Fr Columbus, Georgia 6 RHP Micah Earwood R/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 205 lb(93 kg) Fr Cartersville, Georgia 7 RHP Joseph Brandon R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Jr Loganville, Georgia 8 INF DeAngelo Abboud R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 165 lb(75 kg) Sr Lawrenceville, Georgia 9 OF Dalton Pearson R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 191 lb(87 kg) So Johns Creek, Georgia 10 INF Luke Boynton R/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 235 lb(107 kg) So Marietta, Georgia 11 OF Jonathan Ponder R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb(82 kg) So Lawrenceville, Georgia 12 LHP Dawson Sweatt L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 196 lb(89 kg) Jr Fayetteville, Georgia 13 C Kyle Hilton R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb(86 kg) So Savannah, Georgia 14 INF Will Maze R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 207 lb(94 kg) So Snellville, Georgia 15 C Blaine Marchman R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 194 lb(88 kg) So Loganville, Georgia 16 LHP Nick Lommen R/L 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 210 lb(95 kg) So Minnetonka, Minnesota 17 INF Dylan Strickland R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb(86 kg) So Loganville, Georgia 18 RHP Camren Landry R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 185 lb(84 kg) So Johns Creek, Georgia 19 INF Trent Reddick R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 175 lb(79 kg) Fr Dallas, Georgia 20 RHP Chad Treadway L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 210 lb(95 kg) So Asheville, North Carolina 21 INF Griffin Cheney R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 185 lb(84 kg) Gr Johns Creek, Georgia 22 RHP Johnny Dow R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 205 lb(93 kg) So Marietta, Georgia 23 OF Max Ryerson R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 225 lb(102 kg) Jr Conway, South Carolina 24 LHP Brandon Haston L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 175 lb(79 kg) So Douglasville, Georgia 25 RHP Ryan Watson R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 207 lb(94 kg) Jr Sugar Hill, Georgia 26 RHP Trey Horton L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Sr Acworth, Georgia 27 RHP Mason Patel R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb(86 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee 31 RHP David White R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Fr Newnan, Georgia 33 RHP Rafael Acosta R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb(98 kg) Jr San Domingo, Dominican Republic 34 RHP Chandler Dawson R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb(82 kg) So Warner Robins, Georgia 35 RHP Jeremiah Newman R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia 39 RHP Duncan Lutz R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 197 lb(89 kg) So Homerville, Georgia 40 RHP Dylan Matela  R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb(98 kg) So Alpharetta, Georgia 42 OF JoJo Jackson R/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb(98 kg) Fr Stone Mountain, Georgia 44 OF Josh Smith R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 192 lb(87 kg) Jr College Park, Georgia 45 LHP Brandon Kaminer L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 205 lb(93 kg) Gr Coral Springs, Florida 81 INF Ayden Digiacomo R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb(91 kg) Fr Buford, Georgia C Matt Hoffman R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb(82 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia C Colin Hynek / 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb(91 kg) Fr Rockmart, Georgia	Head coach Brad Stromdahl (Central Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Matt Taylor (Columbus State) Lars Davis (Illinois) Niko Buentello (Auburn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 3 June 2022

Schedule and results

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

2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball game log
Regular season (30–26)
February (4–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 18 Purdue Fort Wayne Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 13–2 Treadway (1-0) Miller (0-1) Lutz (1) 372 1–0 Feb. 19 Purdue Fort Wayne Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 12–2 Dawson (1-0) Deany (0-1) None 395 2–0 Feb. 19 Purdue Fort Wayne Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 6–5 Clark (1-0) Myer (0-1) None 395 3–0 Feb. 20 Purdue Fort Wayne Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 8–7 Reddick (1-0) Martens (0-1) Jones (1) 385 4–0 Feb. 23 at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA L 4–6 Pinson (1-0) Landry (0-1) Holler (1) Youtube.TV 485 4–1 Feb. 25 at No. 15 Florida Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL L 1–4 Barco (2-0) Kaminer (0-1) Ficarrotta (2) SECN+ 5,571 4–2 Feb. 26 at No. 15 Florida Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL L 4–13 Purnell (1-0) Watson (0-1) None SECN+ 6,511 4–3 Feb. 27 at No. 15 Florida Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL L 1–12 Ficarrotta (2-0) Acosta (0-1) None SECN+ 5,100 4–4
March (11–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 at No. 18 Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 2–4 Grissom, Jr. (1-1) Landry (0-2) Brown (3) ESPN+ 376 4–5 Mar. 4 Villanova Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 15–0 Kaminer (1-1) Siegenthaler (0-2) None 321 5–5 Mar. 5 Villanova Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 3–0 Treadway (2-0) Patten (1-2) Jones (2) 355 6–5 Mar. 6 Villanova Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 8–4 Watson (1-1) Cole (0-1) None 365 7–5 Mar. 8 at Wofford Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC W 4–1 Landry (1-2) Marcoccio (1-2) Jones (3) ESPN+ 127 8–5 Mar. 11 Presbyterian Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 11–6 Brandon (1-0) McDaniel (1-1) Watson (1) 221 9–5 Mar. 12 Presbyterian Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 10–13 Howard (2-1) Dawson (1-1) Flood (1) 335 9–6 Mar. 13 Presbyterian Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 10–6 Acosta (1-1) Matthews (2-2) Jones (4) 333 10–6 Mar. 15 at No. 19 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6–1 Treadway (3-0) Barlow (0-1) None ACCNX 3,819 11–6 Mar. 18 Little Rock Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 9–3 Dow (1-0) Arnold (3-2) Watson (2) 305 12–6 1–0 Mar. 19 Little Rock Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 7–4 Lutz (1-0) Smallwood (2-1) Treadway (1) ESPN+ 395 13–6 2–0 Mar. 20 Little Rock Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 12–8 Landry (2-2) Vaught (0-2) Watson (2) ESPN+ 391 14–6 3–0 Mar. 22 vs. No. 17 Georgia Coolray Field • Lawrenceville, GA L 3–10 Melear (1-0) Reddick (1-1) None 1,034 14–7 Mar. 25 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 3–5 Orton (1-0) Jones (0-1) None ESPN+ 941 14–8 3–1 Mar. 26 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 2–5 Cressend (2-2) Dawson (1-2) Shaw (1) ESPN+ 1,120 14–9 3–2 Mar. 27 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 8–5 Treadway (4-0) Jans (0-3) Jones (5) 989 15–9 4–2 Mar. 29 at Mercer OrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GA L 5–15 Cosper (3-0) Matela (0-1) None 1,028 15–10
April (9–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 South Alabama Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 10–8 Clark (2-0) Smith (4-1) Watson (4) 215 16–10 5–2 Apr. 2 South Alabama Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 4–3 Dawson (2-2) Boswell (4-2) Treadway (2) ESPN+ 395 17–10 6–2 Apr. 3 South Alabama Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 9–5 Jones (1-1) Lehrmann (1-1) Watson (5) ESPN+ 376 18–10 7–2 Apr. 5 Tuskegee Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA Game postponed Apr. 6 Reinhardt Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 4–05 Brandon (2-0) Paulsen (1-3) None 200 19–10 Apr. 8 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 14–8 Patel (1-0) VanScoter (5-2) None ESPN+ 1,333 20–10 8–2 Apr. 9 at Coastal Carolina Springs Books Stadium • Conway, SC W 7–6 Lutz (2-0) Maniscalco (0-1) Watson (6) ESPN+ 1,444 21–10 9–2 Apr. 10 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 5–4 Sweatt (1-0) Parker (1-2) Watson (7) ESPN+ 1,806 22–10 10–2 Apr. 12 Georgia Tech Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 9–5 Matela (1-1) Hill (0-1) None ACCNX 1,166 23–10 Apr. 14 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 2–4 Thompson (3-1) Patel (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,780 23–11 10–3 Apr. 15 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 1–11 Paden (4-0) Dawson (2-3) None ESPN+ 1,694 23–12 10–4 Apr. 16 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 8–10 Johnson (4-3) Jones (1-2) None ESPN+ 1,650 23–13 10–5 Apr. 19 Kennesaw State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 6–5 Jones (2-2) Pinson (3-2) None ESPN+ 331 24–13 Apr. 22 Louisiana Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 4–5 Hammond (2-0) Jones (2-3) None ESPN+ 347 24–14 10–6 Apr. 23 Louisiana Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 3–6 Schultz (2-3) Dawson (2-4) None ESPN+ 378 24–15 10–7 Apr. 24 Louisiana Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 2–147 Wilson (4-1) Landry (2-3) None ESPN+ 367 24–16 10–8 Apr. 26 at No. 14 Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA L 1–16 Marsh (3-0) Lutz (2-1) None SECN+ 2,882 24–17 Apr. 29 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 1–10 Fuller (2-0) Horton (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,949 24–18 10–9 Apr. 30 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 3–4 Gamble (2-3) Watson (1-2) Stewart (4) ESPN+ 1,806 24–19 10–10
May (6–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 2–3 Schrepf (1-0) Landry (2-4) None ESPN+ 1,692 24–20 10–11 May 3 at Alabama State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 13–7 Clark (3-0) Matos (0-3) None 180 25–20 May 4 Middle Tennessee Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 7–9 Brycen (1-1) Watson (1-3) None 245 25–21 May 6 Appalachian State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 12–1 Horton (1-1) Tuthill (1-6) None 351 26–21 11–11 May 7 Appalachian State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 4–2 Clark (4-0) Cross (1-1) Watson (8) 391 27–21 12–11 May 8 Appalachian State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 7–10 Cornatzer (3-1) Patel (1-2) Kepley (1) 389 27–22 12–12 May 10 Mercer Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 5–11 Sutko (3-2) Acosta (1-2) None 305 27–23 May 13 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 10–2 Horton (2-1) Medlin (1-6) None 347 28–23 13–12 May 14 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 7–4 Patel (2-2) Nash (1-6) Watson (9) 395 29–23 14–12 May 15 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 5–4 Clark (5-0) Jeans (3-5) None ESPN+ 289 30–23 15–12 May 19 No. 13 Texas State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 7–8 Nicholas (2-1) Clark (5-1) Stivors (16) 389 30–24 15–13 May 20 No. 13 Texas State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 4–5 Wells (7-1) Patel (2-3) Stivors (17) 392 30–25 15–14 May 21 No. 13 Texas State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 3–4 Robie (4-0) Clark (5-2) Martinez (1) 398 30–26 15–15
Post-season (0–1)
SBC Tournament (0–1) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 24 vs. (10) Louisiana–Monroe (7) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 5–8 Orton (2-1) Watson (1-4) None ESPN+ 30–27 0–1

Schedule Source: ^[4]

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

Postseason

Conference Awards

• Newcomer of the Year: May Ryerson – GSU

All Conference First Team Reid VanScoter (CCU, RS-Sr, P) Levi Wells (TXST, So, P) Zeke Woods (TXST, Jr, P) Tristan Stivors (TXST, Sr, RP) Julian Brock (LA, So, C) Carson Roccaforte (LA, So, 1B) Jesse Sherrill (GASO, Jr, 2B) Dalton Shuffield (TXST, Sr, SS) Justin Thompson (TXST, Sr, 3B) Max Ryerson (GSU, Jr, OF) Mason Holt (ULM, Sr, OF) Miles Simington (USA, Sr, OF) Cameron Jones (GSU, So, UT) Noah Ledford (GASO, RS-Jr, DH)

All Conference Second Team Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, P) Michael Knorr (CCU, Sr, P) Matt Boswell (USA, Sr, P) Jay Thomspon (GASO, Jr, RP) Hayden Cross (APP, Jr, C) Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1B) Erick Orbeta (USA, RS-So, 2B) Griffin Cheney (GSU, Gr, SS) Dale Thomas (CCU, Jr, 3B) Noah Dickerson (LR, RS-Jr, OF) Jose Gonzalez (TXST, Jr, OF) John Wuthrich (TXST, Sr, OF) Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, UT) Tyler Johnson (CCU, Sr, DH)

References: ^[5]

References

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2. "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
3. "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
4. "2022 Baseball Schedule". Georgia State University. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
5. "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved December 28, 2023.