Georgia State Panthers baseball

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Georgia State Panthers
Baseball current event.svg 2024 Georgia State Panthers baseball team
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Founded1956
University Georgia State University
Head coach Brad Stromdahl (5th season)
Conference Sun Belt
East Division
Location Atlanta, Georgia
Home stadium GSU Baseball Complex
(Capacity: 1,092)
Nickname Panthers
ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2009
Conference tournament champions
2009
Regular season conference champions
1996, 1998

The Georgia State Panthers baseball team represents Georgia State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference. It first began competing there before moving to the TAAC, and the CAA. Beginning July 1, 2013, Georgia State returned to the Sun Belt Conference for all sports. The Panthers play their home games at Georgia State's Panthersville sports complex in the GSU Baseball Complex.

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History

The Georgia State Panthers baseball team first began playing in 1956 led by head coach Herbert "Stony" Burgess. The team would begin competition in the newly formed Sun Belt Conference in 1979 before moving to the Trans American Athletic Conference (TAAC) in 1984. The team joined the CAA in 2006. In 2014, the Panthers moved back to the Sun Belt Conference.

In its history, the team has been conference champions during the 1996 and 1998 season. Only during the 2009 season did the team win the conference tournament giving them an automatic berth into the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

The program has produced one major league player. David Buchanan, a right-handed pitcher who played for the Panthers in 2010, made his major league debut on May 24, 2014. Buchanan made 35 starts on the mound for the Phillies over the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

On June 26, 2019, Brad Stromdahl was named the head coach of the program. [3]

Georgia State in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
2009 0–2.000 Atlanta Regional
TOTALS
0–2.000

Stadium

The Panthers play in the 1,092-seat GSU Baseball Complex located in Panthersville, GA, several miles from the main Georgia State campus. The left field measures 334 feet, the center field measures 385, while right field measures 338 feet. The outfield wall, which was installed prior to the 1998 season, came from the original home of the Atlanta Braves, Fulton County Stadium. [4]

In January 2021, it was revealed Georgia State plans on building a new 2,500 baseball stadium on the site of former Fulton County Stadium. Construction dates have not yet been announced. [5]

Head coaches

The Panthers have had 10 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:

CoachSeasonsWinsLossesTiesWin %
10 Brad Stromdahl 2020–present57700.449
9 Greg Frady 2007–20193703651.503
8Mike Hurst1993–20062934320.404
7Kurt Seibert1992–199312550.179
6Gary Nave1983–1986701221.365
5Jim Dorsey1981–198232710.311
4Jack Humphrey1979–198046370.554
3Ron Kennett1970–197216750.176
2Archie Crenshaw1965–19676290.171
1Herbert "Stony" Burgess1956–196023240.489

Notable players


Baseball seasons

YearWinsLossesTiesGamesChampionships
119661809
21967413017
319680000Program dormant
419690000Program dormant
51970617023
61971626032
71972431035
819730000Program dormant
919740000Program dormant
1019750000Program dormant
1119760000Program dormant
1219770000Program dormant
1319780000Program dormant
1419791612028
1519803025055
1619811733050
1719821738055
1819831234047
1919842231154
2019851728045
2119862329052
2219870000Program dormant
2319880000Program dormant
2419890000Program dormant
2519900000Program dormant
2619910000Program dormant
271992230032
2819931235047
2919941242054
3019952033053
3119962132053TAAC East regular season winner
3219972330053
3319982329052TAAC East regular season winner
3419992333056
3520003128059
3620012035055
3720022432056
3820032529054
3920041836054
4020052532057
4120062631057
4220072632058
4320083323056
4420093922061CAA Tournament Champions, NCAA Atlanta Regional
4520103423057
4620113721058
4720122431055
4820133521056
4920142531056
5020153027057
5120162431055
5220172233055
5320182629055
5420191541055
55202097016(Season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic)
5620211837055

See also

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