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.
Preseason
Signing Day Recruits
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.
Coaches poll (East) 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
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
2020 Georgia State Panthers coaching staffBrad 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/SuspensionsBoldGeorgia 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 ChallengeFeb. 14 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 9-8 (10 inn) Jones (1-0) Moore (0-1) None 351 1-0 Feb. 15 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 7-5 Dawson (1-0) Rodriguez (0-1) Jones (1) 365 2-0 Feb. 16 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 9-7 Haston (1-0) Warecke (0-1) None 251 3-0 Feb. 19 at John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 8-10 Casteel (1-0) Barquero (0-1) Lane (1) ESPN+ 189 3-1 Feb. 21 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 Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 10-9 (10 inn) Brandon (1-0) Franklin (1-1) None 107 5-3 Feb. 29 at 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 recordMar. 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 State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Game postponed due to inclement weatherMar. 6 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 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA L 5-9 Farmer (2-0) Haston (1-1) None ESPN+ 231 8-7 Mar. 11 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 pandemicMar. 15 South Alabama Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 17 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 20 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 21 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 22 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 25 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 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 pandemicMar. 29 Louisiana Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 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 recordApr. 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 pandemicApr. 5 Little Rock Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 7 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 9 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 10 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 11 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 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 pandemicApr. 18 Texas State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 19 Texas State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 21 at Presbyterian Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 24 at Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 25 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 26 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 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 recordMay 1 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 2 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 3 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 5 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 6 Georgia Tech Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 8 Appalachian State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 9 Appalachian State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 10 Appalachian State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 12 at UNC Asheville Greenwood Baseball Field • Asheville, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 14 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 15 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 16 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Postseason (0–0) (0–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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