# 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

| Player | Hometown | Previous Team |
| 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) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Georgia State win |
| | Georgia State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Georgia State team member |
2021 Georgia State Panthers baseball game log :
Regular season (17-36) :
February (3-6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 19 | No. 14 West Virginia | 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 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 | Mercer | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 3-5 | Sutko (2-0) | Brandon (0-1) | None | | 305 | 5-17 | |
| Mar. 26 | Kennesaw State | 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 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 Belmont | E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| May 8 | at Belmont | E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| May 9 | at Belmont | E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| May 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 |
Post-season (1–1) :
SBC Tournament (1–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 25 | vs. (5E) Louisiana–Monroe | | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | W 9-6 | Watson (4-4) | Orton (0-2) | Horton (1) | ESPN+ | | 18-36 | 1-0 |
| May 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
References: