MACON, Ga. — Georgia State (8-7) swept both sides of a doubleheader over Mercer at Sikes Field on Wednesday night to move above .500 for the season.

Mercer is GSU softball's most commonly played opponent. The two teams have now faced off an even 70 times over 28 years with the Panthers leading the all-time series 53-17.

Game 1: GSU 5, Mercer 0

Georgia State scored a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth and sixth inning to earn a 5-0 victory. The game is only the second shutout for the Panthers so far on the season. The Panthers compiled eleven hits and got multi-hit efforts from four batters: Callie Alford, Taylor Anderson, Audrey Mason and Lauren Coleman.

Starter Katie Worley (3-3) recorded the first complete game shutout of her young career. The freshman did not allow a Mercer hit until the the fourth inning and would only surrender two more during the contest.

Georgia State scored the game's first run in the top of the fourth inning. After back-to-back walks and a sacrifice bunt to start the frame, Mason had an RBI ground out to the shortstop that scored Alford from third.

The Panthers added two more runs on five singles to their lead in the fifth inning. Coleman and Paige Nowacki both earned RBIs in the inning to score Anderson and Carrie Williams. Anderson's hit in the frame extended the freshman's hitting streak to 12 games, the fifth longest in school history.

In the sixth inning, Mason and Ashley Christy singled to start the frame and were then driven home on consecutive singles by Anderson and MeQuilla Franklin.

GSU had a pair of stolen bases in the game from Christy and Anderson. Christy leads the team with six base swipes in as many tries, while Anderson is tied for second on the squad with four.

Game 2: GSU 9, Mercer 6

A Mason grand slam in the top of the seventh inning helped Georgia State to win an otherwise close ballgame. The Panthers loaded the bases on an error, a walk and a bunt single to start in the inning before the senior outfielder promptly overcame a one-run deficit with one swing.

With two hits in the ballgame, Anderson pushed her hitting streak to 13 games. Christy stole another base to remain a perfect 7-for-7 on the year. Two walks for Coleman gave the first baseman 14 on the season.

The Panthers batted around in the top of the fourth to score five runs. The inning started with a Nowacki solo home run. After a walk and a single, Brenna Morrissey tied the game up with another home run, her second of the season. Alford capped the inning with a two-out RBI double.

Nowacki's home run is her seventh of the season and the 27th of her career. The senior is now only five blasts away from the school record of 32.

Eron Milton (1-0) earned her first win as a Panther by working 3.0 innings of scoreless relief for starter Kaitlyn Medlam. Medlam lasted allowed six runs, only one of which was earned. GSU had four errors in the game.

Mercer jumped on the board first with three runs in the second inning with back-to-back two-out RBI hits. The Bears had another two-out RBI single in the third inning to add another run and scored two more in the fourth.

Georgia State travels to Tampa, Fla. this weekend for the USF Under Armour Invitational. The Panthers will play five games from March 1-3 to conclude the early season tournaments.