What You Need to Know:
* First-place Georgia State swept ULM, 7-6 and 5-3, to improve to 10-3 in the Sun Belt
* Kevin Burgee saved both games and now has a GSU record 15 career saves.
* Cam Sperry, Joey Roach and Matt Rose homered.
* Series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m.
ATLANTA -- Kevin Burgee saved both ends of a doubleheader to become Georgia State's career leader as the first-place Panthers swept UL Monroe, 7-6 and 5-3, Saturday at the GSU Baseball Complex.
Georgia State (21-15 overall) has won seven of its last eight conference games to improve to 10-3 in the Sun Belt Conference. The series concludes with a 1 p.m. game Sunday.
Matt Rose his league-leading 10th homer of the season in Game 2 and had four hits and four RBI on the day, while Cam Sperry and Joey Roach homered in Game 1 as the Panthers rallied in both games after trailing early.
Saturday's Game 1 was the was the completion on Friday's series opener that was suspended after just two innings with the Panthers trailing 2-0. Georgia State took control of the game with a five-run fourth inning, highlighted by Sperry's three-run homer.
After Justin Jones led off the fourth with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice, Matt Rose drove him in with a double to left. AFter Roach was hit by a pitch, Sam Few delivered a run-scoring single to tie the game at 2-2, and then the left-handed hitting Sperry smashed the 2-0 pitch from lefty Trey Setzer over the right field fence for his second homer of the season and a 5-2 lead.
The Panthers added to their lead on Rose's run-scoring single in the fifth and Roach's solo homer in the eighth, the sixth of the season for the GSU catcher.
Right-hander Cole Uvila (1-4) started Saturday for the Panthers and earned his first victory by allowing just one run on five hits over 5.2 innings. ULM managed three unearned runs in the ninth, but Burgee struck out Dalton Todd to end the game and earn the save.
The Panthers also fell behind 2-0 in Game 2, and that was the score in the sixth inning when Rose crushed the 1-0 pitch from starter Keegan Curtis to left field for a two-run blast that tied the game.
One inning later, James Clements led off with a single that bounced over the third baseman. David Levy laid down a sacrifice bunt but reached base when pitcher Josh Leone threw wildly to first. Ryan Blanton drew a walk to load the bases, and then Jones delivered a single to right center to score pinch runner Trae Sweeting and put the Panthers ahead. After Caden Bailey grounded out and Rose was intentionally walked to load the bases again, Roach singled to right center to plate two more runs and put the Panthers ahead 5-2. Roach leads the Sun Belt with 34 RBI.
Danny Springer led off the top of the ninth with a solo homer to pull ULM (17-17, 5-9) within 5-3, and the Warhawks put two runners on with one out to bring on Burgee again. The senior righty struck out pinch hitter Nathan Pugh and then ended the game by inducing a ground ball from leadoff hitter Anthony Herrera for his 15th career save, surpassing the mark previously held by Justin Malone (2009-12).
Game 2 starter Kenny Anderson (3-2) pitch seven innings for the Panthers, allowing two runs on four hits.
