Panthers Take 4-Game Streak into Weekend vs. Presbyterian; All 3 Games at 1 p.m.

Times adjusted in anticipation of inclement weather

GEORGIA STATE (8-5) vs. PRESBYTERIAN (7-6)
March 11-13 | GSU Baseball Complex

SERIES SCHEDULE
Friday, 1 p.m.
Saturday, 1 p.m.
Sunday, 1 p.m.

PROBABLE PITCHERS
Friday: LHP Brandon Kaminer (1-1, 42.77)
Saturday: RHP Chandler Dawson (1-0, 0.00)
Sunday: RHP Dylan Matela (0-0, 5.06)

JONES NAMED JOHN OLERUD TWO-WAY PLAYER OF THE WEEK

> Cameron Jones, the Panthers' starting first baseman and top reliever, was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week on March 8.

> The sophomore, a Preseason First-Team All-Sun Belt selection, is hitting .367 with seven RBI and a team-leading six stolen bases.

> On the mound, Jones added his third save (second in Sun Belt) in Tuesday's 4-1 win at Wofford, when he pitched two scoreless innings. For the season, the left-hander has a 0.00 ERA and a .048 batting average against with nine strikeouts in 6.2 innings.

LEADING OFF

> Riding a four-game winning streak, Georgia State hosts Presbyterian for a weekend series Friday through Sunday at the GSU Baseball Complex.

> Georgia State is second in the Sun Belt Conference in home runs (12), including two of the league's top three in Max Ryerson (6) and Griffin Cheney (4). GSU ranks second in batting average at .301.

> In last weekend's three-game sweep of Villanova, Georgia State outscored the Wildcats 26-4, including the program's first back-to-back shutouts (15-0 and 3-0) since 2018. In Sunday's game, the Panthers rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to win 8-4, led by Max Ryerson's three-run homer in the seventh.

> Max Ryerson leads the Sun Belt Conference with six home runs and 40 total bases. He hit two runs on Opening Weekend vs. Purdue Fort Wayne and then slugged two more at Kennesaw State. In Sunday's win over Villanova, he hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie and send the Panthers to their third straight victory. Ryerson is a junior college transfer from Gulf Coast State, where he was the 2021 Panhandle Conference Player of the Year.

> Super senior shortstop Griffin Cheney is the Panthers' leading hitter with a .422 average, including four homers and eight RBI. He is second in the Sun Belt in average and third in homers.

> Saturday starter Chandler Dawson (1-0) has not allowed a run in two starts in 2022, covering 9.1 innings. Over his last 11 appearances dating back to last April, the sophomore right-hander is 4-0 with one save and a 1.17 ERA in 30.2 innings.

> Midweek starter Camren Landry has performed well in his first three career starts, compiling a 2.35 ERA with 20 strikeouts and just two walks in 15.1 innings. He earned his first victory of the season with four scoreless innings in 4-1 win at Wofford. Against No. 10 Georgia Tech, he struck out nine in six innings while allowing just four hits and zero earned runs. His nine strikeouts are the most by any Panther hurler since Hunter Gaddis in 2019.

> Third-year head coach Brad Stromdahl took over the Georgia State program in 2020 after seven seasons as the head coach at Georgia Gwinnett, where he started the program from scratch in 2013 and compiled a record of 328-104. He led the Grizzlies to the Avista-NAIA World Series three times, including his last two years (2018-19). Before going to Georgia Gwinnett in November 2011, Stromdahl spent five seasons (2007-11) as an assistant coach at Georgia State.
> Georgia State leads the series 5-3. The teams are meeting for the first time since 2019, when Presbterian swept a home-and-home, 14-4 and 11-7.

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Players Mentioned

#21 Griffin Cheney: INF; 5' 11"; Sophomore; R/R

#22 Hunter Gaddis: RHP; 6' 6"; Junior; R/R

#34 Chandler Dawson: RHP; 6' 1"; Sophomore; R/R

#1 Cameron Jones: LHP/OF; 6' 1"; Sophomore; R/L

#18 Camren Landry: RHP; 6' 4"; Sophomore; R/R

#40 Dylan Matela: RHP; 6' 4"; Redshirt Sophomore; R/R

#45 Brandon Kaminer: LHP; 6' 3"; Graduate Student; L/L

#23 Max Ryerson: OF; 6' 3"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#21 Griffin Cheney
: 5' 11"; Sophomore; R/R
: INF

#22 Hunter Gaddis
: 6' 6"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#34 Chandler Dawson
: 6' 1"; Sophomore; R/R
: RHP

#1 Cameron Jones
: 6' 1"; Sophomore; R/L
: LHP/OF

#18 Camren Landry
: 6' 4"; Sophomore; R/R
: RHP

#40 Dylan Matela
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Sophomore; R/R
: RHP

#45 Brandon Kaminer
: 6' 3"; Graduate Student; L/L
: LHP

#23 Max Ryerson
: 6' 3"; Junior; R/R
: OF