NEW ORLEANS -- The Georgia State baseball team fell Sunday at New Orleans by a final score of 8-4 as the Privateers won the series, two games to one.
Junior transfer Tyler Roche (0-1) got the ball to start for Georgia State (1-2) and struck out six in 3.2 innings. He allowed four runs, including three earned, on four hits.
UNO (2-1) starter Caleb Seroski threw five scoreless innings to earn the victory, allowing just two hits and no walks with four strikeouts.
Freshman Sam Schofield was a bright spot for the Panthers, coming out of the bullpen and throwing one shutout inning, allowing no hits, with no walks and two strikeouts in his collegiate debut.
At the plate, the Panthers were led by junior JoJo Jackson, who went 1-for-3 on the day with a triple, a walk and two RBI. Senior Ryan Dyal was 2-for-5 with a double.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
UNO scored eight runs on nine hits, taking advantage of six walks, two hit batters, four wild pitches and two errors by the Panthers.
Leading 1-0, New Orleans scored three runs in the fourth, and then added one in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh.
Georgia State finally got on the board in the seventh on an RBI-groundout by Michael Maginnis. In the eighth, the Panthers managed to string together three hits, including JoJo Jackson's 2-run triple to the right field corner. Will Patota brought home the fourth run with a groundout.
GAME NOTES
» Georgia State's highest scoring inning was the eighth, when it pushed three runs across.
» Georgia State pitchers limited New Orleans to just 2-for-13 (.154) with runners in scoring position.
» Georgia State pitchers faced 40 New Orleans hitters in the game, allowing 11 ground balls and two fly balls while striking out 10.
» Jackson led the Panthers at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
» New Orleans was led offensively by senior Victor Castillo, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
UP NEXT
Georgia State's home opener is Tuesday, when the Panthers host Georgia in a 3 p.m. game at the GSU Baseball Complex.
