2021 Georgia State Panthers baseball team

2021 Georgia State Panthers baseball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record18–37 (12–12 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Taylor
  • Dalton Martinez
Home stadiumGeorgia State Baseball Complex
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
South Alabama  x‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9   .625 36 – 22   .621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 34 – 23   .596
Troy  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 27 – 26   .509
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 21 – 31   .404
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 18 – 37   .327
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 27 – 24   .529
West Division
Louisiana  x‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 32 – 23   .582
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 27 – 30   .474
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 26 – 26   .500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 21 – 30   .412
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 19 – 30   .388
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 36   .368
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


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

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Signing Day Recruits

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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

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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.[3]

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

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  • 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)

Personnel

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Roster

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2021 Georgia State Panthers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 Mason Patel - Freshman
  • 4 Seth Clark - Sophomore
  • 5 Brandon Haston - Freshman
  • 7 Joseph Brandon - Sophomore
  • 12 Dawson Sweatt - Sophomore
  • 16 Griffin Bonner - Sophomore
  • 17 Michael Cherwenka - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 20 Chad Treadway - Freshman
  • 22 Pablo Barquero - Junior
  • 23 Tyler Koch - Senior
  • 25 Ryan Watson - Sophomore
  • 26 Trey Horton - Junior
  • 27 Cameron Jones - Freshman
  • 29 Jacob Riordan - Sophomore
  • 33 Rafael Acosta - Sophomore
  • 34 Chandler Dawson - Freshman
  • 35 Camren Landry - Freshman
  • 37 Jet Kern - Sophomore
  • 38 John Kirchner - Freshman
  • 39 Duncan Lutz - Freshman
  • 40 Dylan Matela - Redshirt Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 8 Tanner Gallman - Junior
  • 13 Kyle Hilton - Freshman
  • 15 Blaine Marchman - Freshman
  • 18 Eilan Merejo - Senior
  • 19 Will Goldberg - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 28 Dalton Davies - Senior
  • 45 Danny Grillo - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 6 Kalen Puckett - Junior
  • 10 Preston Joye - Freshman
  • 14 Will Mize - Freshman
  • 21 Griffin Cheney - Junior
  • 24 DeAngelo Abboud - Junior
  • 31 Ryan Glass - Junior
  • 38 Branson Bowling - Sophomore
  • 41 Ashby Smith - Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 3 Kyle Riesselmann - Freshman
  • 9 Dalton Pearson - Freshman
  • 11 Jonathan Ponder - Freshman
  • 42 Lavoisier Fisher - Sophomore
  • 44 Josh Smith - Sophomore

Coaching staff

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2021 Georgia State Panthers coaching staff
  • Brad Stromdahl – Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Matt Taylor – Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 2nd year
  • Dalton Martinez – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Brandon Frazier – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Dean Sando – Director of Baseball Operations – 2nd year

Schedule and results

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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 Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC 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 Rank 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 Rank 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 Rank 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
May 8 at Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN Game cancelled
May 9 at Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN 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:[5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason

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Conference accolades

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  • 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:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Panthers Add Pitching-Rich Class in Fall Signing Period". Georgia State University. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Georgia State University. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Baseball Schedule". Georgia State University. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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