What you need to know:
* Georgia State swept Saturday's doubleheader from Texas State at Panthersville.
* The Panthers are 18-12 (4-1 SBC) this season and have won seven in a row.
* The series finale is Sunday at noon.
ATLANTA – Georgia State's softball team took both games in a doubleheader Saturday against Texas State at the Bob Heck Softball Complex in Panthersville to extend its winning streak to seven games. The Panthers (18-12, 4-1 SBC) held the Bobcats (20-9, 1-4 SBC) to one run in Game 1 and shutout Texas State in Game 2.
Game 1 | Georgia State 4, Texas State 1
Sophomore Annie Davis got the start in the first game and went the distance, holding the Bobcats to one run on five hits. GSU scored all four of its runs in the sixth inning. Down 1-0 to the Bobcats, sophomore Ivie Drake hit her team-leading seventh home run of the season over the left field wall to tie the game. One batter later, Senior Taylor Anderson hit another solo shot, giving GSU the 2-1 advantage. Mandy Blackwell and Morgan Brown then belted back-to-back RBI-doubles to put the Panthers in front 4-1. GSU had just one hit before the home half of the sixth.
Davis finished off Texas State in the seventh and improved to 4-3 on the season with the win.
Game 2 | Georgia State 2, Texas State 0
The Panthers and Bobcats were locked in a pitchers' duel for most of the second contest. The Panthers took advantage of some key Bobcat mistakes to manufacture a run in the bottom of the third to break the scoreless tie. Starting pitcher Katie Worley allowed just one hit and no runs before being relieved by Amanda Chance with no outs in the fifth. Chance slammed the door shut, giving up two hits but no runs, to record her first career save and help Worley move her record to 7-4 on the year.
The second Panther run was also assisted by a Texas State mistake. Anderson reached on an error by the second baseman and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. That allowed Anderson to score on a Kensey Caldwell RBI-single with two outs.
Georgia State has now won seven in a row, the longest win streak of the season. The Panthers and Bobcats finish the three-game series Sunday at noon. Admission to the Bob Heck Softball Complex is FREE.
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