What you need to know:
* Georgia State moved to 19-15 as the Panthers lost Game 1, but held Furman scoreless in Game 2 to split the doubleheader.
* The Panthers are 19-15 (4-2 SBC) this season and will face South Alabama in Mobile this weekend.
* GSU owns the all-time series with Furman with a 44-27 record.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Georgia State split the doubleheader Wednesday at Furman to move to 19-15 on the season. The Panthers fell 10-4 in Game 1, but rallied to take the second game 4-0.
Game 1: GSU 4, Furman 10
Georgia State jumped out to a 2-0 lead as Kensey Caldwell doubled to the right field wall with one out in the first inning, scoring Reagan Morgan and Ivie Drake to put GSU on the board. Furman responded with a run in the bottom of the first to make it a 2-1 score.
The Panthers retook the lead with a big, two-out hit off the bat of Morgan in top of the fourth. Morgan lined a ball to the right fielder who couldn't come up with it on a diving play, allowing Remington Hasty and Brenna Skalski to score. Down 4-2, Furman once again had a response and plated three to take its first lead of the game.
The Paladins broke it open with a five-run fifth. The big inning was assisted by two wild pitches as Furman scored its five runs on just four hits and went on to win the game 10-4.
Game 2: GSU 4, Furman 0
Nearly mimicking Game 1, the second leg began with a Drake walk and Morgan single. The Panthers struck for three runs on three hits in the inning, helped by a Furman error. GSU threatened in the top of the fourth with runners on second and third and nobody out, but a strikeout ended the threat to keep the score 3-0.
The Paladins went to their bullpen in the fifth after a leadoff single by Taylor Anderson. Morgan Brown delivered her third hit of the game, a one-out single through the left side with the bases loaded to score one and make it 4-0, but that would be it as the Panthers left the bases full.
Katie Worley (8-4, 2.72) got the start and continued her recent run of success, holding Furman scoreless over four innings and giving up just three hits. The senior's scoreless streak now sits at 13 innings. Amanda Chance came on in relief, her third appearance in two games. Chance kept the shutout in place and recorded her second career save with three frames of shutout softball.
With the Game 2 win, GSU is now 14-2 when scoring first. The Panthers are on the road again this weekend for a three-game series at South Alabama on Saturday and Sunday.
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