GSU SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS
What you need to know:
* Georgia State lost 7-0 and 9-0 (6) Sunday to No. 3/4 Auburn in Auburn, Ala.
* The Panthers held the powerful Auburn offense in Game 1 to just five hits.
* GSU hosts Boston College Wednesday at Panthersville.
AUBURN, Ala. – Georgia State (11-10) was swept in the doubleheader at No. 3/4 Auburn (20-1) Sunday to wrap up the Wilson/Demarini Classic at Jane B. Moore Field. The Panthers return home to host Boston College Wednesday at Panthersville.
Game 1: Georgia State 0, Auburn 7
Senior Katie Worley got the start and took a no-hitter into the third inning before giving up a two-run home run. That would be her only hit allowed as Worley went 3.0 innings and recorded three strikeouts, but was hit with her second loss of the season.
Georgia State had runners in scoring position in the second and sixth innings, but couldn't come up with the big hit. Ivie Drake led off the sixth with a single to extend her hitting streak to a team-best 11 games.
Auburn took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth before breaking open the game with four hits and two GSU errors to go up by the final score of 7-0.
Entering the weekend, Auburn's offense was averaging more than 11 hits per game. Worley, combined with Chelsea Stanfield and Taylor Thorpe, held the Tigers to just five hits in Sunday's contest.
Game 2: Auburn 9, Georgia State 0 (6 innings)
Sophomore Annie Davis went four innings and gave up four runs on four hits. The Panther offense was held to just two hits while the Tigers finished with 11. Georgia State stayed close until the Tigers posted back-to-back three-run frames in the fifth and sixth innings to take the 9-0 lead.
Mandy Blackwell and Morgan Brown recorded the lone hits for GSU in the second game. Ivie Drake's 11-game hitting streak was snapped just two games shy of tying her career-best 13-game streak from 2015.
Georgia State is back at home for another midweek matchup Wednesday as Boston College comes to Atlanta.
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