Game 17 vs. Syracuse | Tampa, Fla. | March 3 | 11:30 a.m. ET
Game 18 at South Florida | Tampa, Fla. | March 3 | 2 p.m. ET
Game 19 vs. Villanova | Clearwater, Fla. | March 4 | 12:30 p.m. ET
Game 20 vs. Hartford | Clearwater, Fla. | March 4 | 3 p.m. ET
Game 21 vs. Central Michigan | Clearwater, Fla. | March 5 | 11:30 a.m. ET
Georgia State Panthers
Overall: 10-6 Sun Belt: 0-0
H: 2-4 A: 2-2 N: 6-0
Streak: L1 Last 10: 6-4
Syracuse Orange
Overall: 9-5 ACC: 0-0
H: 0-0 A: 0-2 N: 9-3
Streak: W3 Last 10: 7-3
South Florida Bulls
Overall: 9-5 AAC: 0-0
H: 4-2 A: 1-0 N: 4-3
Streak: W1 Last 10: 6-4
Villanova Wildcats
Overall: 3-2 Big East: 0-0
H: 0-0 A: 0-0 N: 3-2
Streak: W1 Last 10: 3-2
Hartford Hawks
Overall: 2-2 American East: 0-0
H: 0-0 A: 2-0 N: 0-2
Streak: W1 Last 10: 2-2
Central Michigan Chippewas
Overall: 4-6 MAC: 0-0
H: 0-0 A: 0-1 N: 4-5
Streak: W3 Last 10: 4-6
Game Info
Live stats available on GeorgiaStateSports.com for the Syracuse and South Florida contests.
Leading Off
• Georgia State went 3-3 last week with wins over Mercer, Illinois and Omaha.
• The Panthers run-ruled Illinois and Omaha last week. Four of GSU's 10 wins have now come by run-rule.
• On Friday in Game 2 of a doubleheader versus Illinois, Ivie Drake hit her 39th career home run to break Georgia State's career home run record of 38 set by Callie Alford in 2015.
• Ivie Drake leads the team in hitting with a .381 average and Megan Litumbe and Kensey Caldwell are tied with 13 RBI each.
• Mandy Chance leads the pitching staff with a 2.91 ERA and a 3-1 record through 33.2 innings.
• Ivie Drake is 15th in the country in walks, averaging one a game.
• As a team, the Panthers average 1.69 doubles per game which ranks 33rd in the country.
• Georgia State is hitting .296 as a team, second best in the Sun Belt.
• Georgia State has already played four extra inning games this season, going 3-1 in those contests.
• Ivie Drake was named to every major preseason Top 50 list including Flo Softball, D1 Softball and USA Softball.
• Ivie Drake, Mandy Blackwell and Megan Litumbe were named preseason All-Sun Belt. Only Louisiana had more players named to the team.
• Georgia State was voted to finish fourth in the Sun Belt this season.
• The Panthers return 16 letterwinners from 2016 and welcome nine newcomers including seven freshmen.
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