ATLANTA – Building the most highly-regarded signing class in program history, Georgia State baseball head coach Brad Stromdahl and his staff have added four junior college talents during the spring signing period to join the eight signees inked last fall.
 
The Panthers have added left-handed hitting first baseman Ryan Allen from Redlands (Okla.) CC as well as pitchers Jet Kern, a right-hander from Georgia Highlands College, Andrew Moore, a righty from Chipola (Fla.) College, and lefty Dylan Collins from Bossier Parrish (La.) CC.
 
Combined with the fall signing class, the Panthers will welcome three speedy outfielders, four right-handed pitchers, one left-handed pitcher, three infielders and a two-way player as a catcher and pitcher. Eight of the 12 are from Georgia.
 
"We are extremely excited as a coaching staff with the addition on these student-athletes," said Stromdahl, who took over the program last summer and guided the Panthers to a 9-7 record in 2020 in his first season.
 
"They each fill a specific need and will help to build upon the foundation for Georgia State Baseball. With these additions, we feel we can make an immediate impact in the Sun Belt Conference next season. I am so thankful for all the hard work and effort put into this process from both the incoming players and our coaching staff. 
 
"The future is very bright for Panther Baseball!"
 
 
2019-20 SPRING SIGNEES
 
RYAN ALLEN
1B | L/R | Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie/Redlands CC)
 
Left-handed hitting first baseman from Redlands (Okla.) CC ... Hit .327 with 17 RBI in 18 games in 2020 ... Had eight extra-bases hits, including one homer and seven doubles, and scored 11 runs ... Hit .273 as a freshman with five homers, eight doubles and a triple ... Drove in 34 runs, scored 25 and drew 31 walks ... Had a .994 fielding percentage with just one error in 163 chances ... Prep standout at Waxahachie (Texas) High School.
 
DYLAN COLLINS
LHP | L/L | Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County/Bossier Parrish CC)
 
Left-handed pitcher from Bossier Parrish (La.) CC ... Posted a 3-2 record with a 3.96 ERA in five 2020 starts ... Struck out 37 in 25.0 innings with just six walks ... Made 13 appearances as a freshman in 2019, including four starts, and went 5-4 with a 4.83 ERA, highlighted by a one-hit shutout vs. Northeast Texas ... Rated the No. 18 left-handed pitcher in Georgia by Perfect Game coming out of Colquitt County High School … 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Southeast Region (honorable mention).
 
JET KERN
RHP | R/R | Roswell, Ga. (Roswell/Georgia Highlands)
 
Right-handed pitcher from Georgia Highlands College ... In seven appearances in 2020, he allowed ZERO runs and collected five saves ... Struck out 15 in 7.2 innings ... Also hit .455 with two doubles, seven RBI and six runs scored in just 11 at-bats ...Spent his freshman season at Chattanooga State and went 2-0 with one save and 12 strikeouts in 11.1 innings ... At the plate he was 5-for-13 with two doubles and four RBI at the plate ... Played at Roswell High School … 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Southeast Region (honorable mention).
 
ANDREW MOORE
RHP | R/R | Flovilla, Ga. (Jackson/Chipola College)
 
Right-handed pitcher who compiled a 3-2 record with 3.86 ERA as a sophomore at Chipola (Fla.) College in 2020 ... Struck out 48 in a team-leading 35.0 innings (12.34 K/9) ... Went 4-4 with one save and a 4.56 ERA as a freshman in 2019 ...Played at Jackson High School … 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Southeast Region (second team).
 
 
 
2019-20 FALL SIGNEES
 
RAFAEL ACOSTA
RHP | R/R | 6-2, 215 | Santo Domingo, D.R. (Florida Prep Academy/Eastern Florida State)
 
Right-handed pitcher from Eastern Florida State College, which also produced current Panthers Elian Merejo and Pablo Barquero ... Posted a 1-3 record with one save and a 3.60 ERA in 2020 … Struck out 32 in 25 innings with just six walks … Compiled a 2.89 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 18.2 innings as a freshman ... Played at Florida Prep Academy.
 
LAVOISIER FISHER
OF | L/R | 6-3, 190 | Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett/Georgia Highlands)
 
Left-handed hitting outfielder with outstanding speed … Set single-season and career records for stolen bases at Georgia Highlands College … In two seasons, he compiled a .430 on-base percentage with 37 stolen bases, 55 runs scored and seven home runs … Played in 19 games in 2020 and hit .298 with 11 stolen bases and 17 runs scored … As a freshman, he hit .277 with five homers and 27 RBI... Also scored 38 runs and stole 26 bases in 2019 ... Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 37th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft ... Hit .344 with three homers and 34 RBI as a senior at North Gwinnett.
 
KYLE HILTON
C-RHP | R/R | 6-0, 190 | Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian Prep)
 
Rated among the top 10 catchers and top 100 overall prospects in Georgia, according to Perfect Game ... Named to 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Southeast Region (honorable mention) … Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American in 2018 (honorable mention) and 2019 (high honorable mention) ... Hit .459 as a junior in 2019, helping Savannah Christian advance to the Class A Private state finals ... Led Savannah Christian to state title as a freshman ... Has a 30-2 record on the mound for his first three seasons ... Played for Team Georgia, an all-star team of the top 20 juniors in the state, in the summer of 2019.
 
JORDAN MILLER
INF | R/R | 6-3, 200 | Atlanta, Ga. (IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla.)
 
Rated the No. 5 third baseman in Georgia by Perfect Game ... Named to 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Southeast Region (honorable mention) … Two-time Perfect Game Underclass All-American (honorable mention) in 2018 and 2019 ...
 
MASON PATEL
RHP | R/R | 6-1, 190 | Knoxville, Tenn. (Webb School)
 
Pitching prospect who is ranked the No. 14 right-handed pitcher and No. 40 overall prospect in Tennessee by Perfect Game ... Named to 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Southeast Region (honorable mention) … Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American in 2018 (honorable mention) and 2019 (high honorable mention) ... 2019 All-District and All-Region selection at The Webb School.
 
 
DALTON PEARSON
OF | R/R | 5-11, 185 | John's Creek, Ga. (John's Creek)
 
Speedy outfielder who is rated the No. 13 overall prospect in Georgia and the No. 4 outfielder in the state by Perfect Game, which also tabs him among the nation's 200 players and the No. 32 outfielder ... 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason High Honorable Mention All-America and All-Southeast Region first-team … Three-time Perfect Game Underclass All-American, including second-team honors in 2019 and high honorable mention recognition in 2017 and 2018 ... Honorable mention all-state selection in Class AAAAAA by Georgia Dugout Preview ... Also an all-state football player, earning first-team honors in 2019 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an athlete and by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) as a receiver … All-area and all-region honoree who caught 13 touchdown catches in 2019, including 163 yards and three TDs in win over Centennial.
 
JONATHAN PONDER
OF | R/R | 6-0, 160 | Lawrenceville, Ga. (Parkview)
 
Ranked as the No. 8 outfielder and No. 23 prospect in Georgia by Perfect Game ... Nationally, Perfect Game rates him No. 51 among outfielders and No. 310 overall ... 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason High Honorable Mention All-America and All-Southeast Region second-team … Two-time Perfect Game Underclass All-American, including third-team honors in 2019 and high honorable mention recognition in 2018 ... Helped Parkview High School to back-to-back state titles in Class AAAAAAA, Georgia's largest classification.
 
ASHBY SMITH
INF | R/R | 6-0, 190 | Gaffney, S.C. (Gaffney/Gulf Coast State)
 
Spent the 2019 season at Presbyterian, where he started 44 games ... Hit .276 with 13 doubles, one triple and five home runs… Drove in 30 runs and scored 29 runs… Named Big South Freshman of the Week (April 8, 2019) ... All-region and second-team all-state selection at Gaffney (S.C.) High School … Hit .412 with five home runs and 41 RBI…Also played quarterback for the football team.