Trey Horton
Jett Parker
5
Winner Louisiana LA 21-16, 10-6 Sun Belt
4
Georgia State GSU 24-14, 10-6 Sun Belt
Winner
Louisiana LA
21-16, 10-6 Sun Belt
5
Final
4
Georgia State GSU
24-14, 10-6 Sun Belt
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisiana LA 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 11 0
Georgia State GSU 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 1

W: Hammond, Jake (2-0) L: Jones, Cameron (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Ryerson, Smith Homer But Panthers Fall to Louisiana in Series Opener

ATLANTA -- Max Ryerson and Josh Smith homered for Georgia State, but Louisiana scored the winning run on a solo homer in the top of the ninth inning to win 5-4 in their Sun Belt Conference series opener Friday at the GSU Baseball Complex.

Ryerson, the junior outfielder, hit his Sun Belt-leading 14th homer of the season with a two-run blast to straightaway center field in the third inning. That homer, one of three hits on the night for Ryerson, pulled the Panthers 24-14, 10-6 Sun Belt) within 3-2.

One inning later, catcher Kyle Hilton tied the game for GSU with a sacrifice fly. Then in the sixth, Smith's solo homer, his fifth of the season, gave Georgia State its first lead. Smith was 3-for-4 in the game.

Louisiana (21-16, 10-6 Sun Belt) got an RBI-single from Tyler Robertson in the seventh inning to tie the game at 5-all.

Georgia State starter Trey Horton turned in a solid outing, pitching 6.1 innings and allowing four runs with five strikeouts.

GSU reliever Cameron Jones (2-3) struck out five of the seven batters he face in the eighth and ninth innings but allowed the solo homer to Connor Kimple in the top of the ninth.

The series continues with a 4 p.m. game Saturday on ESPN+.
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