Griffin Cheney
Dale Zanine Photography
9
Winner Middle Tennessee MT 23-19
7
Georgia State GSU 25-21
Winner
Middle Tennessee MT
23-19
9
Final
7
Georgia State GSU
25-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Middle Tennessee MT 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 9 13 1
Georgia State GSU 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 7 13 0

W: Brycen Thomas (1-1) L: Watson, Ryan (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Panthers Fall 9-7 to Middle Tennessee State

Cheney Hits 13th Homer

ATLANTA -- Georgia State fell to Middle Tennessee 9-7 Wednesday at the GSU Baseball Complex as the Blue Raiders scored three runs in the eighth inning.

Griffin Cheney homered and drove in two runs for the Panthers (25-21), and Max Ryerson added two RBI.

Cheney's 13th homer of the season was a solo shot in the first inning for a 1-0 GSU lead. The super senior infielder is second in the Sun Belt in home runs, behind only Ryerson with 16.

After falling behind 3-1, Georgia State scored five in fourth, capped by Ryerson's two-run single, to take a 6-3 lead. 

Freshman shortstop Trent Reddick delivered a run-scoring double to give the Panthers a 7-5 lead with two outs in the fifth inning. Moments later, the game entered an weather delay that last an hour and 20 minutes.

After the resumption, the Blue Raiders (23-19) scored one in the sixth before taking the lead for good with three in the eighth.

Georgia State opens a Sun Belt Conference home series vs. Appalachian State on Friday at 6 p.m. at the GSU Baseball Complex. 
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