ATLANTA – Cole Roberts threw for six innings and Georgia State took an early 3-0 lead before falling 7-3 to No.6 Georgia at the GSU Baseball Complex on Wednesday night.

Making his first collegiate start, Roberts held the Bulldogs scoreless for five innings before allowing three runs in the sixth.  His final line saw him pitch 6.0 innings, allowing three runs on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts, also a career-high.

Looking for their first home win over a ranked team since their doubleheader victory over No. 14 West Virginia in 2021, Georgia State (6-2) jumped out front in the second inning with three runs on three hits.  William Maginnis started the inning with a one-out double and advanced to third on an error and scored on a base-hit up the middle by Colin Hynek.  John Beverly then walked before Nick Garagozzo roped a triple down the right field line to score two more runs and make it 3-0.

From there, the Panther bats went cold as seven Georgia (9-1) pitchers combined to hold the Panthers scoreless for the remainder of the game.  The Bulldogs tied the game with three runs on three hits in the sixth and took the lead for good with four more runs on one hit and three walks in the seventh.

Slate Alford and Tre Phelps each hit a two-run home run to lead UGA at the plate.

Georgia State will open their three-game series with Alabama A&M at the GSU Baseball Complex on Friday, February 28 at 6 p.m.