GEORGIA STATE (22-25, 10-14) at. KENNESAW STATE (22-22, 11-13)
May 5 | 6:00 P.M. | ESPN+ | Kennesaw, Ga.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
Georgia State: #31 LHP Cooper Lewis (8.10 ERA)
Kennesaw State: #30 RHP Cole Royer (10.22 ERA)
Georgia State travels to Kennesaw State on Tuesday for its final midweek game of the season. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.. and will be streamed on ESPN+
The Panthers enter the matchup at 22-25 overall and 10-14 in Sun Belt play after a weekend series at Louisiana, while Kennesaw State comes in at 22-22 overall and 11-13 in Conference USA play.
Georgia State will send freshman left-hander Cooper Lewis to the mound. Lewis has made 13 appearances this season and has recorded 29 strikeouts in 16.2 innings. Kennesaw State is scheduled to start right-hander Cole Royer, who has appeared in 10 games with five starts.
Panthers at the Plate
Georgia State is hitting .259 as a team with 287 runs, 398 hits, and 28 home runs this season.
John Beverley continues to lead the Panthers offensively with a .368 batting average and 32 stolen bases. Beverley leads the Sun Belt in stolen bases and ranks among the national leaders. Wills Maginnis has added six home runs, 35 RBI, and 19 stolen bases, while Hunter Carlson leads the team with 36 RBI. Wesley Bass is hitting .317 with a team-best .935 OPS, and Cole Griffith has added a .320 average with 10 doubles and 20 RBI.
Panthers on the Mound
Georgia State enters the game with a 6.29 team ERA and 370 strikeouts.
Jake Hembree leads the staff with a 3.32 ERA and 50 strikeouts, while Will Bartkoski has posted a 3.43 ERA with four saves out of the bullpen. Michael Caruso has also logged 51.2 innings and leads the team with five wins. Lewis will get the start on Tuesday as the Panthers look to build momentum heading into the final two conference weekends.
Scouting Kennesaw State
Kennesaw State enters the midweek hitting .273 as a team with 262 runs and 47 home runs. Cooper Williams leads the Owls with a .330 batting average and 19 stolen bases, while Jackson Chirello is hitting .323 with 12 home runs and 38 RBI. Chris Cole has added a .295 average and 16 stolen bases, and Trenton Lyons has produced 16 doubles.
On the mound, Kennesaw State holds a 6.23 team ERA. Royer is scheduled to start and has made 10 appearances with five starts this season.
Tuesday's game is the only scheduled meeting between Georgia State and Kennesaw State this season. The Owls won last year's meeting, 6-5, after scoring the go-ahead run in the eighth inning.
