The 2020 Georgia State Panthers baseball team represented Georgia State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers played their home games at Georgia State Baseball Complex and were led by first year head coach Brad Stromdahl.
On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Preseason
Signing Day Recruits
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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released sometime on January 30, 2020 and the Panthers were picked to finish sixth in the East Division.
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Coaches poll (East)
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Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
South Alabama |
62 (6)
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2 |
Coastal Carolina |
61 (4)
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3 |
Georgia Southern |
50 (2)
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4 |
Troy |
41
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5 |
Appalachian State |
23
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6 |
Georgia State |
15
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors
No players were chosen to the Preseason team
Personnel
Roster
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2020 Georgia State Panthers roster
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Pitchers
- 4 Seth Clark - Sophomore
- 5 Brandon Haston - Freshman
- 7 Joseph Brandon - Sophomore
- 13 Emir Garrett - Redshirt Sophomore
- 16 Griffin Bonner - Sophomore
- 17 Michael Cherwenka - Junior
- 20 Chad Treadway - Freshman
- 22 Pablo Barquero - Junior
- 23 Tyler Koch - Senior
- 25 Ryan Watson - Sophomore
- 26 Trey Horton - Junior
- 27 Cameron Jones - Freshman
- 33 Austin Ross - Redshirt Freshman
- 34 Chandler Dawson - Freshman
- 35 Camren Landry - Freshman
- 39 Duncan Lutz - Freshman
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Catchers
- 8 Tanner Gallman - Junior
- 15 Blaine Marchman - Freshman
- 18 Elian Merejo - Senior
- 19 Will Goldberg - Redshirt Sophomore
- 28 Dalton Davies - Senior
Infielders
- 1 Jackson Sisk - Sophomore
- 2 Daino Deas - Redshirt Senior
- 6 Kalen Puckett - Junior
- 14 Will Mize - Freshman
- 21 Griffin Cheney - Junior
- 24 DeAngelo Abboud - Junior
- 31 Ryan Glass - Junior
Outfielders
- 3 Kyle Riesselmann - Freshman
- 9 Terrell Frazier - Redshirt Junior
- 11 Brandon Hill - Senior
- 44 Josh Smith - Sophomore
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Coaching staff
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2020 Georgia State Panthers coaching staff
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- Brad Stromdahl – Head Coach – 1st year
- Matt Taylor – Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 1st year
- Dalton Martinez – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year
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Schedule and results
Legend
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Georgia State win
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Georgia State loss
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Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
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Bold |
Georgia State team member
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2020 Georgia State Panthers Baseball Game Log
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Regular Season (9-7)
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March (4-3)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/Stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall Record
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SBC Record
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Mar. 1 |
East Tennessee State |
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Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN |
L 7-18 |
Stuart (1-1) |
Watson (1-1) |
Bollenbacher (1) |
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401 |
5-5 |
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Mar. 1 |
East Tennessee State |
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Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN |
L 4-5 (10 inn) |
Mercer (2-0) |
Treadway (0-1) |
None |
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407 |
5-6 |
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Mar. 4 |
Georgia Tech |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Game postponed due to inclement weather
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Mar. 6 |
North Alabama |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
W 6-5 |
Brandon (2-0) |
Moore (0-1) |
None |
ESPN+ |
297 |
6-6 |
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Mar. 7 |
North Alabama |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
W 9-4 |
Watson (2-1) |
Laws (0-3) |
None |
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346 |
7-6 |
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Mar. 8 |
North Alabama |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
W 3-1 |
Jones (2-1) |
Best (1-3) |
Brandon (1) |
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367 |
8-6 |
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Mar. 10 |
Mercer |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
L 5-9 |
Farmer (2-0) |
Haston (1-1) |
None |
ESPN+ |
231 |
8-7 |
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Mar. 11 |
UNC Asheville |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
W 10-7 |
Lutz (1-0) |
Serricchio (0-2) |
Landry (1) |
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201 |
9-7 |
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Mar. 13 |
South Alabama |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 14 |
South Alabama |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 15 |
South Alabama |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 17 |
Tennessee |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 20 |
at UT Arlington |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 21 |
at UT Arlington |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 22 |
at UT Arlington |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 25 |
Kennesaw State |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 27 |
Louisiana |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 28 |
Louisiana |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 29 |
Louisiana |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Mar. 31 |
at No. 3 Georgia |
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Foley Field • Athens, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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April (0-0)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/Stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall Record
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SBC Record
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Apr. 3 |
Little Rock |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 4 |
Little Rock |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 5 |
Little Rock |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 7 |
Presbyterian |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 9 |
at Troy |
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Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 10 |
at Troy |
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Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 11 |
at Troy |
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Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 15 |
at Mercer |
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Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 17 |
Texas State |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 18 |
Texas State |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 19 |
Texas State |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 21 |
at Presbyterian |
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Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 24 |
at Arkansas State |
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Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 25 |
at Arkansas State |
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Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 26 |
at Arkansas State |
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Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Apr. 29 |
at Kennesaw State |
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Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May (0–0)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/Stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall Record
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SBC Record
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May 1 |
at Coastal Carolina |
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Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 2 |
at Coastal Carolina |
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Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 3 |
at Coastal Carolina |
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Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 5 |
at Georgia Tech |
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Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 6 |
Georgia Tech |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 8 |
Appalachian State |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 9 |
Appalachian State |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 10 |
Appalachian State |
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Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 12 |
at UNC Asheville |
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Greenwood Baseball Field • Asheville, NC |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 14 |
at Georgia Southern |
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J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 15 |
at Georgia Southern |
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J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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May 16 |
at Georgia Southern |
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J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Post-Season (0–0)
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- Schedule Source:[7]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
References