With the 2021 baseball season ready opening this weekend, Georgia State's top returnee, senior Elian Merejo, was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference team, as voted upon by the league head coaches.
Merejo, the senior from Orlando, Fla., who returned for a fifth season, was selected as the designated hitter on the preseason all-conference team but will also play in the outfield.
Georgia State opens the season by hosting 14th-ranked West Virginia for a four-game series, Friday through Sunday at the GSU Baseball Complex. Opening Day is Friday at 2 p.m.
"We're thrilled to have Elian back for another year as the anchor of our lineup," head coach Brad Stromdahl said.