ATLANTA -- Brad Stromdahl makes his debut as the Georgia State head coach as the Panthers open the 2020 season Friday at 4 p.m. against Cincinnati in the Atlanta Challenge at the GSU Baseball Complex.
The sixth annual Atlanta Challenge brings Cincinnati, a 2019 NCAA Regional team, as well as St. John's and Saint Peter's to Atlanta to play one game each at Georgia State, Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State. After opening against the Bearcats, GSU hosts St. John's Saturday at 2 p.m. and Saint Peter's Sunday at 1 p.m.
A former Georgia State assistant coach, Stromdahl takes over the program after seven seasons as the head coach at nearby Georgia Gwinnett, a program that he built from scratch beginning in 2013.