What You Need to Know:
• Jarrett Hood drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-run single in the sixth inning to lift GSU to a 4-3 win over Kennesaw State.
• Alex Hegner (win) and Clayton Payne (save) combined to finish the game with 4.1 innings of scoreless relief.
• GSU hosts Sun Belt leader South Alabama for a weekend series beginning Friday at 6 p.m.
ATLANTA -- Jarrett Hood's bases-loaded, two-run single in the sixth inning gave Georgia State the lead, and Alex Hegner and Clayton Payne finished the game with scoreless relief as the Panthers defeated Kennesaw State 4-3 Wednesday at the GSU Baseball Complex.