ATLANTA – Will Mize homered to back outstanding pitching by Cameron Jones and Chandler Dawson and lead the Panthers to a 2-1 victory over Coastal Carolina in Friday's Sun Belt Conference series opener at the GSU Baseball Complex.
With the win, Georgia State (12-32, 7-9 Sun Belt) now stands three games ahead of the Chanticleers (19-18, 3-7 Sun Belt) in the Sun Belt East Division standings.
Jones and Dawson, a pair of second-year freshmen and former high school teammates at Houston County High School in Warner Robins, combined to allow just one run on two hits with 11 strikeouts.