SCHEDULE UPDATE: Sunday's Game 3 of the series has been moved to Saturday as the teams will play a doubleheader beginning Saturday at 1 p.m.
ATLANTA -- Georgia State fell 13-2 to Samford in the opener of a three-game series at the GSU Baseball Complex.
Samford (5-3) jumped in front with three runs in the third inning, but the Panthers (3-6) answered with one in the bottom of the inning. Enrique Ferrer singled, moved to third on wild pickoff throw and scored on a groundout by Daino Deas.
But the Bulldogs pulled away with three runs in the fourth and six in the fifth.