What you need to know:
* Georgia State (33-28, 13-11 SBC) upset tournament host South Alabama 3-2, but lost 9-1 to Texas State to end the 2016 season.
* The Panthers entered the tournament at the No. 4 seed, but will return to Atlanta with a third-place finish.
* Georgia State saw three seniors play their final games on Friday.
MOBILE, Ala. – Georgia State’s softball team saw its season come to an end Friday as the fourth-seeded Panthers were eliminated from the Sun Belt Tournament with a 9-1 defeat to third-seeded Texas State.