NORFORK, VA. -- Max Ryerson and Matt Ruiz homered, and Rafael Acosta, Joseph Brandon and Cameron Jones combined for the shutout as Georgia State won its fifth straight game with a 4-0 win at Old Dominion Friday at Bud Metheny Ballpark.
The win clinches the series for the Panthers (29-26, 16-13 Sun Belt) and is Georgia State's school-record 16th Sun Belt Conference victory.
Acosta, the senior right-hander, started and pitched six innings, allowing just four hits and one walk with three strikeouts.
Brandon, another senior righty, came on in the seventh and pitched two scoreless innings with three punchouts.