Ask Ryan Blanton about his favorite moments in a Georgia State baseball uniform, and the former center fielder mentions two home runs that bookend his four-year career from 2014-17.
"My first home run at Ole Miss," he says, recalling the blast he hit in just his seventh collegiate game to help the Panthers to a memorable 6-4 road win over the nationally-ranked Rebels. With GSU holding a one-run lead in the eighth inning, the left-handed hitting freshman pulled an 0-2 pitch down the line and over the fence for a key insurance run.
"In the moment, it all happened so fast, it's kind of hard to remember.