Georgia State Panthers baseball

Georgia State Panthers
Founded: 1956
2013 Georgia State Panthers baseball team
University	Georgia State University
Conference	CAA
Location	Atlanta, GA
Head Coach	Greg Frady (7th year)
Home Stadium	GSU Baseball Complex (Capacity: 1,092)
Nickname	Panthers
Colors	Blue and White
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2009
Conference Tournament Champions
2009
Conference Champions
1996, 1998

The Georgia State Panthers baseball team represents Georgia State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team currently competes in the CAA. It first began competing in the Sun Belt Conference before moving to the TAAC. Beginning July 1st 2013, Georgia State will return to the Sun Belt Conference for all sports. The Panthers play their home games at Georgia State's Panthersville sports complex in the GSU Baseball Complex, and are currently coached by head coach Greg Frady.

History

The Georgia State Panthers baseball team first began playing in 1956 lead by head coach Herbert "Stony" Burgess. The team would begin competition in the newly formed Sun Belt Conference in 1979 before moving to the Trans American Athletic Conference (TAAC) in 1984. The team joined the CAA in 2006 and are currently still a member of that conference.

In its history, the team has been conference champions during the 1996 and 1998 season. Only during the 2009 season did the team win the conference tournament giving them an automatic birth into the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Beginning July 1st 2013, the Panthers will return to the Sun Belt Conference as a full member.

Stadium

The Panthers play in the 1,092-seat GSU Baseball Complex located in Panthersville, GA, several miles from the main Georgia State campus. The left field measures 334 feet, the center field measures 385, while right field measures 338 feet. The outfield wall came from the original Fulton County Stadium.

Head coaches

The Panthers have had 9 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:

	Coach	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %
9	Greg Frady	2007-	193	152	1	.559
8	Mike Hurst	1993-2006	293	432	0	.404
7	Kurt Seiburt	1992-1993	12	55	0	.179
6	Gary Nave	1982-1986	70	122	1	.365
5	Jim Dorsey	1980-1982	32	71	0	.311
4	Jack Humphrey	1978-1980	46	37	0	.554
3	Ron Kennett	1969-1972	16	75	0	.176
2	Archie Crenshaw	1964-1967	6	29	0	.171
1	Herbert "Stony" Burgess	1956-1960	23	24	0	.489

Baseball Seasons

	Year	Wins	Losses	Ties	Games	Championships
1	1966	1	8	0	9
2	1967	4	13	0	17
3	1968	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
4	1969	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
5	1970	6	17	0	23
6	1971	6	26	0	32
7	1972	4	31	0	35
8	1973	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
9	1974	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
10	1975	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
11	1976	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
12	1977	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
13	1978	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
14	1979	16	12	0	28
15	1980	30	25	0	55
16	1981	17	33	0	50
17	1982	17	38	0	55
18	1983	12	34	0	47
19	1984	22	31	1	54
20	1985	17	28	0	45
21	1986	23	29	0	52
22	1987	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
23	1988	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
24	1989	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
25	1990	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
26	1991	0	0	0	0	Program dormant
27	1992	2	30	0	32
28	1993	12	35	0	47
29	1994	12	42	0	54
30	1995	20	33	0	53
31	1996	21	32	0	53	TAAC East regular season winner
32	1997	23	30	0	53
33	1998	23	29	0	52	TAAC East regular season winner
34	1999	23	33	0	56
35	2000	31	28	0	59
36	2001	20	35	0	55
37	2002	24	32	0	56
38	2003	25	29	0	54
39	2004	18	36	0	54
40	2005	25	32	0	57
41	2006	26	31	0	57
42	2007	26	32	0	58
43	2008	33	23	0	56
44	2009	39	22	0	61	CAA Tournament Champions, NCAA Atlanta Regional
45	2010	34	23	0	57
46	2011	37	21	0	58
47	2012	24	31	0	55
38	2013	3	2	0	5

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs