2018 Georgia State Panthers baseball team

The 2018 Georgia State Panthers baseball team represented Georgia State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Baseball Complex.

2018 Georgia State Panthers baseball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record26–29 (10–19 SBC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGSU Baseball Complex
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East Division
No. 21 Coastal Carolina x‍‍y 23 7 0   .767 38 17 0   .691
Troy ‍‍‍y 19 11 0   .633 38 18 0   .679
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 30 23 0   .566
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 29 24 0   .547
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10 19 0   .345 26 28 0   .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 18 36 0   .333
West Division
Louisiana x‍‍‍ 18 12 0   .600 33 23 0   .589
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 28 26 1   .518
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 15 14 0   .517 28 25 0   .528
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 20 30 0   .400
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 21 33 0   .389
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 20 0   .333 23 31 0   .426
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2018[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

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Roster

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2018 Georgia State Panthers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 Rhett Harper – Senior
  • 6 Jordan Lee – Senior
  • 11 Brandon Baker –   Senior
  • 17 Tyler Elwer –   Senior
  • 22 Hunter Gaddis – Sophomore
  • 26 Tanner Thomson – Senior
  • 28 Bryan White –   Senior
  • 33 Jansen Acton – Senior
  • 35 Will White –   Junior
  • 38 Tyler Koch – Sophomore
  • 40 Liam Henry –   Junior
  • Trey Horton – Freshman
  • Jake Rogers – Junior
  • A.J. Rolle – Junior
  • Craig Williams –   Junior
 

Catchers

  • 5 Nick Gatewood – Junior
  • Tanner Gallman – Freshman
  • Kevin Mooney – Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 Justin Jones – Senior
  • 3 Kendall Ford –   Senior
  • 4 Mike Huggins – Senior
  • 15 Will Kilgore – Junior
  • 21 Romero Greer – Senior
  • 34 Jack Thompson – Senior
  • Brandon Bell – Junior
  • Griffin Cheney - Freshman
  • Jake Corso – Junior
  • Stephen Cullen – Freshman
  • Ryan Glass – Freshman
  • Kalen Puckett – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 2 Rhett Harper – Senior
  • 9 Terrell Frazier – Sophomore
  • 12 Luke Leonard –   Junior
  • 24 Darius Sewell – Junior
  • Joah Curry – Freshman
  • Enrique Ferrer – Junior
  • Tervont Johnson –   Freshman
  • Andrew Keene – Freshman
 

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Coaching Staff

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2018 Georgia State Panthers baseball coaching staff
  • 10 Greg Frady – Head coach – 11th year
  • NA Josh Davis – Assistant coach – 1st year
  • NA Adam Pavkovich – Assistant coach/Recruiting coordinator – 3rd year
  • NA Steve Rosen – Assistant coach – 1st year

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Schedule

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2018 Georgia State Panthers baseball game log
Regular season
February
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall Record SBC Record
1 February 16 Bradley GSU Baseball Complex W 3–1 1–0
2 February 17 Connecticut GSU Baseball Complex L 1–10 1–1
3 February 18 Minnesota GSU Baseball Complex W 9–6 2–1
4 February 20 Auburn Auburn, AL L 2–3 2–2
5 February 23 Jacksonville GSU Baseball Complex W 6–2 3–2
6 February 24 Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL W 7–0 4–2
7 February 25 Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL L 3–5 4–3
8 February 28 Georgia Athens, GA Cancelled
March
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall Record SBC Record
9 March 2 Eastern Illinois GSU Baseball Complex W 7–2 5–3
10 March 3 Eastern Illinois GSU Baseball Complex W 8–2 6–3
11 March 4 Eastern Illinois GSU Baseball Complex W 6–5 7–3
12 March 6 Morehouse GSU Baseball Complex W 7–4 8–3
12 March 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA L 6–12 8–4
13 March 9 Samford Birmingham, AL W 2–0 9–4
14 March 10 Samford Birmingham, AL W 1–0 10–4
15 March 11 Samford Birmingham, AL W 9–7 11–4
16 March 13 Ole Miss GSU Baseball Complex L 5–3 11–5
17 March 14 Ole Miss GSU Baseball Complex L 16–2 11–6
18 March 16 UT Arlington Arlington, TX L 4–6 11–7 0–1
19 March 17 UT Arlington Arlington, TX L 10–12 11–8 0–2
20 March 18 UT Arlington Arlington, TX L 5–6 11–9 0–3
21 March 20 Georgia GSU Baseball Complex L 2–12 11–10 0–3
22 March 23 South Alabama GSU Baseball Complex W 7–2 12–10 1–3
23 March 24 South Alabama GSU Baseball Complex L 4–12 12–11 1–4
24 March 25 South Alabama GSU Baseball Complex Cancelled
25 March 27 Kennesaw State GSU Baseball Complex L 9–15 12–12 1–4
26 March 29 Troy Troy, AL L 4–14 12–13 1–5
27 March 30 Troy Troy, AL W 5–2 13–13 2–5
28 March 31 Troy Troy, AL L 3–8 13–14 2–6
April
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall Record SBC Record
29 April 4 Furman Greenville, SC L 12–13 13–15 2–6
30 April 6 Arkansas State GSU Baseball Complex W 12–3 14–15 3–6
31 April 7 Arkansas State GSU Baseball Complex W 16–7 15–15 4–6
32 April 8 Arkansas State GSU Baseball Complex W 3–2 16–15 5–6
33 April 11 Georgia Tech GSU Baseball Complex W 5–2 17–15 5–6
34 April 13 Texas State GSU Baseball Complex L 9–10 17–16 5–7
35 April 14 Texas State GSU Baseball Complex L 5–10 17–17 5–8
36 April 15 Texas State GSU Baseball Complex L 3–9 17–18 5–9
37 April 18 Mercer GSU Baseball Complex W 4–2 18–18 5–9
38 April 20 #20 Coastal Carolina Conway, SC W 3–2 19–18 6–9
39 April 21 Coastal Carolina Conway, SC L 3–7 19–19 6–10
40 April 22 Coastal Carolina Conway, SC L 1–3 19–20 6–11
41 April 23 Savannah State GSU Baseball Complex W 9–5 20–20 6–11
42 April 27 Louisiana GSU Baseball Complex W 6–5 21–20 7–11
43 April 28 Louisiana GSU Baseball Complex L 4–6 21–21 7–12
44 April 29 Louisiana GSU Baseball Complex L 7–9 21–22 7–13
May
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall Record SBC Record
45 May 2 Savannah State GSU Baseball Complex W 10–2 22–22 7–13
46 May 4 Louisiana–Monroe Monroe, LA L 6–9 22–23 7–14
47 May 5 Louisiana–Monroe Monroe, LA L 2–11 22–24 7–15
48 May 6 Louisiana–Monroe Monroe, LA L 4–9 22–25 7–16
49 May 8 Kennesaw State Kennesaw, GA W 7–4 23–25 7–16
50 May 11 Appalachian State GSU Baseball Complex W 2–4 24–25 8–16
51 May 12 Appalachian State GSU Baseball Complex L 3–4 24–26 8–17
52 May 13 Appalachian State GSU Baseball Complex W 3–2 25–26 9–17
53 May 15 Mercer Macon, GA Cancelled
54 May 17 Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA L 5–19 25–27 9–18
55 May 18 Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA L 7–12 25–28 9–19
56 May 19 Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 5–4 26–28 10–19
Sun Belt Championship
# Date Opponent Venue Score Overall Record SBC Record
57 May 22 Little Rock Lafayette, LA L 1–2 26–19 (0–1)
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References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "GSU baseball – 2018 roster". Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Baseball – 2018 Coaches". Georgia State Athletics. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Baseball – 2018 Schedule". Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.