Georgia State Panthers
2023 Georgia State Panthers baseball team
Founded1956
UniversityGeorgia State University
Head coachBrad Stromdahl (4th season)
ConferenceSun Belt
East Division
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Home stadiumGSU Baseball Complex
(Capacity: 1,092)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2009
Conference tournament champions
2009
Regular season 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 Sun Belt Conference. It first began competing there before moving to the TAAC, and the CAA. Beginning July 1, 2013, Georgia State returned 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.

History

The Georgia State Panthers baseball team first began playing in 1956 led 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. In 2014, the Panthers moved back to the Sun Belt 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 berth into the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

The program has produced one major league player. David Buchanan, a right-handed pitcher who played for the Panthers in 2010, made his major league debut on May 24, 2014. Buchanan made 35 starts on the mound for the Phillies over the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

On June 26, 2019, Brad Stromdahl was named the head coach of the program.[3]

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, which was installed prior to the 1998 season, came from the original home of the Atlanta Braves, Fulton County Stadium.[4]

In January 2021, it was revealed Georgia State plans on building a new 2,500 baseball stadium on the site of former Fulton County Stadium. Construction dates have not yet been announced.[5]

Head coaches

The Panthers have had 10 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:

Coach Seasons Wins Losses Ties Win %
10 Brad Stromdahl 2020–present 57 70 0 .449
9 Greg Frady 2007–2019 370 365 1 .503
8 Mike Hurst 1993–2006 293 432 0 .404
7 Kurt Seibert 1992–1993 12 55 0 .179
6 Gary Nave 1983–1986 70 122 1 .365
5 Jim Dorsey 1981–1982 32 71 0 .311
4 Jack Humphrey 1979–1980 46 37 0 .554
3 Ron Kennett 1970–1972 16 75 0 .176
2 Archie Crenshaw 1965–1967 6 29 0 .171
1 Herbert "Stony" Burgess 1956–1960 23 24 0 .489

Notable players


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
48 2013 35 21 0 56
49 2014 25 31 0 56
50 2015 30 27 0 57
51 2016 24 31 0 55
52 2017 22 33 0 55
53 2018 26 29 0 55
54 2019 15 41 0 55
55 2020 9 7 0 16 (Season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic)
56 2021 18 37 0 55

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Georgia State Athletics". GeorgiaStateSports.com. September 18, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "2012 Georgia State Panthers Baseball". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ Christine Troyke (June 26, 2019). "Georgia State hires GGC's Brad Stromdahl as head baseball coach". www.gwinnettdailypost.com. Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "GSU Baseball Complex". Georgia State Athletics. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  5. ^ "GSU baseball field to honor Hank Aaron where history was made".

External links

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