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ATLANTA, Ga. - South Alabama (10-6) heads east to take on the Georgia State Panthers (12-6) on opening weekend of conference play.
The Jags head into the weekend off a monumental win over No. 13 Ole Miss, 14-5, and will spend their second weekend in a row on the road after taking the series over Louisiana Tech.
The series opener is scheduled for Friday, March 14 at 5 p.m. CT, with Saturday's first pitch starting at 1 p.m. CT, and Sunday at 12 p.m. CT. All three games will be livestreamed on ESPN+ and broadcasted on radio on Sports Talk 99.5 or streaming on http://sportstalk995.com/listen
SERIES HISTORY
South Alabama leads the all-time series over the Panthers, 30-12, dating back to 1979. Georgia State swept South Alabama in the most recent meeting, including a run-rule victory in the final game of the series in 2024. The last time USA won was the final two contests in 2023, but the last time the Jags won in Atlanta was in 2018, with a split two-game series. The Jags are 3-7 in their last 10 games against Georgia State
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Georgia State opened the season 6-1, sweeping Belmont, winning the series over UT-Martin, and taking a midweek over Kennesaw State. GSU then dropped a game the day after to No.6 Georgia, swept Alabama A&M, then played another double midweek, beating Alabama State, then losing to No.5 Georgia. Coming into this weekend, the Panthers took a weekend series over Western Carolina, dropped a game at Georgia Tech, then lost at South Carolina.
HIT PARADES FOR THE HOME OF MARDI GRAS
The Jaguar dugout debuted a new celebratory tradition against Jacksonville,
the weekend before Mardi Gras, a collection of red, white, and blue colored bead necklaces. Since the debut of the beads, South Alabama's offense has surged. South has gone 5-2, averaging 9.1 runs/game, 12.1 hits/game, and 4.1 XBH/game. As the birthplace of Mardi Gras, the Jags have adopted a popular tradition of the holiday as a celebration for when a runner scores and returns to the dugout.
(HE'S) FROM LOUISIANA
Redshirt Junior Brennan Holt debuted in his first full series as an outfielder in his home state of Louisiana. After transitioning from second base (where he started all 5 games last season and began this season) to center field, Holt batted .308 on the weekend against Louisiana Tech with a .471 OBP. Holt knocked in three RBIs with four runs scored and struck his first home run of the season.
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