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1 GEORGIA STATE BASEBALL 2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS FEBRUARY ATLANTA CHALLENGE 13 FORDHAM... hw LIBERTY (DH) BA25/CB23/NCBWA30... (11) hl LIBERTY (DH) BA25/CB23/NCBWA30...hL at Mercer...aW UMASS LOWELL...hW UMASS LOWELL (DH)...hL UMASS LOWELL (DH)... hw UMASS LOWELL...hL at Georgia Tech...cancelled 27 OHIO... hw OHIO... hw 11-3 MARCH 1 OHIO...hW at Georgia...aL EASTERN MICHIGAN...hW EASTERN MICHIGAN...hW EASTERN MICHIGAN...hL KENNESAW STATE... hw at Arkansas State* (DH)... (12) aw at Arkansas State* (DH)... aw FLORIDA A&M... (11) hw at Savannah State...aL UL LAFAYETTE*...(10) hw UL LAFAYETTE* (DH)... hl UL LAFAYETTE* (DH)...hL DePAUW...hL at Alabama A&M (DH)...aL at Alabama A&M (DH)... (10) al at UT Arlington*... aw at UT Arlington*... (11) aw at UT Arlington*... (10) aw 2-1 APRIL 1 GEORGIA TECH...hL UALR*... hw UALR*... hw UALR*...hL at Auburn...aL UL MONROE* (DH)...hW UL MONROE* (DH)...hW UL MONROE*...hW MERCER...cancelled 17 at Appalachian State*... (12) aw at Appalachian State*... aw OGLETHORPE...hW SAVANNAH STATE... hw at South Alabama*...aL at South Alabama*... (11) al at South Alabama*...aL 2-7 MAY 1 TEXAS STATE*... hl TEXAS STATE*... hw TEXAS STATE*...hL at Kennesaw State... aw at Troy*...aL at Troy*...aL at Troy*...aL GEORGIA SOUTHERN*... (1340 AM) 6 p.m. 15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN*... (R) 6 p.m. 16 GEORGIA SOUTHERN*... (1340 AM) 2 p.m Sun Belt Championships, Troy, Ala. (R) Broadcast on GeorgiaStateSports.com, GSU mobile apps * Sun Belt game All times Eastern GEORGIA STATE (28-23, SBC) vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (28-24, SBC) May 14 (6 p.m.) May 15 (6 p.m. ET) May 16 (2 p.m.) GSU Baseball Complex Coverage: 1340 The Fan 3 (Thursday & Sunday) GeorgiaStateSports.com, GSU mobile apps PROBABLE PITCHERS Thursday: GSU RHP Nathan Bates (4-3, 4.34) vs. LHP Evan Challenger (5-2, 1.69) Friday: GSU LHP Kenny Anderson (5-3, 4.65) vs. RHP Tripp Shepard (4-2, 2.93) Saturday: GSU TBA vs. LHP Connor Simmons (2-5, 3.99) LEADING OFF Georgia State enters the final regular-season series in fifth place in the Sun Belt, but the Panthers can finish anywhere from second to sixth. Matt Rose is tied for sixth in the NCAA with 15 home runs. He leads the Sun Belt with 42 RBI. Rose, the junior infielder, now has 30 career bombs, eighth in GSU history. Only four active players in Division I--all seniors--have more career homers. Starting shortstop Justin Jones is one of the Sun Belt s top rookies with a.307 average, 27 RBI and 35 runs scored while playing excellent defense. He is first among all Sun Belt freshmen in batting average, hits and runs scored and ranks second in RBI, and he has helped GSU lead the league with 52 double plays. Junior catcher Joey Roach was named last week to the Capital One Academic All-District baseball team. Along with a 3.92 GPA in actuarial science, Roach is fourth in the Sun Belt in RBI (37) while hitting.324 with seven homers. He has thrown out 21 runners attempting to steal (35 percent) and picked off three others. Friday starter Nathan Bates (4-3) has twice been named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week. Senior reliever Kevin Burgee became Georgia State s all-time saves leader with 15 after saving both ends of the DH sweep vs. ULM (April 11). Senior right-handed pitcher Jerry Stuckey is Georgia State s career leader in appearances with 90. He broke the previous GSU record (81 by Bobby Bennett) April 1 vs. Georgia Tech. Ryan Blanton was named National and Sun Belt Player of the Week March 16 after going 11-for-16 with three homers, six RBI and six runs scored. That included a school record with two homers and five RBI in the same inning in a 13-3 win over Kennesaw State (March 10). Senior infielder Caden Bailey is tied for fourth in GSU history with 243 career hits, which leads all active Sun Belt players. He is one of 10 players in Panther annals with 200+ hits, 100+ RBI and 100+ runs scored. The Panthers have won six extra-inning contests and eight games in their final at-bat since March 15. Georgia State is 6-3 in extra-inning games this season, including five Sun Belt wins. ROSE CLIMBS HR LIST: Now with 15 homers on the season, junior first baseman Matt Rose has moved into the Top 10 in Georgia State history with 30 career home runs. Only four active players in Division I have more career homers, and all four are seniors. Rose has hit his 30 homers in 144 games. DIVISION I ACTIVE LEADERS: CAREER HR 42 Chris Ohmstede, Furman (Sr., 217 G) 39 Austin Byler, Nevada (Sr., 207 G) 32 Jacob Hoyle, Western Carolina (Sr., 176 G) 32 Sikes Orvis, Ole Miss (Sr., 214 G) 30 Matt Rose, Georgia State (Jr., 144 G) PROBABLE STARTERS Pos No. IN THE FIELD Class B Avg-HR-RBI Note C 8 Joey Roach Jr. L Named Academic All-District (3.92 GPA) 1B/3B 5 Matt Rose Jr. R T-6th in NCAA in HR; 1st in SBC in RBI 1B/DH 34 Jack Thompson Fr. R Nine-game hitting streak 2B 15 David Levy Sr. R Hitting over.360 since March 28 3B/2B 7 Caden Bailey Sr. L Career: 200+ hits, 100+ RBI, 100+ runs SS 1 Justin Jones Fr. R Top batting avg. among SBC freshmen CF 16 Ryan Blanton (Inj.) So. L National & SBC Player of Week, March 16 CF 14 Trae Sweeting So. R RBI vs. Kennesaw State RF/LF 9 Will Johnson Fr. R RBI in Texas State series LF/DH 4 James Clements Jr. R Hit first career HR vs. ULL RF 2 Rhett Harper Fr. R run double vs. Savannah State RF/DH 19 Cam Sperry Jr. L RBI in win at App State DH 22 Sam Few Jr. R HRs vs. Georgia, UALR

2 2015 GEORGIA STATE BASEBALL // NOTING THE PANTHERS GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name Location Georgia State University Atlanta, GA Founded 1913 Enrollment 32,000 Nickname Colors Affiliation Conference President Director of Athletics Panthers Blue & White NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference Mark P. Becker Charlie Cobb Athletics Phone COACHING STAFF Head Coach Greg Frady Record at GSU (9th) Assistant Head Coach Willie Stewart Assistant Coach/Rec. Coord. Edwin Thompson Pitching Coach Adam Scott Director of Operations Brandon Kersey Athletic Trainer Charles Kistler Strength Coach Jared Gentry FACILITY INFORMATION Home Field GSU Baseball Complex Address 2819 Clifton Springs Rd Decatur, GA, Capacity 1,092 Surface Natural Grass Dimensions LF-334; CF-385; RF-338 PROGRAM INFORMATION First Year of Baseball 1965 Continuous Since 1992 Conference Titles 1 (2009, CAA) NCAA Appearances 1 (2009) 2014 Record 25-31, Sun Belt (T8th) SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Baseball Contact Allison George Office Cell ageorge@gsu.edu Mailing Address P.O. Box 3975 Atlanta, GA, Website Facebook Twitter Instagram GeorgiaStateSports.com Georgia State Baseball Georgia GSU Panthers GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS Player (Years)...HR 1. Jason Glover ( ) Chad Smith ( ) Josh Vandiver ( ) Bradley Logan ( ) Charlie Pelt ( ) Rusty Bennett ( ) Willie Stroud ( ) Matt Rose (2013-present) GEORGIA STATE SEASON LEADERS Player (Year)...HR 1. Chad Smith (2000) Jason Glover (1996) Nic Wilson (2014) Luke Warren (1984)...16 Jay Langston (1999)...16 Scott Youngbauer (2000) Jason Glover (1993)...15 Matt Rose (2015) SENIOR SENDOFF: Seven Georgia State seniors are playing their final home series at the GSU Baseball Complex and will be honored before Saturday s regular-season finale. The group includes four-year seniors Caden Bailey, Alex Prescott, Connor Stanley and Jerry Stuckey as well as two-year team members Kenny Anderson, Kevin Burgee and David Levy. ROACH NAMED CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Junior catcher Joey Roach, who maintains a 3.92 grade-point average in actuarial science, was named to the Capital One Academic All-District baseball team, chosen by CoSIDA. Roach is batting.324 with seven homers and 37 RBI, which ranks fifth in the Sun Belt. He has thrown out 20 runners attempting to steal (35 percent), picked off three others and has a.990 fielding percentage. He is a two-time all-conference honoree, including first-team All-Sun Belt honors in 2014, and a two-time member of the Johnny Bench Award Watch List. PANTHERS EXCEL IN THE CLASSROOM: Continuing a history of academic success under head coach Greg Frady, the Georgia State baseball team posted a 3.18 grade point average for the spring semester. A total of 21 student-athletes had a 3.0 or higher, including an all-time high six on the President s List, which signifies a semester GPA of 4.0 or higher. Last fall, the team had a 3.08 GPA, and 24 individuals earned academic honors, including eight Dean s List honorees (3.5 GPA) and 16 members of the Athletic Director s Honor Roll (3.2 GPA). SERIES VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN: Georgia State and Georgia Southern are meeting for the first time since 2007, when the Eagles won a pair of games in Statesboro, 9-4 and Georgia State s last win in the series was a 10-4 victory in Atlanta in Georgia Southern leads the all-time series ROSE FUELS COMEBACK WIN OVER APP STATE: Trailing 12-6 after seven innings, Georgia State scored nine runs in the eighth and ninth innings to earn a victory at Appalachian State (April 18). Matt Rose capped the comeback with the game-winning, two-run homer with one in the ninth inning, but he also drove in two runs in the Panthers six-run eighth inning. For the game, Rose was 4-for-5 with a career-high five RBI on a homer, two doubles and a single. BURGEE BREAKS SAVES RECORD: Senior right-hander Kevin Burgee is now Georgia State s all-time leader in saves. He broke the record April 11, when he saved both ends of a doubleheader vs. ULM for his 14th and 15th career saves. Junior righty Matt Rose is tied for seventh with seven career saves. GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS Player (Years)...Saves 1. Kevin Burgee (2014-present) Justin Malone ( ) Jake Dyer ( ) Kevin Hopper ( ) Pat Euart (1997)... 8 Robbie Waits ( ) Brett Strickland ( )... 7 Matt Rose (2013-present)... 7 GEORGIA STATE SEASON LEADERS Player (Year)...Saves 1. Kevin Hopper (2000) Kevin Burgee (2014)...8 Jake Dyer (2011)... 8 Pat Euart (1997) Justin Malone (2009)... 7 Kevin Burgee (2015)...7 JONES IS ONE OF SUN BELT S TOP ROOKIES: Freshman shortstop Justin Jones is perhaps the top rookie position player in the Sun Belt this season. In the starting lineup since Opening Day, the Warner Robins, Ga., native is hitting.307, including 12 extra-base hits, with 27 RBI and 35 runs. He leads all SunBelt freshmen in batting average, hits and runs scored while ranking second in RBI. Jones has driven in the go-ahead run in two extra inning games, most recently with his 12th-inning single at Appalachian State (April 17). One day later, he started the Panthers winning rally in the ninth with a one-out double. He hit his first career homer in a 10-5 win over Texas State (May 2) and had four RBI in the series He has also keyed the Panthers improved defense, which leads the Sun Belt with 52 double plays turned. Jones led Houston County High School to the Class AAAAA state title last spring. He was a member of the Warner Robins team that reached the 2009 Little League World Series.

3 2015 GEORGIA STATE BASEBALL // NOTING THE PANTHERS GEORGIA STATE SIGNEES FALL...Pos B/T Hometown (Previous School) Nick Gatewood... C L/R Duluth, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS) Ryne Inman...RHP R/R Lawrenceville, Ga. (Parkview HS) Chris Mejias...RHP R/R Athens, Ga. (Oconee County HS) James Nelson... SS R/R Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan HS) Darius Sewell...3B R/R Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS) Curtis Terry...1B R/R Snellville, Ga. (Archer HS) Devin Vainer...LHP L/L Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood HS/Georgia Perimeter) HEAD COACH GREG FRADY Full Name: Gregory Doyle Frady Date of Birth: December 2, 1962 Hometown: Ellijay, Ga. Education: Troy State, 1987 (Bachelor s in Education & Recreation); Columbus State, 1989 (Master s in Administration); Gilmer (Ga.) HS Family: Wife Rhonda; daughter Bailey, son Riley COACHING CAREER , Assistant Coach/Interim Head Coach, Columbus State , Head Coach, North Florida Community College, Record: (6 seasons) , Associate Head Coach, UCF , Associate Head Coach, Georgia State 2007-present, Head Coach, Georgia State PLAYING CAREER Troy State University, member of NCAA Division II national championship team in YEAR-BY-YEAR AT GEORGIA STATE Year Overall Conference CAA CAA CAA CAA Title, NCAA Regional CAA CAA CAA CAA SBC SBC GSU (9th yr) Career (15th yr) MOST HITS BY A GSU FRESHMAN 1. Josh Merrigan, Justin Jones Bradley Logan, Jay Langston, Jason Glover, MOST RUNS SCORED BY A GSU FRESHMAN 1. Josh Merrigan, Jay Langston, Bradley Logan, Jason Glover, Mark Mortimer, Chase Childers, Justin Jones, FRESHMEN MAKING IMPACT: In addition to starting shortstop Justin Jones, several freshmen are making key contributions. Outfielder Will Johnson has 14 RBI, driving in go-ahead runs in wins over UMass Lowell and Ohio. He hit his first homer vs. UALR, and he has two triples on the season, including a runscoring triple in the ninth inning of GSU s 4-2 loss at Georgia. First baseman Jack Thompson has started 18 games and is hitting.292 with five doubles, one homer and 12 RBI. Right fielder Rhett Harper threw out a runner at home in the March inning victory at UTA. He gave GSU a walk-off win over Florida A&M by executing a squeeze bunt to score the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, and he had a three-run double in the eighth inning of 10-5 win over Savannah State. Freshman reliever Logan Barnette is 3-0 on the season with a 1.19 ERA in 16 appearances, while left-hander Will White has a 2.92 ERA in 14 appearances. BATES NAMED PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR SECOND TIME: Friday starter Nathan Bates was named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season on March 30 after he opened the Panthers sweep at UT Arlington with seven shutout innings in Friday s 5-2 win. He allowed six hits and struck out five to improve to 3-0. Bates earned his first Sun Belt honor Feb. 16 after he carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Georgia State s Opening Day victory over Fordham. He faced the minimum before allowing a single with two outs in the seventh inning. Then he recorded his eighth strikeout to end the inning before giving way to the bullpen. Bates final line: no runs on one hit over seven innings with eight strikeouts and one walk. BLANTON NAMED NATIONAL AND SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Center fielder Ryan Blanton was named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on March 16 after going 11-for-16 with three homers, six RBI and six runs scored while leading Georgia State to a 3-0 week. Blanton collected eight hits in 11 at-bats as the Panthers swept a Sun Belt doubleheader at Arkansas State. In Game 1, he homered and then scored the game-winning run in the 12th inning after leading off the frame with a triple. He then had four hits in the 6-3 win in the nightcap. Earlier in the week Blanton had a recordsetting performance in GSU s 13-3 win over Kennesaw State, when he smashed two home runs and drove in five IN THE FIFTH INNING. Blanton led off the fifth with a solo homer, and when he came to the plate again with the bases loaded and one out, he belted his first career grand slam. He is just the second Georgia State player on record to homer twice in the same inning, joining Josh Vandiver (vs. Alabama State, 2000), and the first to have five RBI in an inning. The sophomore leadoff hitter said he had never before hit two homers in a game at any level, let alone two in an inning. Blanton earned GSU s third Louisville Slugger National Player-of-the-Week Award in the last two years after Nic Wilson won the honor twice in He is one of four Sun Belt honorees for the Panthers this season, joining Player of the Week Matt Rose (Feb. 16) and Pitcher Nathan Bates (Feb. 16 and March 30). ROSE S HOT START EARNS PLAYER-OF- THE-WEEK NOD: Junior infielder Matt Rose opened the season with three home runs and six RBI in the first three games to earn Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week honors for Feb. 18. The Preseason All-American went 5-for-11 (.455) with a slugging percentage and a.571 on-base mark. Rose belted two homers and drove in four runs to lead the Panthers to an 11-3, Opening Day win over Fordham. He hit his third homer, a two-run blast, Saturday to help GSU take a 6-3 lead over No. 23 Liberty into the ninth inning before falling in extra frames. BAILEY IS ACTIVE LEADER IN HITS: Senior infielder Caden Bailey is Georgia State s active leader in games (209), hits (243) and runs scored (121). He ranks in the top 25 among all

4 2015 GEORGIA STATE BASEBALL // NOTING THE PANTHERS 2015 HONORS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA Matt Rose, D1Baseball (second team) PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT Matt Rose, 3B Joey Roach, C JOHNNY BENCH AWARD WATCH LIST Joey Roach, C LOUISVILLE SLUGGER NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ryan Blanton, CF, March 16 SUN BELT WEEKLY AWARDS Matt Rose, Player of Week, Feb. 16 Nathan Bates, Pitcher of Week, Feb. 16 Ryan Blanton, Player of Week, March 16 Nathan Bates, Pitcher of Week, March 30 CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Joey Roach, C WINS IN FINAL AT-BAT GSU 5, Arkansas State 4 (10): Ryan Blanton led off top of 10th with a triple, scored go-ahead run on Caden Bailey s double. GSU 12, FAMU 11 (11): Ryan Blanton led off bottom of 11th with triple, scored on Rhett Harper s squeeze bunt. GSU 8, UL Lafayette 7 (10): Matt Rose drew a bases-loaded, walk-off walk to score Ryan Blanton, who led off with a single. GSU 6, UT Arlington 4 (11): David Levy singled, Ryan Blanton doubled. Justin Jones drove in Levy with sacrifice fly, and Blanton came home with an insurance run on Caden Bailey s single. GSU 2, UT Arlington 1 (10): Trae Sweeting led off the 10th with double, moved to third on a sacrifice and scored on a wild pitch. GSU 13, UALR 8: GSU trailed 7-6 before scoring seven runs in the eighth inning. Ryan Blanton drove in the tying run with a one-out single, and Matt Rose put the Panthers ahead with a two-run single. GSU 4, Appalachian State 3 (12): With one out in the 12th, David Levy and Ryan Blanton singled, then Justin Jones single brought home Levy. After a double steal of second and third, Blanton scored an insurance run on a passed ball. GSU 15, Appalachian State 13: Trailed 12-6 after seven innings, GSU tied the game with six runs in the eighth. Justin Jones had an RBI-triple, Matt Rose a two-run double, Sam Few a run-scoring single and Cam Sperry a two-run double. After App State scored one in the bottom of the ninth to lead 13-12, Jones got on base with a bloop double with one out and scored on Trae Sweeting s single up the middle. Then Matt Rose belted a two-run homer for the victory. active Division I players (first in Sun Belt Conference) in career hits. Bailey has also moved into a tie for fourth place all-time at Georgia State for career hits. He also ranks third in at-bats (797) and tied for sixth in games played (209). One of the most productive hitters in GSU annals, he is one of just 10 Panthers to record at least 200 hits, 100 RBI and 100 runs. SUN BELT ACTIVE LEADERS: CAREER HITS 243 Caden Bailey, Georgia State 240 Chase Griffin, Ga Southern 227 Blake Trahan, UL Lafayette SUN BELT ACTIVE LEADERS: CAREER RUNS 145 Blake Trahan, UL Lafayette 133 Chase Griffin, Ga Southern 121 Caden Bailey, Georgia State GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS Player (Years)... Hits 1. Bradley Logan ( ) Brandon Williams ( ) J.M. Rochon-Salvas ( ) Charlie Pelt ( ) Caden Bailey (2012-present) GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS Player (Years)... At-Bats 1. Bradley Logan ( ) Brandon Williams ( ) Caden Bailey (2012-present) BULLPEN WORKHORSES: With his appearance vs. Georgia Tech (April 1), senior right-hander Jerry Stuckey became Georgia State s career leader in appearances. Stuckey has pitched in 90 games, 79 of them in relief, surpassing Bobby Bennett (81 appearances from ). He has seven career victories and five saves. Senior Connor Stanley has also moved into the Georgia State s Top 10 for appearances. GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS Player (Years)...App 1. Jerry Stuckey (2012-present) Bobby Bennett ( ) Steven Kidd ( ) Justin Malone ( ) Brock Radaker ( )...68 Connor Stanley (2012-present)...68 ROACH S ROPES: Junior catcher Joey Roach enjoyed the best game of his career in the Feb. 17 win at Mercer with two home runs and a career-high seven RBI. He had a runscoring single in the first inning, a grand slam (first of his career) in the second and a two-run homer in the fourth. That was the first twohomer game of his career. Roach had another two-homer game vs. Florida A&M ( ) with a solo shot and a two-run homer. PRESEASON ACCOLADES FOR ROSE: Junior infielder-pitcher Matt Rose earned Preseason All-America honors (D1Baseball, second team), becoming the third Panther in the last four years to be named to a Preseason All-America team. He joins outfielder Chase Raffield (2014) and relief pitcher Jake Dyer (2012). PEACH STATE PRODUCTS: Relying heavily on its talent-rich home state, the Georgia State roster features 25 of 34 players from Georgia, 20 of those from the metropolitan Atlanta area. The remaining nine Panthers hail from as far away as Canada, Washington and the Bahamas (2). The roster also includes four players from Florida and one from North Carolina. INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR: Junior pitcher Marc-André Habeck, one of the Panthers midweek starters, is a native of Canada, hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Habeck is the latest in a line of Canadian standouts at Georgia State under head coach Greg Frady, including Jean- Michel Rochon-Salvas, Marc Mimeault, Carl Moniz and Ryan Fleming. Georgia State also has two players from the Bahamas in outfielders Trae Sweeting and Gerrio Rahming. STATE CHAMPIONS: Seven current Panthers helped lead their high school teams to state championships, six of them in Georgia: Justin Jones, Houston County, 2014 (AAAAA) Jack Thompson, Milton, 2013 (AAAAAA) Ryan Blanton, Parkview, (AAAAA) Garrett Ford, Loganville, 2012 (AAAA) Kevin Burgee, Hebron Christian, 2011 (A) Alex Hegner, Pope, 2009 (AAAAA) Joey Roach, Holly Springs (NC), 2011 Future Panthers have also experienced success at the junior college level, helping their teams to the NJCAA Juco World Series: Cam Sperry, Chattahoochee Valley, 2014 Sam Few, Columbia State, 2014 Kevin Burgee, Gordon State, 2012 Kenny Anderson, Gordon State, 2012 FIRST MAJOR-LEAGUER: Former Panther pitcher David Buchanan made his Major League debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2014, becoming Georgia State s first Big-Leaguer. Buchanan pitched at GSU in 2010 and then was drafted by the Phillies in the seventh round. He spent much of last summer in the Phillies starting rotation, winning six games. Georgia State s two 2014 All-Americans were drafted last June. First baseman Nic Wilson was selected in the 24th round by the Tampa Bay Rays and spent last summer in the Appalachian League, ranking second in the league in homers. Outfielder Chase Raffield was drafted in the 37th round by St. Louis Cardinals. FRADY COACHES GERMAN NATIONAL TEAM: Along with his duties at Georgia State, Greg Frady serves as the coach of the German National Team. He has won more than 100 games in international competition and was named European Coach of the Year in Most recently, Frady guided Germany to a fourth-place finish at the 2012 European Championships and to the finals of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier.

5 2015 GEORGIA STATE BASEBALL // NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Justin Jones SS R/R Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County) 2 Rhett Harper OF R/R Fr. Chatsworth, Ga. (Southeast Whitfield) 4 James Clements INF-OF R/R Jr. Woodstock, Ga. (Walker School) 5 Matt Rose INF-RHP R/R Jr. Melbourne, Fla. (Palm Bay) 6 Michael Lelko LHP R/L Jr. Johns Creek, Ga. (Northview) 7 Caden Bailey INF L/R Sr. Suwanee, Ga. (Lambert) 8 Joey Roach C L/R Jr. Holly Springs, N.C. (Holly Springs) 9 Will Johnson OF R/R Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (North Atlanta) 12 Luke Leonard OF R/R Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Grady) 13 Garrett Ford LHP R/L Jr. Loganville, Ga. (Loganville) 14 Trae Sweeting OF R/R So. Nassau, Bahamas (Christ School, Arden, N.C.) 15 David Levy INF R/R Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton/Chattahoochee Valley) 16 Ryan Blanton OF L/R So. Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) 17 Jerry Stuckey RHP R/R Sr. Perry, Ga. (Home School) 18 Connor Stanley RHP R/R Sr. Oviedo, Fla. (Oviedo) 19 Cam Sperry OF L/R Jr. Acworth, Ga. (Etowah/Chattahoochee Valley) 20 Nathan Bates RHP R/R Jr. Senoia, Ga. (Starr s Mill) 21 Gerrio Rahming OF R/R Fr. Nassau, Bahamas (Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Ga.)) 22 Sam Few 1B R/R R-Jr. Augusta, Ga. (Aquinas/Columbia State) 23 Logan Barnette RHP R/R Fr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton) 24 Kenny Anderson LHP L/L Sr. Loganville, Ga. (Loganville/Gordon State) 26 Wayne Wages LHP R/L Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill/Marion Military) 28 Tanner Love RHP R/R Jr. St. Mary s, Ga. (Camden County/Middle Georgia) 27 Mitchell Benson INF L/R Fr. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) 29 Alex Prescott RHP R/R Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton) 31 Kevin Burgee RHP R/R Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Hebron Christian/Gordon State) 32 Clayton Payne RHP R/R Jr. Fort Myers, Fla. (Riverdale/Daytona State) 33 Alex Hegner RHP R/R R-Jr. Marietta, Ga. (Pope/Wallace State-Hanceville) 34 Jack Thompson 1B R/R Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) 35 Will White LHP L/L Fr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton) 38 Marc-André Habeck RHP R/R Jr. Winnipeg, Manitoba (College Jeanne-Sauve/Frank Phillips College 45 Christian Cook C R/R R-So. Roswell, Ga. (Fellowship Christian) 47 Evan Leyva C R/R Jr. Parkland, Fla. (Stoneman Douglas/Santa Fe) 49 Cole Uvila RHP R/R Jr. Port Angeles, Wash. (Port Angeles/Pierce College) Head Coach: 10 Greg Frady (9th Year) Assistant Head Coach: 25 Willie Stewart Asst. Coach/Recruiting Coord. 48 Edwin Thompson Pitching Coach 46 Adam Scott Director of Operations: Brandon Kersey Athletic Trainer: Charles Kistler Strength & Conditioning: Jared Gentry PRONUNCIATION Kevin Burgee BURR-gee (rhymes with Fergie) James Clements CLEM-ents Marc-André Habeck huh-beck Justin Jones High School: HOW-ston Michael Lelko LELL-co David Levy LEE-vee Evan Leyva LAY-va Gerrio Rahming jurr-ree-o RAH-ming Connor Stanley Hometown: o-vee-doe Trae Sweeting TRAY Cole Uvila YOU-vill-a Greg Frady FRAY-dee ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 24 Kenny Anderson 7 Caden Bailey 23 Logan Barnette 20 Nathan Bates 27 Mitchell Benson 16 Ryan Blanton 31 Kevin Burgee 4 James Clements 45 Christian Cook 22 Sam Few 13 Garrett Ford 38 Marc-André Habeck 2 Rhett Harper 33 Alex Hegner 9 Will Johnson 1 Justin Jones 6 Michael Lelko 12 Luke Leonard 15 David Levy 47 Evan Leyva 28 Tanner Love 32 Clayton Payne 29 Alex Prescott 21 Gerrio Rahming 8 Joey Roach 5 Matt Rose 19 Cam Sperry 18 Connor Stanley 17 Jerry Stuckey 14 Trae Sweeting 34 Jack Thompson 49 Cole Uvila 26 Wayne Wages 35 Will White

6 2015 GEORGIA STATE BASEBALL // PLAYER UPDATES #24 KENNY ANDERSON LHP L/L 6-1, 200 Sr. Loganville, Ga. Loganville/Gordon State 2015 UPDATE: Left-handed pitcher and Saturday starter with 5-3 record... Had the best outing of his career at South Alabama, when he pitched 7.2 scoreless innings with four hits allowed and a career-high seven strikeouts but GSU lost 2-1 in 11 innings... Earned his fifth win of the season with six innings vs. Texas State (5-2-15), allowing four runs on seven hits. Made his first start against No. 23 Liberty and allowed three runs in five innings but did not figure in the decision... Earned his first victory of the season vs. Ohio, when he allowed three runs on four hits over six innings... Allowed just one earned run on four hits in win at Arkansas State... Held UT Arlington to two runs on four hits in 5.1 innings but did not figure in the decision in GSU s 11-inning victory... Has won back-to-back Sun Belt starts vs. UALR and ULM... Pitched seven innings vs. ULM ( ) and allowed just two runs on four hits. CAREER: Joined the program in after two seasons at Gordon State.... Posted a 5-5 record in 2014, highlighted by a win at Georgia... Also earned wins over Western Kentucky (GSU s first Sun Belt game), Troy, Arkansas State and ULM. #7 CADEN BAILEY INF L/R 5-10, 175 Sr. Suwanee, Ga. Lambert 2015 UPDATE: Versatile infielder who can play second base, third base or shortstop... Career batting average of GSU s active career leader in games (209), hat-bats (797), hits (243) and runs scored (121)... First among active Sun Belt players in career hits and third in runs... Tied for fourth in GSU history in career hits... Also ranks third at GSU in at-bats and tied for sixth in games played... One of 10 players in Panther annals with 200+ hits, 100+ RBI and 100+ runs scored. Hitting.271 with three homers, 31 RBI... Went 5-for-5 with three RBI in win at Mercer ( )... Had four hits in five at-bats plus three runs scored in win over Eastern Michigan (3-6-15)... Drove in the winning run in the 12th inning at Arkansas State ( ) with a bloop double down the left field line... Had five RBI in GSU s sweep of UT Arlington... Drove in a career-high four runs in the Panthers come-from-behind win over UALR (4-4-15), highlighted by a bases-loaded triple in the sixth inning that turned a 4-3 deficit into a 6-4 lead.... Hit a solo homer in the top of the 11th inning for a 1-0 lead at South Alabama but GSU fell Hit his third homer vs. Texas State. CAREER: Played primarily third base in 2014 and hit.283 with one homer and 26 RBI... Twice earned all-conference recognition in the Colonial Athletic Association, including second-team All-CAA honors at third base in 2013, when he hit.353 with one homer and 33 RBI... Had a 19-game hitting streak (three shy of school record) that covered the final three games of 2012 and his first 16 games of Has two walk-off hits in his career: a runscoring single in the bottom of the ninth for 8-7 win over Mercer in 2014, and a solo home run (his first career homer) in the ninth vs. George Mason in Hit by pitch 22 times in his career... Earned CAA All-Freshman honors in 2012, when he started 48 games at shortstop and led the team with a.319 batting average. #23 LOGAN BARNETTE RHP R/R 5-10, 170 Fr. Marietta, Ga. Walton 2015 UPDATE: Freshman right-hander with a sidearm delivery... Has a 3-0 record and a 1.08 ERA in 18 appearances... Earned back-toback victories in Georgia State s three-game sweep at UT Arlington... Entered the Saturday game ( ) with one out and one on in the bottom of the 10th. Threw just one pitch, rolling an inning-ending double play. GSU took the lead in the top of the 11th, giving him the victory... One day later, he entered a tie game in the seventh inning and finished the game with four shutout innings, allowing just two hits, as the Panthers won in the 10th... Entered a bases-loaded, no-outs situation in the ninth inning vs. UALR (4-4-15), rolled another double play and then got the third out in GSU s 13-8 win... Earned his first collegiate win with one scoreless inning vs. Eastern Michigan. #20 NATHAN BATES RHP R/R 6-7, 200 Jr. Senoia, Ga. Starr s Mill 2015 UPDATE: Tall right-hander who is the Panthers Friday starter... Two-time Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week with a 4.34 ERA. Allowed just one run and three hits, only one of which left the infield, in his first two starts... Named Sun Belt Player of the Week after his Opening Day start, when he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning vs. Fordham. Faced the minimum through 6.2 before allowing a single to center field. Final line: 0 runs, 1 hit, 8 strikeouts, 1 walk in 7 innings... Struck out nine in 6.1 innings in win at Arkansas State ( ) but did not figure in the decision... Earned his second Sun Belt weekly award March 30 after he pitched seven shutout innings with six hits allowed and five strikeouts in win at UT Arlington ( ), helping the Panthers to the sweep... Started two games in the ULM series. After his Friday start ( ) was suspended after two innings, came back on Sunday with three scoreless inning with three hits allowed and four strikeouts... Outstanding start at Appalachian State ( ), allowing two runs in 7.2 innings with six strikeouts and no walks but did not figure in the decision. CAREER: Weekend starter in 2014 with a 1-3 record and 4.76 ERA... Made an impact as a freshman in 2013 with a 2-1 record and a 2.98 ERA... Named CAA Rookie of the Week on April 15 after he pitched nine innings and struck out a career-high 11 at New Orleans ( ). Did not earn the win in the 12-inning victory but allowed just one earned run (three total) on five hits. #16 RYAN BLANTON OF L/R 5-11, 180 So. Lilburn, Ga. Parkview 2015 UPDATE: Left-handed hitting center fielder and leadoff hitter but has not played since April 26 due to a hand injury... Team s leading hitter at.330 with six homers and 22 RBI... Led the Sun Belt with 42 runs scored when he was injured... Has led off two games (UMass Lowell and South Alabama) this season and three in his career with home runs. Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week and Sun Belt Player of the Week after he went 11-for-16 with three homers in three games... Homered twice in the same inning vs. Kennesaw State (3-1-15). Led off the fifth with a solo homer and then hit a one-out grand slam. Just the second GSU player ever to hit two homers in an inning (Josh Vandiver vs. Alabama State, 2000) and the first with five RBI in an inning.... Followed by collecting eight hits in 11 at-bats with a homer and a triple in doubleheader sweep at Arkansas State. In Game 1, he homered and then led off the 12th inning with a triple and scored the go-ahead run. Added four hits in the nightcap. One game later vs. FAMU ( ), he went 4-for-6 with a double and a triple in 12-11, 11-inning victory. For second time in three games, he tripled in extra innings and scored the winning run... In 10-inning win over UL Lafayette ( ) two games later, he led off the 10th with a single and scored the winning run. Figured prominently is back-to-back extrainning wins at UT Arlington. On Saturday, he doubled in the 11th inning to put runners at second and third with one out. After GSU tied the game, he scored an insurance run. One day later in the 10th inning with a runner at third and one out, he was intentionally walked before GSU scored the winning run on a wild pitch. Drove in the tying run with a one-out single in the eighth inning and then scored the go-ahead run against UALR (4-3-15) as GSU rallied from a 7-1 deficit for a 13-8 victory. Had Georgia State s only hit off South Alabama ( ) starter Kevin Hill as he broke up a no-hitter with a one-out single in the ninth inning... Had a leadoff homer in Game 3 of South Alabama series. Leadoff home run vs. UMass Lowell ( ), when he went 3-for-3 with two RBI... 4-for-10 with five runs scored in Eastern Michigan series (March 6-8). Outstanding student named to the President s List (4.0 GPA or higher) for the spring semester. CAREER: Saw action in 54 games, including 24 starts in center field, as a freshman in Hit.238 with three homers, 13 RBI and 19 runs scored... Delivered three pinch hits in the

7 2015 GEORGIA STATE BASEBALL // PLAYER UPDATES eighth inning or later... Homered at Ole Miss to help the Panthers to a victory. #31 KEVIN BURGEE RHP R/R 6-3, 200 Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Hebron Christian/ Gordon State 2015 UPDATE: Right-handed reliever who is Georgia State s career saves leader... Has a 3-2 record and seven saves in Earned his first save of the season with 1.1 scoreless innings vs. UMass Lowell ( )... Rolled a game-ending double play ball for his second save in 3-1 win over Ohio (3-1-15)... Pitched one scoreless inning with two strikeouts for save vs. Eastern Michigan (3-6-15)... Earned the victory in 12-inning win at Arkansas State as he threw 2.2 innings without allowing a hit or run... Added another victory over UL Lafayette ( ) when he pitched the final 1.1 innings of teh Panthers 10-inning victory... Saved the Friday and Saturday games in Georgia State s three-game sweep at UT Arlington (3-27/28)... Tied and then broke the GSU career record by saving both ends of a doubleheader vs. ULM ( ). Recorded the final two outs in 7-6 victory in Game 1. Entered Game 2 with GSU leading 5-3 but two runners on with one out, and he got a strikeout and then induced a game-ending ground ball... Pitched a careerlong four innings to earn the victory in 4-3, 12-inning win at Appalachian State ( ). CAREER: Has 15 career saves, a 6-2 record and a 2.60 ERA... Needed less than two seasons to break the GSU career saves record, held previously by Justin Malone (14, )... Joined the program in after two seasons at Gordon State record, 2.97 ERA and eight saves in Third in the Sun Belt with eight saves, the second highest season total in school and two shy of the GSU season record of #4 JAMES CLEMENTS OF R/R 5-10, 175 Jr. Woodstock, Ga. Walker School 2014 UPDATE: Versatile right-handed bat who has started at four different positions in his career: left field, third base, second base and first base... Has nine RBI... Hit a pinch-hit, two-run triple over the center fielder s head in Opening Day win over Fordham... Delivered a run-scoring double in 7-4 win at Kennesaw State (5-6-15)... Missed the UT Arlington series with a hamstring injury. CAREER: Played in 32 games, including 18 starts, in 2014 and hit.310 with 10 RBI. #22 SAM FEW IB-DH R/R 6-5, 235 R-Jr. Augusta, Ga. Aquinas/Columbia (Tenn.) State 2015 UPDATE: Big right-handed hitter with power... Joined the program from Columbia (Tenn.) State, which he helped to the 2014 Juco World Series... Brother Will is a long-snapper on the football team at Ole Miss. Hitting.241 with 18 RBI... His first homer was a solo blast at Georgia... Had a homer and four RBI in series win vs. UALR... Drove in a run in the eighth inning at Appalachian State ( ) to help GSU score nine runs in last two innings to rally for win. #13 GARRETT FORD LHP L/L 6-0, 200 Jr. Loganville, Ga. Loganville 2015 UPDATE: Left-hander who can start or come out of the bullpen... Has logged nearly 150 career innings with a 6-7 record... Earned his first victory of the season with 3.1 innings of scoreless relief at Kennesaw State (5-6-15)... Teamed with six other pitchers in Georgia State s combined shutout of ULM ( )... Had a strong start vs. Oglethorpe, when he allowed one run over six innings with a careerhigh seven strikeouts... Another solid start at Troy when he allowed one earned run on four hits over 5.1 innings. CAREER: Used out of the bullpen in 2014 after starting every weekend series as a freshman in Two-time CAA Rookie of the Week selection after wins over George Mason and Northeastern... Record of Second on the team with 74.2 innings pitched... Led all CAA freshmen in wins, starts and innings... Two-sport standout at Loganville High School, where he was the Class AAAA Player of the Year by the Georgia Dugout Club in baseball and an all-region quarterback in football. #38 MARC-ANDRÉ HABECK RHP R/R 6-2, 210 Jr. Winnipeg, Manitoba College Jeanne-Sauve/ Frank Phillips College 2015 UPDATE: Midweek starting pitcher with a 4-5 record... Struck out eight in four innings to earn win over Mercer ( ) in his Georgia State debut. Allowed one run on five hits... Allowed three runs on six hits in 5.1 innings at Georgia... Earned his third win vs. Kennesaw State when he allowed just one earned run in five innings... Came out of the bullpen vs. Oglethorpe and earned the win with two scoreless innings. Junior college transfer from Frank Phillips College in Texas... Member of the French National Team... Latest in a line of Canadian standouts to play at Georgia State in recent years, including Jean-Michel Rochon-Salvas, Marc Mimeault, Carl Moniz and Ryan Fleming. #2 RHETT HARPER OF R/R 6-1, 190 Fr. Chatsworth, Ga. Southeast Whitfield 2015 UPDATE: Freshman outfielder who has earned playing time in right field... Hit a solo home run against No. 23 Liberty in his third collegiate at-bat... Delivered a walk-off win vs. Florida A&M ( ) with a suicide squeeze to score Ryan Blanton in the bottom of the 11th inning... Started all three games in the UT Arlington series and had four hits. Drove in a run in the Panthers 5-2 win on Friday and then made a key defensive play in Sunday s 2-1 victory when he threw out a runner at the plate... Delivered a bases-loaded, three-run double in the eighth inning vs. Savannah State, driving in crucial insurance runs in 10-5 victory... Named to the President s List for the spring semester with a GPA over 4.0. #33 ALEX HEGNER RHP R/R 6-1, 195 R-Jr. Marietta, Ga. Pope/Wallace State CC 2015 UPDATE: Right-hander out of the bullpen with a 2.01 ERA in 17 appearances... Pitched two perfect innings in 9-0 shutout of UL Monroe ( )... Longest outing was three scoreless innings at Alabama A&M ( ). Junior college transfer from Wallace State (Ala.) C.C.... Won a state title at Pope High School... Political science major with the team s top GPA... Named to the President s List for the spring semester with a GPA over 4.0. #9 WILL JOHNSON OF R/R 5-10, 175 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. North Atlanta 2015 UPDATE: Freshman outfielder with 14 RBI... Has a homer and two triples... Can play right or left field... Had four RBI in the UMass Lowell series... Delivered a two-out, two-run triple in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie in Game 3 of the series... Went 2-for-2 with two RBI, three runs scored and three walks in 10-8 win over Ohio, when his two-out, RBI-double broke a 7-7 tie in the sixth inning... Drove in a run in the ninth inning at Georgia with a triple to the left field corner. Hit his first career homer in a win over UALR (4-4-15). At the time the Panthers trailed 4-2 but his homer leading off the fifth started a five-run inning... Started two games in the Texas State series and had three hits and two RBI. #1 JUSTIN JONES SS R/R 6-0, 180 Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Houston County 2015 UPDATE: Starting shortstop and one of the top freshmen in the Sun Belt and the nation... Hitting.309 with 26 RBI and 35 runs scored... Has nine doubles, two triples and one homer... Also has eight sacrifice hits... Leads Sun Belt freshmen in batting average, hits and runs while ranking second in RBI... Had a 12-game hitting streak (April 1-22) that is the longest by a Panther this season. Key part of the Panthers improved defense,

8 2015 GEORGIA STATE BASEBALL // PLAYER UPDATES including 47 double plays turned... Helped Houston County to 2014 Class AAAAA state title... Member of Warner Robins team that reached the 2008 Little League World Series... Named to the President s List for the spring semester with a GPA over 4.0. Collected four RBI in GSU s three-game sweep at UT Arlington. Had two hits and two RBI in Saturday s extra-inning win. Drove in the winning run in the top of the 10th with a sacrifice fly... Went 3-for-4 with and an RBI and scored four runs in a 12-5 win over UALR ( )... Had four hits, five runs scored and three RBI in series swep over ULM, including two RBI in 9-0 series finale ( ). Went 5-for-11 with two RBI and four runs in Appalachian State series (2 games). Drove in the go-ahead run with a 12th-inning single in 4-3 victory Friday, then had two key RBI as Panthers scored nine runs in last innings of win. Started the winning rally in the ninth with a one-out double and scored the tying run. Also had an RBI-triple in six-run eighth. Had six hits and four RBI, including his first career home run, in Texas State series... His two-run homer in the Saturday game capped a six-run fifth inning that turned a 4-2 deficit into an 8-4 lead... Had three hits, including a two-run single, in the Sunday game. #15 DAVID LEVY INF R/R 5-10, 160 Sr. Marietta, Ga. Walton/Chattahoochee Valley 2015 UPDATE: Starting second baseman... Batting.262 on the season but is hitting better than.350 since March Has eight sacrifice bunts. Career-high four RBI on two singles and a sacrifice fly in 10-5 win over Texas State (5-2-15). His two-out, two-run single in the sixth inning put the Panthers ahead for good. Made key plays in back-to-back extrainning victories at UT Arlington. On Saturday, he led off the 11th with a single and scored the winning run on Justin Jones sacrifice fly. On Sunday in the 10th, he sacrificed to advance the eventual winning run to third base... Contributed three hits, two runs and an RBI in 13-8 win over UALR (4-3-15), helping the Panthers rally from 7-1 deficit... Added four hits in series sweep of ULM (April 10-12)... Went 5-for-7 in the two-game sweep at Appalachian State (April 17-18). Drove in three runs in the Panthers 10-8 victory over Ohio ( ). Had a two-run single in the second inning and the provided a key insurance run with an eighth-inning single... Added two RBI in win over Kennesaw State ( ) CAREER: Joined the program in after two seasons at Chattahoochee Valley... Delivered a walk-off victory against Arkansas State ( ) with a one-out single to the left field corner in the 10th inning, scoring Matt Rose from second base for the 7-6 victory. #32 CLAYTON PAYNE RHP R/R 6-4, 190 Jr. Fort Myers, Fla. Riverdale/Daytona State CC 2015 UPDATE: Right-hander out of the bullpen... Has made 12 appearances, including one start... Allowed two runs on six hits over five innings in start vs. Savannah State but did not figure in the decision. Junior college transfer from Daytona (Fla.) State C.C. #8 JOEY ROACH C L/R 5-11, 200 Jr. Holly Springs, N.C. Holly Springs 2015 UPDATE: Left-handed hitting catcher who is a Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference selection after earning first-team all-conference honors last spring... Named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List for the second straight year... Seventh in the Sun Belt with 37 RBI, along with a.316 average and seven homers... Has three or more RBI in five games... Has 14 career home runs... Has thrown out 21 runners attempting to steal (35 percent), plus three pickoffs, and has a.990 fielding percentage. Outstanding student named to the 2015 Capital One Academic All-District baseball team... Actuarial science major with 3.92 GPA... On the President s List or Dean s List every semester... Serves on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Had a remarkable game at Mercer ( ) when he hit a grand slam, a two-run homer and a run-scoring single, finishing 3-for-4 with seven RBI... Added three RBI in win over Ohio ( )... In extra-inning win at Arkansas State ( ), he drove in the tying run in the eighth inning with a sacrifice fly. He added an RBI in GSU s 6-3 win in Game 2 of the doubleheader. Homered twice in win over Florida A&M ( ) with a solo shot and a two-run blast... Had a single, a double and a triple at Savannah State ( )... Had three hits and three RBI vs. Alabama A&M ( )... Had seven hits in the UT Arlington series, helping GSU to a sweep. Homered twice and drove in four in series sweep of ULM... Hit a solo homer in the eighth inning of GSU s 7-6 win in Game 1, then added another solo blast in 9-0 Sunday victory. CAREER: First-team All-Sun Belt in 2014, when he hit.301 with three homers and 23 RBI while catching virtually every game... Named to the 2013 CAA All-Rookie team... Became the Panthers primary catcher following an injury to senior Scott Sarratt... From April 20 on, he caught 126 of the 147 innings GSU played... Hit.296 with four homers and 24 RBI. Won a state title as a junior at Holly Springs (NC) High School, when he was the catcher for current Chicago White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon. #5 MATT ROSE INF-RHP R/R 6-4, 195 Jr. Melbourne, Fla. Palm Bay 2015 UPDATE: Tied for sixth in the NCAA with 15 home runs... Leads the Sun Belt with 42 RBI... Preseason All-American (D1Baseball, second team) and the Panthers top talent... Has 30 career homers; only four active Division I players--all seniors--have more career homers... Ranks eighth in GSU history in career homers, while this year s total is tied for seventh on the GSU season list. Named Sun Belt Player of the Week (Feb. 18) after collecting three homers and six RBI on the opening weekend vs. Fordham and No. 23 Liberty... Homered in consecutive at-bats vs. UMass Lowell ( )... Delivered the key blow in 3-1 win over Ohio as his two-run double off the top of the wall in the sixth inning turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead... Has been intentionally walked seven times. Helped GSU to a doubleheader sweep at Arkansas State. Hit his sixth homer in 5-4, 12-inning victory, and then delivered a two-run single in 6-3 win in Game 2... Belted his seventh homer, a two-run blast in the eighth-inning of victory over Florida A&M ( ). Homered and drove in four, including the winning run with a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning, to lift GSU to a 7-6 victory over UL Lafayette. Belted a two-run double in the third, and then tied the game at 5-5 with his eighth homer in the sixth. Produced the key hit in comeback win over UALR (4-3-15). His two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning broke a 7-7 tie and sent the Panthers to a 13-8 victory after trailing 7-1 in the fourth inning. One day later, he smacked his ninth home run, a two-run blast that capped a five-run eighth inning in 12-5 victory. Homered twice and drove in five runs in series sweep of ULM... Had an RBI-double and a run-scoring single in 7-6 victory in the series opener, then hit a game-tying, two-run blast in the sixth inning of Game 2. Added a solo homer in Game 3 win. Hit game-winning, two-run homer in the top of the ninth in win at Appalachian State ( ), in which GSU scored nine runs in the final two innings. Also had a two-run double in six-run eighth inning. Finished with career highs of four hits (HR, 2 doubles, single) and five RBI... Followed with two homers vs. Savannah State ( ), his third two-homer game of the season... Homer No. 15 was a mammoth blast that travelled well over 400 feet at Kennesaw State (5-6-15). Made his first mound appearance of the season with a ninth inning vs. Ohio ( ) for his first save... Added his second save vs. Eastern Michigan (3-7-15). CAREER: Hit.312 with 11 homers and 34 RBI in record and a 3.92 ERA on the mound... Third in the Sun Belt and tied for 16th nationally with 11 homers... Pitched a complete game in GSU s win at Ole Miss ( ). Allowed four runs on eight hits with four strikeouts.