MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State returns to the diamond for the first midweek game in two weeks, hosting Georgia State at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex on Tuesday night. The game is scheduled to start at 6 pm and tickets are still available by visiting the ASU Ticket Office, calling (334) 229-4551, visiting BamaStateSports.com, or at the gate the night of the game.
Alabama State (24-17) last took the field in midweek action two weeks ago, falling in 10 innings to then No. 19 Auburn, and have just two midweek games remaining including a home date with UAB (May 10).
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Probable Starting Pitching Matchups
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ALST – Kevin Matos (RHP, Fr.) vs.
GSU – Duncan Lutz (RHP, So.)
Leading Off
- Alabama State and Georgia State have met 11 times in school history with the Panthers leading the all-time series 10-1 with the last meeting coming in 2013. The Hornets lone win in the series came on March 20, 2012, a 14-9 victory in Montgomery.
About the Hornets
- Corey King (Lithonia, Ga.) leads Alabama State in hitting with a .341 average including eight doubles, three triples and a team-leading 10 home runs. He has also driven in 41 runs and scored 43 more from the leadoff position.
- Hunter May (Slidell, La.) is hitting .331 with a team-high 17 doubles and has five home runs, while Chris Lewis (Alabaster, Ala.) ius hitting .317.
- Cristopher DeGuzman (Fajardo, PR) is hitting .308 with seven doubles and a pair of home runs.
- On the mound, Breon Pooler (Huntsville, Ala.) is 7-1 on the year with a 3.32 ERA, while Payton Harris (Hattiesburg, Miss.) is 3-2 with three saves and a 2.35 ERA out of the bullpen.
About the Panthers
- Luke Boynton leads Georgia State in hitting at .365 with nine home runs and seven doubles, with Griffen Cheney hitting .353 with 12 home runs. Cameron Jones is hitting .346 with seven doubles and four home runs, while Max Ryerson is at .339 with 14 doubles and 14 home runs.
- Cameron Jones is 2-3 with a 2.15 ERA with five saves, while Ryan Watson is 1-2 with seven saves and a 3.52 ERA.
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