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ATLANTA – Georgia State scored nine unanswered runs, aided by four home runs, in a 9-5 win over the University of South Alabama baseball team in Sunday's series finale at GSU Baseball Complex.

GSU's Max Ryerson hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in five runs to help secure the three-game sweep over the Jaguars. USA held a 5-0 lead through 3 1/2 innings before Ryerson cut the Panther deficit to one with a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth. GSU then added a run in the sixth, three in the seventh and one in the eighth inning.

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South Alabama (16-10, 4-5 SBC) will return to action Tue., April 5 when it hosts Southeastern Louisiana at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field.

GAME FACTS
- The Jags loaded the bases in the top of the second on a leadoff walk by Charles Middleton, and consecutive one-out hit by pitches to Santi Montiel and Brandon Auerbach. Joe Sutton then delivered a two-run single through the left side of the infield to score Middleton and Montiel for a 2-0 Jag lead. Diego Altamirano followed with a walk to load the bases before GSU right-hander Duncan Lutz rolled a 4-6-3 inning-ending double play off the bat of Erick Orbeta to escape the jam.
- Miles Simington reached on a one-out single to right field in the top of the third, and Middleton followed with a walk. Hunter Stokes then delivered a two-run double to right-center field to score Simington and Middleton for a 4-0 USA advantage. A flyout to right field by Montiel allowed Stokes to tag and advance to third before Auerbach drew a two-out walk to put runners at the corners. Sutton then delivered a two-out RBI single to left field to score Stokes for a 5-0 Jaguar lead.
- GSU loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth on consecutive singles by Griffin Cheney and Cameron Jones, and a one-out walk by JoJo Jackson. Max Ryerson then delivered a grand slam over the right-center field wall to cut the USA lead to 5-4.
- The Panthers tied the score 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth on a one-out RBI single through the left side of the infield by Will Mize.
- GSU took a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the seventh on a one-out, two-run home run to right-center field by Jackson. Ryerson followed with a solo home run to center field for an 8-5 Panther advantage. 
- Georgia State extended its lead to 9-5 in the bottom of the eighth on a leadoff solo home run to left field by Mize.

NOTES
- Simington extended his on-base streak to 24 games with a one-out single to right field in the top of the third. 
- Turner extended his on-base streak to 13 games with a one-out walk in the top of the first. 
- Altamirano extended his on-base streak to 13 games with a one-out walk in the top of the second.   
- Orbeta's hit streak was snapped at nine games.
Jaguar right-hander JoJo Booker allowed four runs on six hits with four strikeouts and four walks in five innings pitched without factoring in the decision.
- Sutton went 2-for-4 with a career-high three RBIs to lead the Jags at the plate. Simington finished with two hits and one run scored, and Stokes added a double, two RBIs and one run scored. 
- Ryerson finished 3-for-5 with two home runs, five RBIs and three runs scored to lead the Panthers offensively.
- Right-handed reliever John Gillis made his Jaguar debut, and retired both batters he faced.
- The weekend series marked the first time in series history that GSU has swept South Alabama.
- The loss extended South Alabama's losing skid to five games.

Head Coach Mark Calvi
- On JoJo Booker:
"Just one pitch (Ryerson's grand slam) is what hurt JoJo (Booker); other than that he was good. Our guys fought hard, it just wasn't quite enough today. It will turn for them, just have to keep showing up and working hard."

- On closing an eight-game road swing:
"It will be good to get back home. It feels like it has been a couple of weeks since we played at home, so we'll get back and take tomorrow off and be ready to go this week."

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