Location Atlanta, GA Colors Blue and White Head coach Greg Frady League Division I (NCAA) | Nickname Panthers Founded 1956 Conference Sun Belt Conference | |
University Georgia State University Home stadium GSU Baseball Complex
(Capacity: 1,092) Home ground Georgia State Baseball Complex | ||
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, and are currently coached by head coach Greg Frady.
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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.
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.
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.
Head coaches
The Panthers have had 9 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:
