Bats Power Panthers to 17-8 Win at Marshall

JoJo Jackson, Matt Ruiz Huntington, W.Va. -- Matt Ruiz, JoJo Jackson and Will Mize combined for 14 RBI as the Georgia State bats carried the Panthers to a 17-8 win in the series finale at Marshall (15-32, 8-16 Sun Belt).

After falling behind 3-0 after two innings, Georgia State exploded for 12 runs over the next three innings to take a 12-8 lead.

Ruiz hit a 2-run homer to give the Panthers (23-26, 11-13 Sun Belt) their first lead in the third inning, and then he smashed a 3-run blast in the fourth inning for a 9-5 advantage. The senior center fielder had three homers in the series and five in the last six games.

Jackson, the junior right fielder, had an RBI-single and two 2-run doubles. Mize,…