What you need to know:
* Catcher Ivie Drake is being recognized as one of the country’s best players in a Top 50 “Watch List” for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.
* Drake is coming off a record record season as a freshman last year.
* GSU begins the season against Oregon on Feb. 12 at the Kajikawa Classic hosted by Arizona State.
ATLANTA – Ivie Drake, a sophomore on the Georgia State softball team, was named to the 2016 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 “Watch List”.