ATLANTA – Senior pitcher Garrett Ford led the Panthers to a 7-4 victory over Sun Belt Conference-leading and No. 23 ranked South Alabama and also pitched in the Panthers 4-3 victory over in-state rival Kennesaw State, earning this week’s Georgia State Student-Athlete of the Week award, powered by the U.S. Marines.
The win over South Alabama is the Panthers' first over a ranked foe since 2014. Ford entered that game in the sixth inning Friday and allowed one unearned run. After the game was suspended in the bottom of the sixth, he came back the next day (Saturday) and finished the game with three scoreless innings, giving up just two singles, to earn the victory.