Gatewood's offensive production led the Panthers to a Friday night win over Sun Belt Conference preseason favorite South Alabama as he homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs in the Panthers' 7-2 victory. He hit a solo homer in the first, a three-run homer in the third and then a two-run single in the fourth. He also caught Hunter Gaddis' complete game.
Gatewood also homered in the Panthers' midweek game against Georgia, and he picked off a runner at second base against South Alabama.
The junior from Duluth, Ga., is Georgia State's leading hitter with a .