Georgia State’s baseball team returns to the diamond this season after losing key seniors Joey Roach, Wayne Wages, and Cole Uvilla. In 2016, the Panthers finished the year with a 24-31 overall record and a 10-20 conference record to finish ninth in the Sun Belt.
The recent German Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and Georgia State baseball Head coach Greg Frady hired former major league pitcher Chris Bootcheck to coach the Panthers staff.
“His transition’s been amazing,” Coach Frady said of Coach Bootcheck. “Adam Pavkovich our recruiting coordinator and infield coach and Brock Bennett our catching coach, those guys, along with Chris Bootcheck have worked their behinds off.