Georgia State pushed No. 14 West Virginia to extra innings before falling 5-3 in 10 innings on Opening Day Friday at the GSU Baseball Complex, spoiling strong pitching performances by starter Ryan Watson and reliever Joseph Brandon.
Playing extra innings on Opening Day for the third straight year, the Panthers (0-1) tied the game at 3-3 on Branson Bowling's pinch hit, RBI-single in the sixth inning. That was still the score in the top of the 10th inning when the Mountaineers' Vince Ippoliti's two-run homer was the difference.
GSU starter Ryan Watson, the right-hander from Sugar Hill, Ga.