ATLANTA -- Georgia State senior pitcher Ryan Watson was recognized as National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball newspaper after his 13-strikeout performance in last week's win over Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt Conference Championship.
The fifth-year senior from Sugar Hill, Ga., and North Gwinnett High School, was tremendous in his final collegiate start. He pitched 6.2 scoreless innings and allowed two hits lead Georgia State to the 8-5 win, the Panthers' fourth straight win over their in-state rival.
Watson struck out 10 of the final 14 batters he faced before he was lifted with two outs in the seventh inning and Georgia State leading 6-0.