Georgia State vs. Georgia Southern, Sun Belt Tournament
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MONTGOMERY -- Ryan Watson struck out a career-high 13 in 6.2 scoreless innings and JoJo Jackson homered to lead No. 8 seed Georgia State to an 8-5 victory over No. 9 Georgia Southern in the opening round of the Guardians Credit Union Sun Belt Conference Championship at Riverwalk Stadium.
With the win, Georgia State (30-27) advances to the double elimination bracket and will face No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET. The Panthers defeated Georgia Southern for the fourth straight time after sweeping the season series two weeks ago in Atlanta.