Georgia State Baseball: Panthers Host Texas Southern for Opening Weekend of 2011 Season

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Georgia State baseball team kicks off its much anticipated 2011 season with a three-game series against Southwestern Athletic Conference contender Texas Southern, beginning Friday at 4 p.m. at the Field at Panthersville. Game two with the Tigers will be Saturday at 1 p.m. The series wraps up Sunday with game three, also at 1 p.m.

Junior Justin Malone, GSU's career winning percentage leader, will get the start in Friday's season opener for the Panthers.

Georgia State returns seven players from last year's starting lineup that led the nation in runs per game at 10.5. In all, 22 letter winners are back from the 2010 squad that shattered ten school season records including batting average (.356), hits (751) and home runs (82).

Georgia State has been picked to finish second in the Colonial Athletic Association this season...

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