Softball Travels to Lone Star State for Series at Texas State

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Softball Travels to Lone Star State for Series at Texas State

Game 34 at Texas State | San Marcos, Texas | March 31 | 8 p.m. ET
Game 35 at Texas State | San Marcos, Texas | April 1 | 2:15 p.m. ET
Game 36 at Texas State | San Marcos, Texas | April 1 | 4:15 p.m. ET (Weather permitting)

Georgia State Panthers
Overall: 22-11 Sun Belt: 7-2

H: 9-5 A: 4-5 N: 9-1
Streak: W5 Last 10: 8-2

Texas State Bobcats
Overall: 24-6 Sun Belt: 7-1
H: 8-1 A: 7-3 N: 9-2
Streak: L1 Last 10: 8-2

Series
All Time: 7-4
Last Meeting: 2016
Streak: L2

Game Coverage
Live stats available on GeorgiaStateSports.com and GSU mobile app (FREE).

Leading Off
• Georgia State is riding a five-game win streak after defeating Georgia Tech 9-5 Wednesday.
• The Panthers go on the road this weekend to take on Texas State for three Sun Belt contests.
Ivie Drake leads GSU in hitting with a .352 average and .504 OBP. Kensey Caldwell leads Georgia State in RBI with 29.
Megan Litumbe leads the Panthers in long balls with seven home runs. She has four in the last four games.
• Kensey Caldwell has hit 12 doubles so far this season which is fifth most in the country and most in the Sun Belt.
• The Panthers own the 25th best fielding percentage in the country at .974 which leads the Sun Belt.
• Georgia State averages 5.67 runs per game to rank second in the conference.
• The Panthers are hitting .291 as a team which is second best in the Sun Belt.
• In her last eight appearances, Kinsley Jennings is 5-1 with a 1.12 ERA through 37.2 innings of work.

• Georgia State has played five extra inning games this season, going 3-2 in those contests.
• When leading after four innings this season, Georgia State is 18-1.
• Freshman Peyton Worsham was named the Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (March 14) after going 2-0 in two starts against South Alabama. In Game 1 of that series, Worsham came just one strike away from a no-hitter.

• Junior Ivie Drake hit her 39th career home run on Feb. 24 to break the GSU home run record.
Ivie Drake was named to every major preseason Top 50 list including Flo Softball, D1 Softball and USA Softball.
Ivie Drake, Mandy Blackwell and Megan Litumbe were named preseason All-Sun Belt. Only Louisiana had more players named to the team.
• Georgia State was voted to finish fourth in the Sun Belt this season.

Record Watch
• Kensey Caldwell has 140 career RBI to rank fourth in GSU history. Callie Alford holds the record with 170 RBI. Ivie Drake is fifth on the list with 136 RBI.
• Ivie Drake is GSU's career home run leader with 42 long balls. Megan Litumbe is tied for second in school history with 38.
• Kensey Caldwell is tied for second in GSU history in career doubles with 47. Corrie Roberts holds the record with 68.

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Players Mentioned

Mandy Blackwell

#14 Mandy Blackwell

C/IF
5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
Kensey Caldwell

#11 Kensey Caldwell

IF
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Megan Litumbe

#5 Megan Litumbe

OF/C
5' 9"
Freshman
R/R
Ivie Drake

#4 Ivie Drake

C
5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
Kinsley Jennings

#27 Kinsley Jennings

P/INF
5' 6"
Junior
R/R
Peyton Worsham

#18 Peyton Worsham

P/INF
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Mandy Blackwell

#14 Mandy Blackwell

5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
C/IF
Kensey Caldwell

#11 Kensey Caldwell

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
IF
Megan Litumbe

#5 Megan Litumbe

5' 9"
Freshman
R/R
OF/C
Ivie Drake

#4 Ivie Drake

5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
C
Kinsley Jennings

#27 Kinsley Jennings

5' 6"
Junior
R/R
P/INF
Peyton Worsham

#18 Peyton Worsham

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
P/INF