Georgia State was picked by the Sun Belt Conference coaches to finish eighth, but that has more to do with the pitching (5.81 team ERA last year and 5.44 so far in 2015) than the bats. The Panthers are averaging 7 1/2 runs through the first two weeks of this season and Saturday, the hosts made short work of Ohio starter Connor Sitz.
The right-hander lasted just 2/3 of an inning, and though seven of the eight runs he allowed in the bottom of the first were unearned thanks to a throwing error by catcher Kyle Dean on the first batter of the game, he was still knocked around the yard. After eight base-runners, the last of which was a Ryan Blanton two-run single that put GSU up 7-0, Bobcats coach Rob Smith came out with the wheelbarrow to get Sitz.
"Things aren't going well, are they?"
The Georgia State fans have a number of names for Blanton, all of which were put to full use on Saturday during the sophomore center fielder's four plate apperances.
"Ryno" - called 14 times
"Ryan" - 12
"Ry" - 10
"Ry-Guy" - 9
(jersey number is 16) "One-six" - 2
"Blanton" - 1
Blanton not only went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored in GSU's 11-4 win, but more impressively averaged over three Rynos per plate appearance.
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