Game 120 - Georgia Southern at Georgia State

May 14 at GSU Baseball Complex in Decatur, GA

In the three months this site has been in existence we've seen a number of No. 9 hitters come through with big hits. David Levy is the latest.

Georgia State's No. 9 hitter delivered an opposite field, three-run triple in the sixth inning that turned a slim, 3-2 GSU cushion into a 6-2 lead. The Panthers, thanks to excellent pitching from starter Nathan Bates (6 IP, 2 ER, 6 K) and three innings of scoreless relief, won by that 6-2 score.

Back to Levy, who according to SID Allison George was playing right field for the first time and ended his first inning in right by doubling off Dalton Busby at first on a line out. The senior worked reliever Jason Richman into a 2-1 count and poked a ball just inside the first base bag and down into the right field corner. It was the biggest hit of the night for a fifth-place Panthers team that's hoping to use this weekend series against third-place Southern to improve its seeding going into next week's Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

* Let's not forget Joey Roach, the Panthers' No. 5 hitter. The junior catcher knocked in the first two runs of the game with a first-inning double, then doubled again ahead of Levy's hit.

Nice night as well for Southern's designated hitter, Hunter Thomas. The junior drove in both of the Eagles' runs with singles in the fourth and sixth innings, and also added a second-inning double.

Nicknames that aren't really nicknames

Quite a night for the Georgia Southern fans. Let's take a look:

Ryan Cleveland - "Cleve", "Ryno"
Evan Challenger - "Chally"
Kent Rollins - "K-Ro"
Thomas - "Hunt"
Busby - "Buzz", "Buzzy B"
Richman - "Rich", "Richie"
Chase Griffin - "Griff"