MONROE, La. - The ULM baseball team (17-13) begins a four-game home stand Thursday night with a Sun Belt weekend series against Georgia State. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Apr. 2 at Lou St. Amant Field.
 
SERIES HISTORY VS. GEORGIA STATE –
Thursday's game marks the 30th all-time meeting between the two schools, as the Warhawks lead the all-time series 17-12. The Panthers took the last series played in 2024, winning the rubber match after a split double header on day one. ULM has won four of the past six matchups in the series in Monroe and has won 12 of the last 16 games overall.
 
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS –
Georgia State currently holds an overall record of 13-17 with a 2-7 mark in Sun Belt Conference play, ranking them last in the league. The team comes into the series losers of the past five games, which includes a weekend sweep suffered at home against Texas State. The Panthers are led in hitting by John Beverley, who possesses a batting average of .354. He is also the team leader in hits (34) and leads the Sun belt in stolen bases (16). Wills Maginnis is also a strong bat, scoring 24 runs along with a team-leading five home runs. On the mound, Jake Hembree controls an ERA of 2.73 with 33.0 innings pitched and has struck out 39 batters on the year.
 
LAST TIME OUT –
The Warhawks traveled to Ruston on Tuesday and dominated to the tune of a 14-3 run rule victory. Marcus Aranda powered his fifth home run of the season, a two-run blast that put ULM in front 3-1. The away team ran away with it at the top of the fourth inning, exploding for eight runs to lead 11-1 at the end of it. Justin Robinson recorded the win on the day, pitching five innings while only allowing two runs. Thw Warhawks totaled 17 hits on the day and scored the fourth most runs in a game in 2026.
 
HOT BATS –
The Warhawks host a pair of hitters who have made their mark in the first season at ULM. Davis Mauzy has produced a hit in 29 of 30 games to start the season, having multi-hit games in 11 of them. He also recorded a home run last weekend, a three-run blast in game one against the Ragin' Cajuns. Mauzy is batting .387, has a 1.012 OPS and has 46 total hits. Danye Wray has also been a hot bat for ULM in 2026, recording a hit in all but five games played. His eight home runs lead the team as he possesses a .682 slugging percentage, which ranks him fourth in the conference. Wray is also batting .330 and is tied for third on the team in RBI with 26. Jake Haggard leads the team in RBI with 41 in 2026 and is also third in hitting with an average of .350. His 12 doubles lead the team and is third in the Sun Belt as well.
 
FRESHMEN FOR THE FENCES –
ULM freshmen have been able to record home runs and swing for the fences across the opening 30 games. Freshman Sutton Lewis hit two three-run homers throughout opening weekend against Central Arkansas, becoming the only freshman with multiple home runs in opening weekend in the Sun Belt. Wray then followed that up with three home runs in the series against Western Illinois, launching one in each of the three games. He also collected two bombs in the Sun Belt opening series vs. Texas State. The freshman from Smithville, Miss. leads the team in homers with eight on the season. Garrett Wiethorn also joined in on the action, collecting two homers in game three against UT Arlington, his first two of the 2026 season.
 
NOT A BAD START –
The team's sweep over Texas State produced some historical marks for the team through the first three games. It's the first sweep over a Sun Belt opponent since the 2024 season and the first sweep over the Bobcats since 2001. The Warhawks have also started 3-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2007 season, where they started 4-0 in Sun Belt play. The team is currently tied for second in the conference standing with a 6-3 conference record.