Lee County grad Smith Pinson pitches Kennesaw State past rival Georgia State
From staff reports
KENNESAW — Freshman pitcher Smith Pinson, a Lee County grad, starred in the Kennesaw State baseball team’s sixth straight win over in-state rival Georgia State on Wednesday.
Pinson pitched six innings, limiting the Panthers to only four hits while striking out eight, in the Owls’ 6-4 win. The 6-foot-8, 220-pounder had an equally impressive outing four days earlier, striking out five and allowing one hit in three innings to earn a save against Morehead State.
“Our pitching staff competed all night,” KSU head coach Ryan Coe said. “For Pinson to do what he did as a freshman in his first career start, that was impressive.”
Fellow Lee County grad Tyler Simon, a senior, hit a solo home run for KSU late in the win.
“That run was huge,” said Coe. “A one-run lead in the ninth compared to a two-run lead is a big difference. It gives you a little wiggle room and you can play defense differently. That was big for us tonight.”
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