Happy Wednesday Monarch Nation. Cue The Ray Charles!

No it’s not October, but playoff baseball is on the minds of the Monarchs as they head south for a HUGE weekend in ATL.

What is stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

⚾️ Georgia On Their Mind
⛵️ Come Sail Away
👑 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Georgia On Their Mind. It all starts tomorrow night.

Atlanta is a town used to high intensity baseball, this time, it’ll be on the collegiate diamond as the Monarchs and Georgia State square off in a crucial Sun Belt showdown.

Entering the final week of conference play, there are five teams vying for the final four spots. The Monarchs sit in a tie with Coastal Carolina and South Alabama, with the trio having a game lead on both Texas State and Georgia State.

Texas State and South Alabama are set to play the top two teams in the Sun Belt, while Coastal battles with Marshall.

Nothing like the feel of playoff baseball!

⚾️: The Sun Belt Baseball Standings
🔢: Inside the Numbers (2023-24 Stats)

🔼 Come Sail Away. As the Monarchs are battling for a spot in the playoffs on the diamond, another group will be battling for hardware on the water.

The ODU sailing squads head north to Boston this weekend to compete in the Championships this weekend.

Racing will take place all day on Sunday in Beantown.

👏 WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT!

Sure, the championships, wins, trophies and so much more are awesome.

But this, this is what it’s all about! Congrats to all the Monarch student-athletes who earned their diplomas last weekend!

🤔 MONARCH TRIVIA

As conference foes in three different leagues, how many times has ODU and Georgia State squared off prior to this week’s series?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email and see if you had the right answer!

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

Thursday, May 16th
⚾️ Baseball at Georgia State @ 6pm

Friday, May 17th
⚾️ Baseball at Georgia State @ 6pm

Saturday, May 18th
⚾️ Baseball at Georgia State @ 1pm

Sunday, May 19th
⛵️ Sailing at Women’s Semifinals and Finals (Boston, Mass.)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 30.

Beginning with their time in the CAA, ODU and Georgia State have squared off 30 previous times with the Panthers holding a slight 16-14 edge in the series.

🦁 Have a great day, y’all!