Baseball Drops Series Finale to Butler, 7-3

Sunday, May 15

Indianapolis, IN

12 pm

Mercer University

33-20

Butler

14-35

Mercer

Butler

5/15/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Mercer University baseball team dropped the series finale to Butler, 7-3, on Sunday afternoon at Bulldog Park.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercer struck in the opening inning, as Kyle Lewis, who doubled with two outs, came around to score on an error for a 1-0 advantage. The Bears manufactured a run in the second, pushing their lead to 2-0 on Jackson Ware's sacrifice bunt that allowed Ryan Hagan to cross the plate.

Butler tied the game in the bottom of the third, as RBI singles from Tyler Houston and Jordan Lucio knotted the contest at 2-2. The Bulldogs took advantage of four walks in the sixth inning to plate five runs on just two hits to grab a 7-2 advantage.

Mercer scored a run in the ninth to cut the lead to four, 7-3, on Trey Truitt's RBI single, but the Bears were unable to get anything else going as they saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.

KEY TO THE GAME
A big sixth inning for Butler was the difference in the game, as four walks, including one with the bases loaded, and a wild pitch helped set up the big frame. The Bears were not able to overcome the deficit, finishing just 1-for-10 with runners on base.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Truitt led the offense with a pair of hits including the team's lone knock with runners on base. He finished 2-for-5 at the plate with one RBI, while recording his 24th multiple-hit effort of the season.

NOTABLES

Mercer now holds a 5-2 advantage in the all-time series with Butler.
Austin Cox was tagged with the loss to drop to 2-2 on the year, after giving up three runs in a third of an inning.
Austin Lord and Carter Varga each tossed scoreless frames to close out the game for the Bears.
Lewis' double in the first stretched his hitting streak to 13 games. The junior also drew his 57th walk of the year to move within three of the program's single-season record.
Danny Edgeworth stretched his on-base streak to 17 games with a walk.

RECORDS UPDATE
Mercer falls to 33-20 overall, while Butler moves to 14-35 on the year.

UP NEXT
The Bears head to Greensboro, N.C. next weekend in search of their second straight Southern Conference title, as they square off against UNCG for a three-game series with the regular season crown on the line. The two teams open the series on Friday, May 20, at 6 p.m.