Tuesday, February 21
Macon, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
4-0
6
vs
5
Georgia
1-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Spear, Nick (2-0)
L: Zac Kristofak (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Tucker Maxwell 1 ; Michael Curry 1 ; Will Proctor 1
RBI: Tucker Maxwell 1 ; Michael Curry 2 ; Will Proctor 1
SH: Will Proctor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tucker Maxwell 1 ; Will Campbell 1 ; Keegan McGovern 1 ; Michael Curry 1 ; Will Proctor 1
CS: Will Campbell 1
Batting:
2B: Upton, Ben 1
HR: Hanson, Alex 1 ; Madden, Charlie 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1
RBI: Hanson, Alex 2 ; Madden, Charlie 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1 ; Upton, Ben 1 ; Meeder, Matt 1
SH: Ware, Jackson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hanson, Alex 1 ; Madden, Charlie 1 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Ware, Jackson 2 ; Moore, Adam 1
SB: Hanson, Alex 1
HBP: Thomas, JT 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Meeder Provides Heroics as Mercer Beats Georgia
2/21/2017 9:59:00 PM | Baseball
MACON, Ga. – Senior infielder Matt Meeder drove an RBI single into center field, sending Danny Edgeworth home from second, as the Bears rallied for a 6-5 win over Georgia Tuesday night in Macon.
Trailing 4-2, Mercer (4-0) used a three-run seventh inning to take a 5-4 lead. Georgia (1-2) would score on a wild pitch in the eighth before Meeder provided his timely hit in the ninth to clinch the win for Mercer.
The game included six home runs and a total of 22 strikeouts as batters resulted in either feast for famine. Five out of the six home runs came in the first five innings.
Mercer's win marked the fourth victory over Georgia in the last five meetings between the teams.
A Mercer record crowd of 2,417 was on-hand for both the thrilling win and the opening of the grandstands at the new OrthoGeorgia Park.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
This goes to Matt Meeder who drove in the winning run and was rewarded with ice water dumped on his head mid-postgame interview. While only 1-for-4 from the plate, his one hit was critical in securing the win and he wasn't fazed by heading to the plate with runners on first and second and one out, setting up a potential double play for Georgia. Instead, Meeder smacked the ball into center field and Edgeworth raced home from second for the winning run.
STAT OF THE GAME
Most of the game was marked by either strikeouts or long balls. Both teams combined for six home runs (and a total of seven extra-base hits) out of 16 hits total in the game while the eight different pitchers for both teams combined for 22 total strikeouts.
PITCHERS OF RECORD
"They have a really good club. Their starter was tough (tonight) and he was tough against us last year. But I told the guys last weekend that I don't think you're a good club until you can come from behind. We were able to battle, get a couple balls in the air. It's a fun game, a great way to open up the park against a great club and we just happened to come out on the right end tonight."
RECORDS UPDATE
For complete coverage of Mercer Baseball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerBaseball (Twitter), /MercerBaseball (Facebook) and @Mercer.Baseball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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Trailing 4-2, Mercer (4-0) used a three-run seventh inning to take a 5-4 lead. Georgia (1-2) would score on a wild pitch in the eighth before Meeder provided his timely hit in the ninth to clinch the win for Mercer.
The game included six home runs and a total of 22 strikeouts as batters resulted in either feast for famine. Five out of the six home runs came in the first five innings.
Mercer's win marked the fourth victory over Georgia in the last five meetings between the teams.
A Mercer record crowd of 2,417 was on-hand for both the thrilling win and the opening of the grandstands at the new OrthoGeorgia Park.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
This goes to Matt Meeder who drove in the winning run and was rewarded with ice water dumped on his head mid-postgame interview. While only 1-for-4 from the plate, his one hit was critical in securing the win and he wasn't fazed by heading to the plate with runners on first and second and one out, setting up a potential double play for Georgia. Instead, Meeder smacked the ball into center field and Edgeworth raced home from second for the winning run.
STAT OF THE GAME
Most of the game was marked by either strikeouts or long balls. Both teams combined for six home runs (and a total of seven extra-base hits) out of 16 hits total in the game while the eight different pitchers for both teams combined for 22 total strikeouts.
PITCHERS OF RECORD
- Win: Nick Spear, Mercer (2-0)
- Loss: Zac Kristofak, Georgia (0-1)
"They have a really good club. Their starter was tough (tonight) and he was tough against us last year. But I told the guys last weekend that I don't think you're a good club until you can come from behind. We were able to battle, get a couple balls in the air. It's a fun game, a great way to open up the park against a great club and we just happened to come out on the right end tonight."
RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 4-0 (4-0 home)
- Georgia: 1-3 (0-1 away)
- Mercer: hosts Hartford in a three-game series starting Friday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m.
- Georgia: at Georgia Southern in a three-game series starting Friday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m.
- Georgia still leads the series 46-14 but the Bears have now won four of the last five. The lone loss in that stretch came in extra innings.
- The Southern Conference is now 2-2 against the SEC this season.
- Mercer is starting a season 4-0 for just the third time under Craig Gibson. The last time came in 2014 when the Bears won nine consecutive games to start the year.
- Gibson is now 9-19 against SEC teams as head coach of the Bears.
- Mercer LHP set a career-high with seven strikeouts in the game.
- Nick Spear now has two wins in three appearances this season. He is halfway to matching last year's four-win total for the right-handed pitcher.
- The crowd of 2,417 is believed to be the largest crowd to watch a game at OrthoGeorgia Park (Claude Smith Field).
For complete coverage of Mercer Baseball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerBaseball (Twitter), /MercerBaseball (Facebook) and @Mercer.Baseball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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