Mercer University
4-6
Georgia State
8-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Chance, Amanda (3-0)
L: McElderry, Jill (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Drake, Ivie 1
3B: Brown, Morgan 1
HR: Caldwell, Kensey 1 ; Hasty, Remington 1
RBI: Drake, Ivie 1 ; Litumbe, Megan 1 ; Caldwell, Kensey 3 ; Hasty, Remington 3
SF: Litumbe, Megan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Morgan 1 ; Drake, Ivie 2 ; Litumbe, Megan 1 ; Faulk, Cassidy 1 ; Blackwell, Mandy 1 ; Caldwell, Kensey 1 ; Hasty, Remington 1
Batting:
2B: Andrew, Emma 1
HR: Taylor, Caroline 1
RBI: Rud, Meghan 2 ; Taylor, Caroline 1 ; Castleberry, Danielle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor, Caroline 1 ; Rodriguez, Maxine 1 ; Andrew, Emma 1 ; Castleberry, Danielle 1
SB: Rud, Meghan 1 ; Miller, Taylor 1 ; Castleberry, Danielle 1
HBP: Walsh, Abby 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Mercer Falls to Georgia State at Home
2/22/2017 8:55:00 PM | Softball
The Bears out-hit Georgia State, 9-7, despite the loss
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The visiting Panthers (8-3) capitalized on a pair of three-run home runs by Remington Hasty and Kensey Caldwell in the second and fifth innings to come away with the victory. Amanda Chance earned the win for Georgia State after allowing three runs over five frames, despite failing to strike out a single Bear.
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Taylor's second home run of the year sparked a three-run fourth inning for the Bears (4-6), who lost their fourth straight contest. Rud – who went 2-for-4 in her fifth multi-hit game of the season – added a two-run single before being thrown out at second base on the same play to end the frame.
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Jill McElderry (1-3) took the loss after logging three innings in her second start of the year. She surrendered four runs on four hits while striking out a pair.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Caroline Taylor's 2-for-3 performance Wednesday is what head coach Stephanie DeFeo has been looking for in the heart of Mercer's lineup. She added a sharply-hit single in the second inning before knocking out the 27th long ball of her career.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer out-hit the Panthers, 9-7. Three Bears had two hits apiece en route to the nine hits, which are the third most in a single game by Mercer this season.
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NOTABLES
- Mercer was 5-for-10 with two outs and had three two-out RBIs. The Bears led off four of the seven frames with a hit as well.
- Preseason All-Southern Conference First Team selection Taylor Miller made her first start of the year as the designated player and went 1-for-4 at the plate.
- A pair of swipes by Rud and Miller pushed the team's season total to 23 stolen bases.
- Danielle Castleberry notched her fourth RBI of the year on a one-run single that brought scored Emma Andrew in the sixth inning. Andrew had a double the prior at bat.
- Maxine Rodriguez had a hit for the third time in four games.
- Mercer lost for the fifth straight time in its head-to-head series with Georgia State.
- Mercer: 4-6
- Georgia State: 8-3
- Mercer: vs. Marist at 5:30 p.m. ET, Friday, Feb. 24 (Black & Orange Challenge)
- Georgia State: vs. Illinois at 1 p.m. ET, Friday, Feb. 24 (Heck Softball Complex)
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