Friday, February 24
Macon, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
5-0
4
vs
3
Hartford
0-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Spear, Nick (3-0)
L: Pinkerton, Seth (0-1)
Batting:
RBI: Sullivan, Chris 2 ; Campana, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MacKinnon, David 1 ; Bengtson, Ben 1 ; Sullivan, Chris 1
CS: Ward, TJ 1
HBP: Bengtson, Ben 1 ; Thompson, Trevor 1
Batting:
HR: Truitt, Trey 1
RBI: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Truitt, Trey 1 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1
SH: Truitt, Trey 1 ; Joe, Howard 1 ; Meeder, Matt 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Truitt, Trey 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1 ; Bening, Hunter 1
SB: Hagan, Ryan 1
CS: Edgeworth, Danny 1
HBP: Meeder, Matt 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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Edgeworth the Hero as Mercer Wins in 10 Innings
2/24/2017 10:21:00 PM | Baseball
MACON, Ga. – For the third straight contest, late-game heroics gave Mercer a win. On Friday, it was Danny Edgeworth's single to right field to push the Bears to a 4-3, 10-inning victory over Hartford.
The Bears (5-0) only had one hit through the first five innings and trailed, 3-2, before Trey Truitt's solo home run tied the game in the sixth. Neither team failed to score over the next three innings, setting the stage for Edgeworth's heroics.
This comes after Mercer scored four runs in the eighth to win last Sunday over Eastern Shore then used a Matt Meeder walkoff single in the ninth on Tuesday to beat Georgia.
Hartford (0-1) stranded the bases loaded in the ninth before going three-up, three-down in the 10th.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
A tip of the cap to Danny Edgeworth for coming through in the clutch. The Suwanee native was 1 for 3 at the plate with a pair of walks. His lone hit was timely as he laced a single to right field with two on and two out in the bottom of the 10th, scoring Hagan for the win.
STAT OF THE GAME
Three in a row in the clutch. That's the line for Nick Spear as the sophomore right-handed pitcher from Atlanta collected his third consecutive win in three consecutive appearances on the mound. On Friday, Spear retired all three batters he faced in the 10th, the final two by strikeouts.
PITCHERS OF RECORD
"This was a really good Hartford team that played well. I knew they would be good because they are well-coached. We strung a couple hits together, won a big moment, Danny came up and got the big knock for us. Our pitching was outstanding tonight. [Ryan] Askew was good and the guys we went with after him – Burks, Vann, Broom and Spear – were really good. Hartford has a good club. We have to play well to win."
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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The Bears (5-0) only had one hit through the first five innings and trailed, 3-2, before Trey Truitt's solo home run tied the game in the sixth. Neither team failed to score over the next three innings, setting the stage for Edgeworth's heroics.
This comes after Mercer scored four runs in the eighth to win last Sunday over Eastern Shore then used a Matt Meeder walkoff single in the ninth on Tuesday to beat Georgia.
Hartford (0-1) stranded the bases loaded in the ninth before going three-up, three-down in the 10th.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
A tip of the cap to Danny Edgeworth for coming through in the clutch. The Suwanee native was 1 for 3 at the plate with a pair of walks. His lone hit was timely as he laced a single to right field with two on and two out in the bottom of the 10th, scoring Hagan for the win.
STAT OF THE GAME
Three in a row in the clutch. That's the line for Nick Spear as the sophomore right-handed pitcher from Atlanta collected his third consecutive win in three consecutive appearances on the mound. On Friday, Spear retired all three batters he faced in the 10th, the final two by strikeouts.
PITCHERS OF RECORD
- Win: Nick Spear (3-0)
- Loss: Seth Pinkerton (0-1)
- Save: None
"This was a really good Hartford team that played well. I knew they would be good because they are well-coached. We strung a couple hits together, won a big moment, Danny came up and got the big knock for us. Our pitching was outstanding tonight. [Ryan] Askew was good and the guys we went with after him – Burks, Vann, Broom and Spear – were really good. Hartford has a good club. We have to play well to win."
RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 5-0 (5-0 home)
- Hartford: 0-1 (0-1 away)
- Mercer: Fr. RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long (0-0, 0.00)
- Hartford: So. RHP John Mormile (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
- The win marked the third time in three games that the Bears have rallied from a deficit to win.
- Mercer now leads the all-time series against Hartford, 1-0.
- The Bears are now 8-2 all-time against the America East Conference.
- Trey Truitt became the seventh different Bear to hit a home run this season. Mercer entered the weekend ranked sixth nationally in home runs (8) and home runs per game (2.00).
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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