Mercer University
11-12
#16 Georgia
20-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gray, Brittany (12-1)
L: Rodriguez, Maxine (2-3)
S: Bass, Kylie (1)
Batting:
2B: Emanuel, Sydni 1 ; DiCarlo, Alyssa 1 ; McGuire, Maeve 1
3B: Dickey, Brea 1
RBI: Emanuel, Sydni 1 ; Burton, Kendall 2 ; DiCarlo, Alyssa 4 ; McGuire, Maeve 1 ; Febrey, Alysen 1 ; Dickey, Brea 2
SH: Burton, Kendall 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Emanuel, Cortni 2 ; Emanuel, Sydni 2 ; Burton, Kendall 1 ; DiCarlo, Alyssa 1 ; McGuire, Maeve 1 ; Holliday, Tyra 1 ; Bryan, Ciara 2 ; Doggett, Jordan 1 ; Dickey, Brea 1
SB: Emanuel, Cortni 1 ; Emanuel, Sydni 1 ; Burton, Kendall 1 ; McGuire, Maeve 1 ; Holliday, Tyra 1 ; Bryan, Ciara 1
HBP: McGuire, Maeve 1 ; Bryan, Ciara 1
Batting:
RBI: Mauga, Quirisa 1 ; Rodriguez, Maxine 2
SH: Miller, Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rud, Meghan 2 ; Miller, Taylor 1
SB: Rud, Meghan 1
HBP: Walsh, Abby 1
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Bears Hang Tight Until Late in Loss to #16 Georgia
3/10/2017 12:51:00 PM | Softball
Mercer suffers 12-3 defeat to nationally ranked Bulldogs
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Mercer (11-12) remained within striking distance of the nationally ranked Bulldogs (20-3) until its intrastate SEC foe plated four runs apiece in the top of the sixth and seventh innings.
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Trailing 1-0 in the third, Quirisa Mauga scored Meghan Rud from third base with a RBI-single after Rud opened the frame with a single and a stolen base. Georgia would reclaim its lead with three runs in the fifth, only to see it cut back to a one-run game thanks to the bat of Maxine Rodriguez, who singled home Rud and Taylor Miller after their consecutive hits.
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Rodriguez took the loss in the circle despite limiting the high-powered Georgia offense (7.39 runs per game entering Friday) to only four runs through five innings.
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The Bears will look to rebound against Delaware State (1-10) this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at the UCF Softball Complex.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Meghan Rud was her dynamic self atop the Mercer lineup, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base. It was her team-best ninth multi-hit game of the season as she pushed her season batting average to .407.
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
- Win: Brittany Gray, Georgia (12-1)
- Loss: Maxine Rodriguez, Mercer (2-3)
- Mercer: 11-12
- #16 Georgia: 20-3
- Mercer: vs. Delaware State at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 10 at UCF Tournament (Orlando, Fla.)
- #16 Georgia: vs. Ohio State at noon Friday, March 10 at UCF Tournament (Orlando, Fla.)
- Taylor Miller and Abby Walsh extended their on-base streaks to 14 games apiece.
- Mauga tacked on her SoCon-leading 22nd RBI of the season.
- #16 Georgia is the third nationally ranked team Mercer has faced this season. The Bears a 1-2 in such contests.
- Shaila Warren made her season debut in the field at second base, going 0-for-3.
- Two Bears, Rud and Stella Preston, made their first career starts at different positions; Rud at shortstop and Preston in left field.
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