Mercer University
12-15
UCF
13-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| UCF | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 | 14 | 1 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: WHITE, Alea (7-6)
L: Bilgri, Megan (5-2)
Batting:
2B: Rodriguez, Maxine 1 ; Taylor, Caroline 1
RBI: Walsh, Abby 1 ; Rodriguez, Maxine 1 ; Schwartz, Amanda 1
SH: Miller, Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Miller, Taylor 1 ; Warren, Shaila 1 ; Rodgers, Taylor 1 ; Buckland, Kate 1
SB: Rud, Meghan 1 ; Miller, Taylor 1
HBP: Walsh, Abby 1
Batting:
3B: KALINEN, Willow 1
RBI: GREENWELL, Megan 1 ; ROTTON, Courtney 1 ; GLOVER, Tamesha 2 ; BREWER, Cassady 1 ; KALINEN, Willow 1 ; SOLIS, Brittany 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GOODMAN, Linnea 1 ; GREENWELL, Megan 1 ; GLOVER, Tamesha 1 ; BREWER, Cassady 1 ; LOWER, Tiffany 1 ; KALINEN, Willow 1 ; SOLIS, Brittany 1 ; GILLESPIE, Autumn 1
SB: GREENWELL, Megan 2 ; ROTTON, Courtney 1 ; GLOVER, Tamesha 1 ; KALINEN, Willow 1
HBP: ROTTON, Courtney 1
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Mercer Defeated in Tournament Finale Despite 11 Hits
3/12/2017 2:53:00 PM | Softball
The Bears wrap up UCF Tournament with 8-4 loss to the Knights
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Mercer fell to 12-15 overall (1-4 at UCF Tournament) after the Knights jumped out to a 7-0 advantage through four innings of play. The Bears scored four runs over the final two frames and finished the contest with 11 hits, but to no avail.
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Meghan Rud, Taylor Miller and Shaila Warren all recorded two hits apiece in the No. 1-3 holes of the Bears' lineup. Mercer got on the board in the sixth thanks to a RBI-single by Amanda Schwartz, which scored pinch runner Kate Buckland from third base.
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Three straight hits by Miller, Warren and Taylor Rodgers in the top of the seventh sparked the late rally and resulted in RBIs by Abby Walsh and Maxine Rodriguez.
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Megan Bilgri (5-2) took the loss after lasting only two innings in the circle before Stella Preston was called upon for relief. Preston tossed the final four frames of the game and struck out four Knights in the process.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Taylor Miller continues to impress as a reliable bat near the top of the Bears' lineup. Her two-hit performance was her 11th multi-hit game in 18 contests that she has had an at bat this year. The senior also swiped her 17th base of the season, second to only Rud (21) among Southern Conference players in the category.
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
- Win: Alea White, UCF (7-6)
- Loss: Â Megan Bilgri, Mercer (5-2)
- Mercer: 12-15
- UCF: 13-9
- Mercer: vs. Notre Dame at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 in Macon, Georgia
- UCF: vs. Iowa State (DH) at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 in Orlando, Fla.
- The multi-hit game was Warren's first of the season. Rud and Miller added their 11th and eighth such performances, which are the most on the team.
- Miller now has an 18-game on-base streak and seven-game hit streak. She leads the Bears with a .422 batting average.
- The RBI-single by Schwartz was her first career run batted in.
- Catie Josselet recorded her first career hit with a single in the sixth inning.
- Caroline Taylor and Rodriguez both notched doubles as their lone hits.
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