Tuesday, March 21
Macon, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
18-4
9
vs
2
Florida A&M
14-6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Florida A&M
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
4
2
Mercer
4
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
X
9
10
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Coulter, Kevin (2-1)
L: WILSON,Josh (0-2)
Batting:
RBI: ELLZEY,Ben 1 ; OLIVER,Dallas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: RUSS,Kodi 1 ; REESE,Kaycee 1
SB: CAPRA,John 1
Batting:
2B: Madden, Charlie 1 ; Upton, Ben 1
HR: Madden, Charlie 1
RBI: Madden, Charlie 2 ; Edgeworth, Danny 2 ; Ware, Jackson 1 ; Bening, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hanson, Alex 2 ; Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Thomas, JT 1 ; Madden, Charlie 3 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Truitt, Trey 1
SB: Hanson, Alex 1 ; Truitt, Trey 1
HBP: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
3
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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Strong Start Leads Mercer Past Florida A&M
3/21/2017 9:31:00 PM | Baseball
Kevin Coulter tosses five innings in the win
MACON, Ga. – Kevin Coulter tossed five innings of one-hit baseball and Mercer struck early with four runs in the first inning to power its way to a 9-2 win over Florida A&M Tuesday evening at OrthoGeorgia Park.
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Mercer (18-4) won its fifth straight game and earned its first victory against Florida A&M (14-6) this season after the Rattlers took two in Tallahassee earlier this season (Feb. 28-March 1). Coulter (2-1) was dominant throughout his fifth start of the year, retiring 12 Rattlers in a row at one point. He forced seven groundouts and did not allow a runner past first base.
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Danny Edgeworth and Charlie Madden had a pair of hits and RBIs each in the seven-run win. Edgeworth notched a RBI-single to help Mercer take advantage of three walks and a pair of Florida A&M errors in the opening frame while Madden launched his Southern Conference-leading ninth home run of the season in the sixth.
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The two teams will square up again Wednesday at OrthoGeorgia Park with first pitch set for 4 p.m.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
The nod goes to Coulter, who stifled the Florida A&M bats over the course of five innings. It was the sophomore's best outing of the season as he struck out four batters while walking only one.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer put the game away early for the second straight game using a four-run first inning to its advantage. The Bears have outscored their opponents 37-15 in the opening inning.
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COACH GIBSON'S TAKE
"Another great win for us – Florida A&M is ranked No. 25 in the latest RPI [poll] and it was good to get one back from those guys. We are now 11-1 at home and we have done a good job of protecting our home field, as we get ready for conference season.
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"Kevin Coulter was outstanding tonight and our bullpen backed him up, particularly Zach Graveno. Our offense got us ahead early and we saw Charlie [Madden] and Edgeworth have another couple big games for us."
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
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Mercer (18-4) won its fifth straight game and earned its first victory against Florida A&M (14-6) this season after the Rattlers took two in Tallahassee earlier this season (Feb. 28-March 1). Coulter (2-1) was dominant throughout his fifth start of the year, retiring 12 Rattlers in a row at one point. He forced seven groundouts and did not allow a runner past first base.
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Danny Edgeworth and Charlie Madden had a pair of hits and RBIs each in the seven-run win. Edgeworth notched a RBI-single to help Mercer take advantage of three walks and a pair of Florida A&M errors in the opening frame while Madden launched his Southern Conference-leading ninth home run of the season in the sixth.
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The two teams will square up again Wednesday at OrthoGeorgia Park with first pitch set for 4 p.m.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
The nod goes to Coulter, who stifled the Florida A&M bats over the course of five innings. It was the sophomore's best outing of the season as he struck out four batters while walking only one.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer put the game away early for the second straight game using a four-run first inning to its advantage. The Bears have outscored their opponents 37-15 in the opening inning.
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COACH GIBSON'S TAKE
"Another great win for us – Florida A&M is ranked No. 25 in the latest RPI [poll] and it was good to get one back from those guys. We are now 11-1 at home and we have done a good job of protecting our home field, as we get ready for conference season.
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"Kevin Coulter was outstanding tonight and our bullpen backed him up, particularly Zach Graveno. Our offense got us ahead early and we saw Charlie [Madden] and Edgeworth have another couple big games for us."
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
- Win: Kevin Coulter, Mercer (2-1)
- Loss: Josh Wilson, Florida A&M (0-2)
- Mercer: 18-4
- Florida A&M: 14-6
- Mercer: Hosts Florida A&M, 4 p.m., March 22 at OrthoGeorgia Park (Macon, Ga.)
- Florida A&M: at Mercer, 4 p.m., March 22 at OrthoGeorgia Park (Macon, Ga.)
- Hunter Bening extended his career-best hit streak to eight games, going 1-for-4 with a RBI-single. He is now one of four Bears with at least 20 RBIs on the season and has recorded at least one in four straight games.
- Graveno tossed a season-long 2.2 innings in relief and struck out a season-high three batters while allowing no hits.
- Andrew Kane, Connor Herd and Kyle Bialousz all saw action out of the bullpen for Mercer as well tonight.
- Mercer is 11-1 at OrthoGeorgia Park this season and 9-1 in its last 10 games played.
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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