Tuesday, March 7
Macon, Ga.
4 p.m.
Mercer University
vs
Savannah State
Photo by: Judy Stapleton
Mercer, Savannah State Set for Mid-Week Series at Split Locations
3/6/2017 4:30:00 PM | Baseball
MACON, Ga. – Mercer and Savannah State meet for a pair of mid-week games this week in split locations with a Tuesday tilt in Macon and a Wednesday contest in Savannah.
SERIES LINEUP
Teams: Mercer (9-3), Savannah State (6-6)
Tuesday: Macon, Ga. | 4 p.m. | MercerBears.com/livestats
Wednesday: Savannah, Ga. | 6 p.m.
Projected Starters
Tuesday: Fr. RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long (0-0, 4.91) vs. TBD
Wednesday: TBD vs. TBD
Quick Hits
• Mercer and Savannah State will split a pair of games mid-week with a Tuesday tilt in Macon and a Wednesday contest in Savannah
• Mercer enters the week with a 27-11 record all-time against the Tigers.
• Mercer is 125-46-1 all-time against schools from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
• This weekend's series marks the third of three MEAC opponents for Mercer this year. The Bears have already faced Maryland Eastern Shore and Florida A&M earlier this year with another pair of games against Florida A&M still to come in Macon.
• Savannah State enters with a 6-6 record (6-5 at home, 0-1 away). The Tigers have lost four straight and were most recently swept by Longwood.
King of the Hill
Mercer enters this weekend's action with a 9-3 mark and remains at the top of the standings in the Southern Conference. While that mark survived a challenge from the SEC (Georgia) and a hot-hitting Hartford team, the Bears dropped two at Florida A&M mid-week before rebounding with a series win at Austin Peay.
How to Follow the Bears:
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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SERIES LINEUP
Teams: Mercer (9-3), Savannah State (6-6)
Tuesday: Macon, Ga. | 4 p.m. | MercerBears.com/livestats
Wednesday: Savannah, Ga. | 6 p.m.
Projected Starters
Tuesday: Fr. RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long (0-0, 4.91) vs. TBD
Wednesday: TBD vs. TBD
Quick Hits
• Mercer and Savannah State will split a pair of games mid-week with a Tuesday tilt in Macon and a Wednesday contest in Savannah
• Mercer enters the week with a 27-11 record all-time against the Tigers.
• Mercer is 125-46-1 all-time against schools from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
• This weekend's series marks the third of three MEAC opponents for Mercer this year. The Bears have already faced Maryland Eastern Shore and Florida A&M earlier this year with another pair of games against Florida A&M still to come in Macon.
• Savannah State enters with a 6-6 record (6-5 at home, 0-1 away). The Tigers have lost four straight and were most recently swept by Longwood.
King of the Hill
Mercer enters this weekend's action with a 9-3 mark and remains at the top of the standings in the Southern Conference. While that mark survived a challenge from the SEC (Georgia) and a hot-hitting Hartford team, the Bears dropped two at Florida A&M mid-week before rebounding with a series win at Austin Peay.
How to Follow the Bears:
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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