Wednesday, March 8
Savannah, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
11-3
6
at
0
Savannah State
6-8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Mercer
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
6
6
1
Savannah State
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Knies, Josh (1-0)
L: SAUSVILLE,Shawn (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Madden, Charlie 1
RBI: Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Madden, Charlie 3 ; Meeder, Matt 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Thomas, JT 1 ; Madden, Charlie 2 ; Ware, Jackson 1
SB: Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Cornell, Conrad 1
CS: Hanson, Alex 1
Base Running:
SB: ATTERBURY,Jalen 1 ; CALLOWAY,Mason 1 ; LIGHTLE,Jacob 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
1
H
3
RBI
1
AB
4
R
2
H
1
RBI
3
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
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Mercer Stifles Savannah State, 6-0, on the Road
3/8/2017 10:46:00 PM | Baseball
Bears complete two-game sweep of the Tigers
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Five Mercer pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout while Charlie Madden and Matt Meeder came up with key hits to highlight a 6-0 win over Savannah State on Wednesday night at Tiger Field.
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Mercer improved to 11-3 overall and completed the sweep of its two games against intrastate foe Savannah State, which dropped to 6-8. It is the Bears' third win in a row.
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After Chase Burks tossed four innings of one-hit ball while striking out six batters, Josh Knies (1-0) earned the win with 2.2 innings of relief. Three other Bears – Robert Broom, Christian Vann and Zach Graveno – logged time on the mound to help Mercer pitch its second shutout of the season.
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With the game scoreless through four innings, Matt Meeder came through with a two-run single to right field that scored Madden and Jackson Ware. Both runners reached on errors before Meeder made the Tigers pay for the mistakes.
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A three-run home run by Madden, his team-leading sixth of the season, put the game away in the eighth. Danny Edgeworth added a RBI-single in the frame for Mercer's sixth run.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Edgeworth continued his strong start to the season with his seventh multi-hit performance, going 3-for-5 with one run scored, one RBI and one stolen base. The senior has five games of at least three hits so far.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer's staff struck out 11 Tigers en route to the shutout victory, led by a career-high (6) from Burks. Knies and Graveno had two apiece while Broom added a pivotal one that ended a bases-loaded threat from Savannah State in the seventh inning.
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COACH GIBSON'S TAKE
"This was a good win for our team to earn on the road against Savannah State tonight. Our pitching staff did a tremendous job of keeping their hitters off balance and we added some quality defense behind those guys. Matt [Meeder] came up with a big hit to break it open and Charlie [Madden] launched a ball as far as you'll see one go."
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
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Mercer improved to 11-3 overall and completed the sweep of its two games against intrastate foe Savannah State, which dropped to 6-8. It is the Bears' third win in a row.
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After Chase Burks tossed four innings of one-hit ball while striking out six batters, Josh Knies (1-0) earned the win with 2.2 innings of relief. Three other Bears – Robert Broom, Christian Vann and Zach Graveno – logged time on the mound to help Mercer pitch its second shutout of the season.
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With the game scoreless through four innings, Matt Meeder came through with a two-run single to right field that scored Madden and Jackson Ware. Both runners reached on errors before Meeder made the Tigers pay for the mistakes.
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A three-run home run by Madden, his team-leading sixth of the season, put the game away in the eighth. Danny Edgeworth added a RBI-single in the frame for Mercer's sixth run.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Edgeworth continued his strong start to the season with his seventh multi-hit performance, going 3-for-5 with one run scored, one RBI and one stolen base. The senior has five games of at least three hits so far.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer's staff struck out 11 Tigers en route to the shutout victory, led by a career-high (6) from Burks. Knies and Graveno had two apiece while Broom added a pivotal one that ended a bases-loaded threat from Savannah State in the seventh inning.
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COACH GIBSON'S TAKE
"This was a good win for our team to earn on the road against Savannah State tonight. Our pitching staff did a tremendous job of keeping their hitters off balance and we added some quality defense behind those guys. Matt [Meeder] came up with a big hit to break it open and Charlie [Madden] launched a ball as far as you'll see one go."
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
- Win: Josh Knies, Mercer (1-0)
- Loss: Shawn Sausville, Savannah State (0-1)
- Mercer: 11-3
- Savannah State: 6-8
- Mercer: Hosts Bradley at 6 p.m. Friday, March 10 at OrthoGeorgia Park in Macon, Ga. (series opener)
- Savannah State: Hosts Mount Saint Mary's at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9 at Tiger Field in Savannah, Ga. (series opener)
- Mercer improved to 29-11 against Savannah State and 127-46-1 against MEAC programs all-time.
- Ryan Hagan drew two walks to extend his on-base streak to 10 games.
- Mercer drew 10 walks collectively, tying a season-best.
- Meeder's two RBIs pushed his season total to 11, making him the sixth Bear to reach double-digits in the category.
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