Tuesday, April 11
Atlanta, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
29-6
11
at
4
Georgia State
11-21
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| Georgia State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Graveno, Zach (5-0)
L: Lee, Jordan (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Madden, Charlie 1 ; Bening, Hunter 1 ; Truitt, Trey 1
RBI: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Madden, Charlie 2 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Bening, Hunter 3 ; Crotty, Alex 1 ; Cornell, Conrad 1
SH: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1 ; Cornell, Conrad 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1 ; Thomas, JT 1 ; Madden, Charlie 2 ; Edgeworth, Danny 2 ; Truitt, Trey 1 ; Crotty, Alex 1 ; Cornell, Conrad 2
SB: Ware, Jackson 1
HBP: Thomas, JT 1
PO: Edgeworth, Danny 1
Batting:
2B: Sperry, Cam 1
RBI: Sperry, Cam 1 ; Frazier, Terrell 1 ; Thompson, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Blanton, Ryan 1 ; Jones, Justin 1 ; Sewell, Darius 1 ; Frazier, Terrell 1
CS: Jones, Justin 1
HBP: Jones, Justin 1
Game Leaders
AB
6
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
1
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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Bears Win Eighth Straight Behind Quick Start
4/11/2017 10:14:00 PM | Baseball
Zach Graveno improves to 5-0 on the mound
MACON, Ga. – Mercer extended its win streak to eight games with an 11-4 nonconference victory over Georgia State at the GSU Baseball Complex Tuesday night.
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Five runs over the first three frames pushed the Bears (29-6) to their sixth in-state win. Mercer never trailed the Panthers (11-21), who lost their 11th consecutive contest.
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Zach Graveno (5-0) earned the win with three hitless innings of relief after taking over for Chase Burks, who started and lasted only one frame. Burks allowed two runs on four hits. Christian Vann, who pumped out three strikeouts, followed up Graveno's effort with another two hitless innings.
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A two-out, bases-clearing double to the gap by Hunter Bening helped Mercer capitalize on three of its first five batters reaching base in the first inning. After the Panthers cut the lead to one run in the home half of the first, Mercer responded with five unanswered over the next five frames, keyed by RBI singles from Alex Crotty, Ryan Hagan and Danny Edgeworth.
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Charlie Madden added a two-run single in a three-run ninth to put the game away for good after Georgia State put another pair on the board with a four-hit eighth inning.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
A committee day on the mound calls for co-players of the game Tuesday. Graveno and Vann were nearly flawless over five combined innings of work, allowing no hits while walking two and striking out five Panthers. Their effort allowed Mercer to pull away after a tight first inning in Atlanta.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Charlie Madden and Danny Edgeworth finished with three hits apiece for their 11th and 15th multi-hit performances of the season. The two seniors combined to score four runs and added three RBIs.
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COACH GIBSON'S TAKE
"This was another great team win for us as our pitching staff led us with an excellent overall performance. We had some big moments at the plate; Hunter Bening got us off to the start we wanted with a three-run double. Charlie [Madden] and Danny Edgeworth were great…Alex Crotty continues to get better as well."
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
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Five runs over the first three frames pushed the Bears (29-6) to their sixth in-state win. Mercer never trailed the Panthers (11-21), who lost their 11th consecutive contest.
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Zach Graveno (5-0) earned the win with three hitless innings of relief after taking over for Chase Burks, who started and lasted only one frame. Burks allowed two runs on four hits. Christian Vann, who pumped out three strikeouts, followed up Graveno's effort with another two hitless innings.
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A two-out, bases-clearing double to the gap by Hunter Bening helped Mercer capitalize on three of its first five batters reaching base in the first inning. After the Panthers cut the lead to one run in the home half of the first, Mercer responded with five unanswered over the next five frames, keyed by RBI singles from Alex Crotty, Ryan Hagan and Danny Edgeworth.
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Charlie Madden added a two-run single in a three-run ninth to put the game away for good after Georgia State put another pair on the board with a four-hit eighth inning.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
A committee day on the mound calls for co-players of the game Tuesday. Graveno and Vann were nearly flawless over five combined innings of work, allowing no hits while walking two and striking out five Panthers. Their effort allowed Mercer to pull away after a tight first inning in Atlanta.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Charlie Madden and Danny Edgeworth finished with three hits apiece for their 11th and 15th multi-hit performances of the season. The two seniors combined to score four runs and added three RBIs.
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COACH GIBSON'S TAKE
"This was another great team win for us as our pitching staff led us with an excellent overall performance. We had some big moments at the plate; Hunter Bening got us off to the start we wanted with a three-run double. Charlie [Madden] and Danny Edgeworth were great…Alex Crotty continues to get better as well."
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
- Win: Zach Graveno, Mercer (5-0)
- Loss: Jordan Lee, Georgia State (1-1)
- Mercer: 29-6
- Georgia State: 11-21
- Mercer: At VMI (6 p.m., Thursday, April 13 in Lexington, Va.)
- Georgia State: Hosts Troy (6 p.m., Thursday, April 13 in Atlanta, Ga.)
- The Bears improved to 12-3 on the road this season. They are 65-50 all-time against Georgia State.
- Mercer is 6-1 against in-state opponents this year.
- Conrad Cornell earned his sixth start of the season in right field and went 1-for-4 with a bunt single while scoring once and adding a RBI on a suicide squeeze.
- Crotty notched his third career multi-hit game with a 2-for-5 performance.
- Josh Knies, Robert Broom and Nick Spear all saw action on the mound.
- Jackson Ware dropped down his nation-leading 16th sacrifice bunt of the year.
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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