Sunday, April 23
Charleston, S.C.
12 p.m.
Mercer University
35-7, 14-1
2
at
1
The Citadel
12-25, 3-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| The Citadel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Vann, Christian (1-1)
L: Jordan Merritt (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1
RBI: Upton, Ben 1
SH: Thomas, JT 1 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Madden, Charlie 1
SF: Upton, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thomas, JT 1 ; Meeder, Matt 1
SB: Cornell, Conrad 1
CS: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Hanson, Alex 1
HBP: Thomas, JT 1 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Ware, Jackson 2
Batting:
RBI: Ben Peden 1
SH: Taylor Cothran 1
Base Running:
RUNS: William Kinney 1
PO: Taylor Cothran 1
Game Leaders
AB
6
R
0
H
3
RBI
0
AB
7
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
2b/3b
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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Bears Sweep The Citadel with 13-Inning Victory
4/23/2017 5:28:00 PM | Baseball
Three Mercer pitchers combine to allow only one run
CHARLESTON, S.C. – No. 27 (NCBWA) Mercer took advantage of a fielding error in the top of the 13th inning to defeat The Citadel, 2-1, and seal a Southern Conference series sweep at Riley Park Sunday afternoon.
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Matt Meeder scored from second base when Bulldogs third baseman Jonathan Sabo booted a groundball by Alex Hanson into the outfield. Meeder had reached with a two-out walk and advanced into scoring position on a single by Ryan Hagan. The sweep was Mercer's fourth straight as it improved to 35-7 (14-1 SoCon).
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Kevin Coulter, Robert Broom and Christian Vann combined to limit the Bulldogs (12-25, 3-9) to one run. Coulter received the no-decision despite pitching 7.1 innings with a career-high seven strikeouts. He retired 11 batters in a row after giving up a RBI single in the bottom of the first. Broom allowed only one hit over 1.2 frames and Vann earned his first career win with career-highs in innings pitched (4) and strikeouts (6).
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The Bears trailed for six and a half frames before JT Thomas scored on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by pinch hitter Ben Upton in the top of the eighth. Thomas led off the inning with a single and advanced into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt by Charlie Madden. Upton made one of the game's key plays later in the bottom of the 12th, throwing out a potential game-winning runner at third base on a sac bunt attempt.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
The nod goes to Coulter and Vann, who ate up 11.1 of the 13 innings on the mound. Coulter was one out short of tying his season-long outing (7.2) while Vann surpassed his former career-long out with four scoreless frames.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer's three pitchers totaled 16 strikeouts while issuing only one walk, which was issued intentionally by Coulter.
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COACH GIBSON'S TAKE
"Tip your hat to The Citadel, they played three great games all weekend but things just ended up going our way. Our staff was outstanding today; Kevin Coulter was great and Christian Vann and Robert Broom were flat out special for us. We keep finding ways to win and today was no exception."
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
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Matt Meeder scored from second base when Bulldogs third baseman Jonathan Sabo booted a groundball by Alex Hanson into the outfield. Meeder had reached with a two-out walk and advanced into scoring position on a single by Ryan Hagan. The sweep was Mercer's fourth straight as it improved to 35-7 (14-1 SoCon).
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Kevin Coulter, Robert Broom and Christian Vann combined to limit the Bulldogs (12-25, 3-9) to one run. Coulter received the no-decision despite pitching 7.1 innings with a career-high seven strikeouts. He retired 11 batters in a row after giving up a RBI single in the bottom of the first. Broom allowed only one hit over 1.2 frames and Vann earned his first career win with career-highs in innings pitched (4) and strikeouts (6).
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The Bears trailed for six and a half frames before JT Thomas scored on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by pinch hitter Ben Upton in the top of the eighth. Thomas led off the inning with a single and advanced into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt by Charlie Madden. Upton made one of the game's key plays later in the bottom of the 12th, throwing out a potential game-winning runner at third base on a sac bunt attempt.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
The nod goes to Coulter and Vann, who ate up 11.1 of the 13 innings on the mound. Coulter was one out short of tying his season-long outing (7.2) while Vann surpassed his former career-long out with four scoreless frames.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer's three pitchers totaled 16 strikeouts while issuing only one walk, which was issued intentionally by Coulter.
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COACH GIBSON'S TAKE
"Tip your hat to The Citadel, they played three great games all weekend but things just ended up going our way. Our staff was outstanding today; Kevin Coulter was great and Christian Vann and Robert Broom were flat out special for us. We keep finding ways to win and today was no exception."
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
- Win: Christian Vann, Mercer (1-1)
- Loss: Jordan Merritt, The Citadel (0-1)
- No. 27 Mercer: 35-7 (14-1 SoCon)
- The Citadel: 12-25 (3-9 SoCon)
- No. 27 Mercer: Hosts Georgia Southern (6 p.m., Tuesday, April 25 at OrthoGeorgia Park)
- The Citadel: Hosts Coastal Carolina (5 p.m., Tuesday, April 25 in Charleston, S.C.)
- Mercer reached the 35-win mark for the eighth straight season.
- The Bears have swept four straight SoCon weekend series.
- Mercer is 18-4 on the road, including 14-1 in the last 15 contests away from OrthoGeorgia Park.
- Mercer is 5-0 in extra-inning games.
- Mercer is undefeated in Coulter's last four starts.
- JT Thomas went 2-for-4 and reached base four times. He has multiple hits in each of the last seven games.
- Conrad Cornell stole his fourth base of the season in a pinch-running situation in the eighth.
For complete coverage of Mercer Baseball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerBaseball (Twitter), /MercerBaseball (Facebook), @Mercer.Baseball (Instagram) and Mercer Bears (Snapchat) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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