Wednesday, April 26
Statesboro, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
35-9
3
at
4
Georgia Southern
28-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Landon Hughes (6-1)
L: Spear, Nick (5-1)
Batting:
2B: Thomas, JT 1 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Bening, Hunter 1
RBI: Thomas, JT 1 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Truitt, Trey 1
SF: Thomas, JT 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Madden, Charlie 1 ; Truitt, Trey 1
SB: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1
Batting:
2B: Evan McDonald 1 ; Logan Baldwin 1
RBI: Steven Curry 1 ; Evan McDonald 1 ; Jacob Greene 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ryan Cleveland 1 ; Evan McDonald 1 ; Jacob Greene 2
HBP: Steven Curry 2 ; Mason McWhorter 1
PO: Mason McWhorter 1
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No. 22 Mercer Falls in Extras at Georgia Southern
4/26/2017 10:53:00 PM | Baseball
Second straight loss to the Eagles ends in a walk-off
STATESBORO, Ga. – No. 22 (NCBWA) Mercer fell in extra innings for the first time all season as Georgia Southern defeated the Bears on a walk-off wild pitch Wednesday night at J.I. Clements Stadium.
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A pair of wild pitches with two runners on in the bottom of the 10th resulted in the Eagles (28-14) defeating Mercer (35-9) for the second time in as many days. The game-winning run reached base with a one-out walk. Nick Spear (5-1) took the loss on the mound.
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With Mercer trailing 3-1 entering the seventh, JT Thomas and Danny Edgeworth tied it up with a sacrifice fly and RBI double, respectively. Trey Truitt led off the inning with a single and eventually scored. However, only one Bear reached base the rest of the night.
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Truitt opened the game's scoring with a RBI single through the right side in the second inning, scoring Charlie Madden after his leadoff single. A fielding error by Mercer and three straight hits by the Eagles gave way to a two-run deficit for Mercer after four innings of play. Zach Graveno entered the inning but did not finish it, tossing a career-long 3.2 innings before Mercer went to the bullpen in favor of Robert Broom.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Christian Vann tied a career-high six strikeouts with three innings of work. The junior allowed three hits and walked one batter but held the Eagles scoreless from the seventh through ninth innings after inheriting a runner.
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
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A pair of wild pitches with two runners on in the bottom of the 10th resulted in the Eagles (28-14) defeating Mercer (35-9) for the second time in as many days. The game-winning run reached base with a one-out walk. Nick Spear (5-1) took the loss on the mound.
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With Mercer trailing 3-1 entering the seventh, JT Thomas and Danny Edgeworth tied it up with a sacrifice fly and RBI double, respectively. Trey Truitt led off the inning with a single and eventually scored. However, only one Bear reached base the rest of the night.
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Truitt opened the game's scoring with a RBI single through the right side in the second inning, scoring Charlie Madden after his leadoff single. A fielding error by Mercer and three straight hits by the Eagles gave way to a two-run deficit for Mercer after four innings of play. Zach Graveno entered the inning but did not finish it, tossing a career-long 3.2 innings before Mercer went to the bullpen in favor of Robert Broom.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Christian Vann tied a career-high six strikeouts with three innings of work. The junior allowed three hits and walked one batter but held the Eagles scoreless from the seventh through ninth innings after inheriting a runner.
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PITCHER'S OF RECORD
- Win: Landon Hughes, Georgia Southern (6-1)
- Loss: Nick Spear, Mercer (5-1)
- No. 22 Mercer: 35-9
- Georgia Southern: 28-14
- No. 22 Mercer: Hosts UNCG (6 p.m., Friday, April 28 at OrthoGeorgia Park)
- Georgia Southern: Hosts Little Rock (6:30 p.m., Friday, April 28 in Statesboro, Ga.)
- Mercer has lost consecutive games for only the third time all season.
- Graveno's 3.2 innings of work marked his first career start.
- The Bears batted 4-for-10 in the leadoff spot Wednesday.
- Eight of 11 Bears with a plate appearance picked up at least one hit, including Jackson Ware (2-for-4), who had his ninth multi-hit game of the season in a return to his hometown.
- Madden continued to heat up with a two-hit game. He had five hits in the two contests against Georgia Southern.
- Mercer is now 5-1 in extra-inning affairs.
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