Tuesday, April 4
Kennesaw, Ga.
5 p.m.
Mercer University
25-6
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Kennesaw State
12-17
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Kennesaw State | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Graveno, Zach (4-0)
L: Erwin, Chris (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Thomas, JT 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1
HR: Madden, Charlie 1 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Truitt, Trey 1
RBI: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Hanson, Alex 1 ; Thomas, JT 1 ; Madden, Charlie 2 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Bening, Hunter 1 ; Truitt, Trey 3
SH: Edgeworth, Danny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hanson, Alex 1 ; Thomas, JT 1 ; Madden, Charlie 2 ; Edgeworth, Danny 1 ; Bening, Hunter 1 ; Ware, Jackson 2 ; Truitt, Trey 2
SB: Hanson, Alex 1
HBP: Hagan, Ryan 1 ; Thomas, JT 1
PO: Hanson, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Greeson, Corey 1
HR: Greeson, Corey 1 ; Bryant, LaDonis 1
RBI: Williams, Grant 1 ; Greeson, Corey 1 ; Bryant, LaDonis 1 ; Chabut, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Greeson, Corey 1 ; Upshaw, Austin 1 ; Bryant, LaDonis 2
SB: Williams, Grant 1
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Long Balls Launch Mercer Past Kennesaw State
4/4/2017 8:36:00 PM | Baseball
KENNESAW, Ga. – Consecutive five-run innings highlighted by three home runs powered Mercer to a 10-4 nonconference win over Kennesaw State at Stillwell Stadium Tuesday night.
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Trey Truitt hit a go-ahead three-run blast in the third while Charlie Madden and Danny Edgeworth went back-to-back leading off the fourth as eight Bears pitchers combined to limit Kennesaw State to six hits. Mercer improved to 25-6 overall and 5-1 against in-state foes while the Owls fell to 12-17 overall.
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Kennesaw State took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second with three hits against Zach Graveno, but the Bears quickly responded by sending 11 batters to the plate in both the third and fourth frames. Graveno (4-0) earned the win while Sawyer Gipson-Long, Josh Knies, Carter Varga, Andrew Kane, Christian Vann, Kyle Bialousz and Chase Burks all logged action on the mound.
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Mercer's next contest will be Friday at 6 p.m. as the Bears welcome Southern Conference foe Samford to OrthoGeorgia Park for a three-game weekend series. Wednesday's nonconference game vs. Georgia State was cancelled Tuesday night due to pending inclement weather.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Truitt reached base four times in a 1-for-2 performance with three walks. His game-high three RBIs came off his three-run home run, which was his sixth of the season.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Fifteen. Mercer drew a season-best 15 walks to compliment nine collective hits against the Owls' pitching staff. Alex Hanson and Truitt drew three walks apiece, setting and tying career-highs for both.
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COACH GIBSON'S TAKE
"This was a good way to start what is basically the second half of our season. I'm really proud of some individual performances tonight: Sawyer Gipson-Long got us started well; Chase Burks bounced back with a good inning; Kyle Bialousz got a big out with the bases loaded.
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"Offensively, Trey Truitt got us going with a big hit out of the park and Charlie [Madden] and Danny [Edgeworth] smoked a couple too. This was a good team effort tonight against a good club."
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PITCHERS OF RECORD
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Trey Truitt hit a go-ahead three-run blast in the third while Charlie Madden and Danny Edgeworth went back-to-back leading off the fourth as eight Bears pitchers combined to limit Kennesaw State to six hits. Mercer improved to 25-6 overall and 5-1 against in-state foes while the Owls fell to 12-17 overall.
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Kennesaw State took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second with three hits against Zach Graveno, but the Bears quickly responded by sending 11 batters to the plate in both the third and fourth frames. Graveno (4-0) earned the win while Sawyer Gipson-Long, Josh Knies, Carter Varga, Andrew Kane, Christian Vann, Kyle Bialousz and Chase Burks all logged action on the mound.
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Mercer's next contest will be Friday at 6 p.m. as the Bears welcome Southern Conference foe Samford to OrthoGeorgia Park for a three-game weekend series. Wednesday's nonconference game vs. Georgia State was cancelled Tuesday night due to pending inclement weather.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Truitt reached base four times in a 1-for-2 performance with three walks. His game-high three RBIs came off his three-run home run, which was his sixth of the season.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Fifteen. Mercer drew a season-best 15 walks to compliment nine collective hits against the Owls' pitching staff. Alex Hanson and Truitt drew three walks apiece, setting and tying career-highs for both.
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COACH GIBSON'S TAKE
"This was a good way to start what is basically the second half of our season. I'm really proud of some individual performances tonight: Sawyer Gipson-Long got us started well; Chase Burks bounced back with a good inning; Kyle Bialousz got a big out with the bases loaded.
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"Offensively, Trey Truitt got us going with a big hit out of the park and Charlie [Madden] and Danny [Edgeworth] smoked a couple too. This was a good team effort tonight against a good club."
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PITCHERS OF RECORD
- Win: Zach Graveno, Mercer (4-0)
- Loss: Chris Erwin, Kennesaw State (1-3)
- Mercer: 25-6 (5-1 SoCon)
- Kennesaw State: 12-17 (1-2 ASUN)
- Mercer: Hosts Samford (6 p.m., Friday, April 7 at OrthoGeorgia Park)
- Kennesaw State: Hosts Western Carolina (5 p.m., Wednesday, April 5 in Kennesaw, Georgia)
- Mercer improved to 11-0 when scoring at least 10 runs.
- The victory was Mercer's fourth straight in the all-time series against the Owls.
- Madden's solo home run was his 13th of the year, keeping him in second place nationally in the category.
- Coach Gibson and staff used 23 different players in Tuesday's win.
- Christian Vann notched a career-high four strikeouts, highlighting 12 total by the Bears' eight pitchers.
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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