Thursday, May 18
Macon, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
38-14, 0
2
vs
8
Western Carolina
27-26, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 1 |
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bryan Sammons (8-3)
L: Askew, Ryan (4-2)
Batting:
2B: Nobu Suzuki 1 ; Matthew Koehler 3
HR: Brett Pope 1 ; Bryson Bowman 1
RBI: Brett Pope 2 ; Andrew Robinson 1 ; Bryson Bowman 2 ; Nobu Suzuki 2 ; Cameron Blaquiere 1
SH: Brett Pope 1 ; Nobu Suzuki 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brett Pope 1 ; Andrew Robinson 2 ; Bryson Bowman 2 ; Matthew Koehler 1 ; Spencer Holcomb 1 ; Cameron Blaquiere 1
CS: Nobu Suzuki 1
Batting:
RBI: Meeder, Matt 1 ; Hanson, Alex 1
SH: Truitt, Trey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Madden, Charlie 1 ; Bening, Hunter 1
PO: Hanson, Alex 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Matt Nicholson
Mercer Falls in 8-2 Loss to Western Carolina
5/18/2017 9:20:00 PM | Baseball
Bears' bats go quiet in the SoCon series opener
MACON, Ga. – Western Carolina's Bryan Sammons tossed a complete game four-hitter as Mercer dropped the opening game of a Southern Conference series, 8-2, at OrthoGeorgia Park Thursday night.
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Mercer mustered only four hits against Sammons, who went the distance on 121 pitches. Ryan Askew took the loss for the Bears, who fell to 38-14 (17-5 SoCon) with two games remaining in the 2017 regular season. Western Carolina (27-26, 14-8) moved into sole possession of second place on the conference standings as UNCG dropped its series opener at Samford.
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The Catamounts struck first with three runs over the first two innings. Mercer pulled within one run in the third after Charlie Madden (single) and Hunter Bening (walk) reached base to start the frame. Both Bears scored on a RBI groundout by Matt Meeder and RBI single by Alex Hanson. It was all Western Carolina from there, however, as Askew lasted four innings before giving way to a four-inning relief appearance by Carter Varga.
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Game two of the series starts at 6 p.m. Friday at OrthoGeorgia Park.
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Coach Gibson's Take
"Western's [Bryan] Sammons was outstanding tonight; he came in here and did what seniors do to beat good clubs on the road. He had all three pitches working and we did not have many opportunities or solid swings against him. Tip your cap to him and Western Carolina…we'll come back and play well tomorrow."
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Player of the Game
Charlie Madden went 2-for-3 with his first multi-hit effort since April 26 and scored the Bears' first run of the game. His battery mate, Carter Varga, notched multiple career-bests in a relief appearance, including four innings pitched, four strikeouts and 16 batters faced.
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Pitchers of Record
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Mercer mustered only four hits against Sammons, who went the distance on 121 pitches. Ryan Askew took the loss for the Bears, who fell to 38-14 (17-5 SoCon) with two games remaining in the 2017 regular season. Western Carolina (27-26, 14-8) moved into sole possession of second place on the conference standings as UNCG dropped its series opener at Samford.
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The Catamounts struck first with three runs over the first two innings. Mercer pulled within one run in the third after Charlie Madden (single) and Hunter Bening (walk) reached base to start the frame. Both Bears scored on a RBI groundout by Matt Meeder and RBI single by Alex Hanson. It was all Western Carolina from there, however, as Askew lasted four innings before giving way to a four-inning relief appearance by Carter Varga.
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Game two of the series starts at 6 p.m. Friday at OrthoGeorgia Park.
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Coach Gibson's Take
"Western's [Bryan] Sammons was outstanding tonight; he came in here and did what seniors do to beat good clubs on the road. He had all three pitches working and we did not have many opportunities or solid swings against him. Tip your cap to him and Western Carolina…we'll come back and play well tomorrow."
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Player of the Game
Charlie Madden went 2-for-3 with his first multi-hit effort since April 26 and scored the Bears' first run of the game. His battery mate, Carter Varga, notched multiple career-bests in a relief appearance, including four innings pitched, four strikeouts and 16 batters faced.
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Pitchers of Record
- Win: Bryan Sammons, Western Carolina (8-3)
- Loss: Ryan Askew, Mercer (4-2)
- Mercer: 38-14 (17-5 SoCon)
- Western Carolina: 27-26 (14-8 SoCon)
- Mercer: Hosts Western Carolina (6 p.m., Friday, May 19 at OrthoGeorgia Park)
- Western Carolina: At Mercer (6 p.m., Friday, May 19 at OrthoGeorgia Park)
- Alex Hanson extended his hit streak to 11 games. He is the third Bear to have a 10-plus game hit streak this season.
- Hunter Bening started his 100th career game as a Bear.
- Mercer has lost three straight Friday games after a 10-0 stretch to start the season.
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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