Saturday, March 17
Macon, Ga.
12:15 P.M.
Mercer University
18-9
8
vs
3
Bucknell
8-15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Bucknell
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
3
Mercer
3
2
1
2
0
0
X
8
9
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bilgri, Megan (7-4)
L: Lichtenwalner, L (3-6)
Batting:
2B: Wolfgang, Taylor 1 ; Gutkin, Paulina 1
HR: Kovac, Meghan 1
RBI: Kovac, Meghan 2 ; Stokes, Jazmyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alemany, Marisa 1 ; Kovac, Meghan 1 ; Hadley, Lauren 1
SB: Hadley, Lauren 1
CS: Hadley, Lauren 1
Batting:
HR: Lane, Megan 1 ; Taylor, Caroline 1
RBI: Lane, Megan 2 ; Taylor, Caroline 2 ; Walsh, Abby 1 ; Andrew, Emma 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sanchez, Laurenne 1 ; Lane, Megan 3 ; Taylor, Caroline 2 ; Mauga, Quirisa 1 ; Rood, Micayla 1
SB: Rud, Meghan 1 ; Lane, Megan 1 ; Warren, Shaila 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
3
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
2
H
1
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
P
/ SoftballC/OF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
P
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball1B
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
Photo by: Dannie Walls Photography
Bears Earn Second Split of the Weekend
3/17/2018 6:42:00 PM | Softball
Mercer rallies past Bucknell, falters late to Rutgers
MACON, Ga. – Mercer rallied for an 8-3 victory against Bucknell but dropped its second game of the day to Rutgers, 8-5, to round out another split Saturday at the Mercer Bears Classic at Sikes Field.
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The Bears (18-10) are 2-2 in their final home tournament of the season through two days of action.
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Game 1: Mercer 8, Bucknell 3
Megan Bilgri tossed 6.2 innings of relief to lead Mercer to an 8-3 victory over Bucknell on Saturday afternoon at Sikes Field. After starting pitcher Lauren O'Dell surrendered three runs to the Bison in the top of the first inning, the Bears switched to Bilgri (7-4), who did not allow another run while scattering six hits.
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The Bears' bats responded well to the early deficit as well, scoring all eight runs over the first four innings played. Mercer plated three runs in the home half of the first to knot it up. A two-run home run by Caroline Taylor in the second inning put Mercer up for good. Megan Lane's second long ball of the weekend and fifth of the season added the exclamation mark in the fourth inning.
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Pitchers of Record:
Win: Megan Bilgri (7-4)
Loss: Lauren Lichtenwalner (3-6)
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Game 2: Rutgers 8, Mercer 5
A pivotal four-run fifth inning by Rutgers proved to be the difference in Mercer's second game of the day. Mercer took a 3-2 lead after two innings as Abby Walsh hit a solo home run and Meghan Rud and Shalia Warren succeeded with a double-steal, allowing Warren to cross the plate.
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Quirisa Mauga's two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth cut the Scarlet Knights' lead to two runs, but the Bears were unable to gain any further momentum over the final two innings of play. Stella Preston tossed five innings and took the loss in the circle.
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Pitchers of Record:
Win: Collins (2-2)
Loss: Stella Preston (4-3)
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Notables:
» Mercer outhit Bucknell (9-8) and Rutgers (12-11).
» Meghan Rud went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run scored vs. Rutgers.
» Six different Bears recorded multi-hit performances Saturday.
» Bilgri used a balanced attack to earn the win vs. Bucknell, forcing seven flyouts, eight groundouts and struck out three Bison.
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Up Next
Mercer concludes its finale home tournament by facing Austin Peay at 1:15 p.m. Sunday at Sikes Field.
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Follow the Bears
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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The Bears (18-10) are 2-2 in their final home tournament of the season through two days of action.
Â
Game 1: Mercer 8, Bucknell 3
Megan Bilgri tossed 6.2 innings of relief to lead Mercer to an 8-3 victory over Bucknell on Saturday afternoon at Sikes Field. After starting pitcher Lauren O'Dell surrendered three runs to the Bison in the top of the first inning, the Bears switched to Bilgri (7-4), who did not allow another run while scattering six hits.
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The Bears' bats responded well to the early deficit as well, scoring all eight runs over the first four innings played. Mercer plated three runs in the home half of the first to knot it up. A two-run home run by Caroline Taylor in the second inning put Mercer up for good. Megan Lane's second long ball of the weekend and fifth of the season added the exclamation mark in the fourth inning.
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Pitchers of Record:
Win: Megan Bilgri (7-4)
Loss: Lauren Lichtenwalner (3-6)
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Game 2: Rutgers 8, Mercer 5
A pivotal four-run fifth inning by Rutgers proved to be the difference in Mercer's second game of the day. Mercer took a 3-2 lead after two innings as Abby Walsh hit a solo home run and Meghan Rud and Shalia Warren succeeded with a double-steal, allowing Warren to cross the plate.
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Quirisa Mauga's two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth cut the Scarlet Knights' lead to two runs, but the Bears were unable to gain any further momentum over the final two innings of play. Stella Preston tossed five innings and took the loss in the circle.
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Pitchers of Record:
Win: Collins (2-2)
Loss: Stella Preston (4-3)
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Notables:
» Mercer outhit Bucknell (9-8) and Rutgers (12-11).
» Meghan Rud went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run scored vs. Rutgers.
» Six different Bears recorded multi-hit performances Saturday.
» Bilgri used a balanced attack to earn the win vs. Bucknell, forcing seven flyouts, eight groundouts and struck out three Bison.
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Up Next
Mercer concludes its finale home tournament by facing Austin Peay at 1:15 p.m. Sunday at Sikes Field.
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Follow the Bears
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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