Saturday, March 31
Johnson City, Tenn.
1 p.m.
Mercer University
23-6, 5-1
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ETSU
14-10, 2-4
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Mercer
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ETSU
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Spear, Nick (2-0)
L: James Giambalvo (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Dockus, Kyle 1
3B: Posas, David 1
RBI: Yeager, RJ 1 ; Truitt, Trey 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1 ; Posas, David 3 ; Ammons, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hanson, Alex 2 ; Yeager, RJ 1 ; Thomas, JT 2 ; Truitt, Trey 1 ; Ware, Jackson 1 ; Posas, David 1
SB: Hanson, Alex 2
CS: Ammons, Jordan 1
HBP: Posas, David 1
Batting:
2B: Caleb Longley 1
RBI: Chris Cook 1 ; Caleb Longley 2 ; Cade Gilbert 1
SH: Aaron Maher 1 ; Christian Bailey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chris Cook 1 ; Christian Bailey 1 ; Caleb Longley 1 ; Sean Kearney 1
HBP: Chris Cook 1
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Mercer Rallies, Stuns ETSU for Series Sweep
3/31/2018 7:19:00 PM | Baseball
Bears score seven runs over final two innings to defeat ETSU, 8-4
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – David Posas delivered a go-ahead, bases-clearing triple in the top of the ninth inning as Mercer scored seven runs over the final two innings to defeat ETSU, 8-4, and sweep the weekend series Saturday at Thomas Stadium.
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Mercer trailed, 4-3, with two outs in the ninth when Trey Truitt came through with a game-tying RBI single that scored Alex Hanson from second base. Jackson Ware walked in the following at bat to load the bases for Posas, who unloaded the three-run triple into the left-center gap.
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The Bears (23-6, 5-1 SoCon) allowed just four hits by ETSU (14-10, 2-4), three of which came in the Bucs' four-run sixth inning. Christian Vann retired the first 11 batters of the game and allowed just one hit in a 5.1-inning start before leaving the game due to tightness in his arm.  Zach Graveno, Nick Spear – who earned the win – and Kevin Coulter combined to limit ETSU to one unearned run on three hits while striking out four batters over 3.2 innings of relief.
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Momentum started to shift in the eighth when Mercer scored twice as RJ Yeager scored on a RBI single by Ware and JT Thomas scored on a wild pitch. The two runs cut ETSU's lead to 4-3, setting up the ninth-inning rally.
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Mercer's first run came in the opening frame when Hanson scored on a groundout by Yeager. Hanson singled to lead off the game before advancing two bases with a steal and a wild pitch.
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Coach Gibson's Take
Opening statement:
"We challenged the guys to be great in series finales and got an outstanding mound performance from Christian Vann, followed by solid pitching out of the bullpen," said head coach Craig Gibson. "We got behind, but you can't say enough about our club; this win was a sign of a great club.
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"To come into Johnson City and get a sweep is big for us momentum-wise. We had great at bats individually in that ninth-inning rally; David Posas, Alex Hanson, Trey Truitt, Jordan Ammons…all those guys came through with big hits."
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Player of the Game
David Posas earned the honor with one swing of the bat as he powered Mercer to a weekend sweep of the Bucs. The redshirt sophomore went 1-for-4, but tallied three RBI on his triple. He also scored an insurance run in the ninth on Jordan Ammons' single.
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Records Update
» Mercer: 23-6 (5-1 SoCon)
» ETSU: 14-10 (2-4 SoCon)
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Nick Spear (2-1)
» Loss: Jake Giambalvo (3-2)
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Up Next
» Mercer: At Savannah State (6 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 in Savannah, Ga.)
» ETSU: At Radford (6 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 in Radford, Va.)
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Notables
» Mercer improved to 33-15 all-time against ETSU.
» The win sealed Mercer's third weekend series sweep of the season and 17th since 2015.
» Craig Gibson is seven wins away from career victory No. 500.
» Mercer improved to 7-2 on the road.
» Mercer handed ETSU three of its four home losses this season.
» Spear struck out three batters to earn his second win (2-1).
» Truitt and Hanson extended their reached base streaks to 27 games. Both are career-long streaks.
» Mercer scored in the first inning of all three games at ETSU. Mercer has outscored opponents 28-19 in the first inning this season and is 10-0 when leading after the opening frame.
» Hanson stole two bases to push his season total to 13.
» Mercer's No. 1-4 batters tallied nine of Mercer's 13 hits.
» Thomas extended his hit streak to seven games with his 11th multi-hit game of the season.
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Follow the Bears
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Mercer trailed, 4-3, with two outs in the ninth when Trey Truitt came through with a game-tying RBI single that scored Alex Hanson from second base. Jackson Ware walked in the following at bat to load the bases for Posas, who unloaded the three-run triple into the left-center gap.
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The Bears (23-6, 5-1 SoCon) allowed just four hits by ETSU (14-10, 2-4), three of which came in the Bucs' four-run sixth inning. Christian Vann retired the first 11 batters of the game and allowed just one hit in a 5.1-inning start before leaving the game due to tightness in his arm.  Zach Graveno, Nick Spear – who earned the win – and Kevin Coulter combined to limit ETSU to one unearned run on three hits while striking out four batters over 3.2 innings of relief.
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Momentum started to shift in the eighth when Mercer scored twice as RJ Yeager scored on a RBI single by Ware and JT Thomas scored on a wild pitch. The two runs cut ETSU's lead to 4-3, setting up the ninth-inning rally.
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Mercer's first run came in the opening frame when Hanson scored on a groundout by Yeager. Hanson singled to lead off the game before advancing two bases with a steal and a wild pitch.
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Coach Gibson's Take
Opening statement:
"We challenged the guys to be great in series finales and got an outstanding mound performance from Christian Vann, followed by solid pitching out of the bullpen," said head coach Craig Gibson. "We got behind, but you can't say enough about our club; this win was a sign of a great club.
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"To come into Johnson City and get a sweep is big for us momentum-wise. We had great at bats individually in that ninth-inning rally; David Posas, Alex Hanson, Trey Truitt, Jordan Ammons…all those guys came through with big hits."
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Player of the Game
David Posas earned the honor with one swing of the bat as he powered Mercer to a weekend sweep of the Bucs. The redshirt sophomore went 1-for-4, but tallied three RBI on his triple. He also scored an insurance run in the ninth on Jordan Ammons' single.
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Records Update
» Mercer: 23-6 (5-1 SoCon)
» ETSU: 14-10 (2-4 SoCon)
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Nick Spear (2-1)
» Loss: Jake Giambalvo (3-2)
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Up Next
» Mercer: At Savannah State (6 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 in Savannah, Ga.)
» ETSU: At Radford (6 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 in Radford, Va.)
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Notables
» Mercer improved to 33-15 all-time against ETSU.
» The win sealed Mercer's third weekend series sweep of the season and 17th since 2015.
» Craig Gibson is seven wins away from career victory No. 500.
» Mercer improved to 7-2 on the road.
» Mercer handed ETSU three of its four home losses this season.
» Spear struck out three batters to earn his second win (2-1).
» Truitt and Hanson extended their reached base streaks to 27 games. Both are career-long streaks.
» Mercer scored in the first inning of all three games at ETSU. Mercer has outscored opponents 28-19 in the first inning this season and is 10-0 when leading after the opening frame.
» Hanson stole two bases to push his season total to 13.
» Mercer's No. 1-4 batters tallied nine of Mercer's 13 hits.
» Thomas extended his hit streak to seven games with his 11th multi-hit game of the season.
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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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