Bears Travel to Cullowhee for Final SoCon Road Series

MACON, Ga. – Mercer softball will wrap up its Southern Conference road season this weekend in Cullowhee, N.C., taking on the Catamounts of Western Carolina. The Bears are 8-6 on the road this season, including 4-1 in SoCon road games.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK
Date: Saturday, April 28 – Sunday, April 29
Location: Cullowhee, N.C. | Catamount Softball Complex
Teams Records: Mercer (29-14, 8-2) at Western Carolina (14-31, 1-11)
Live Stats: Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3
Live Video: SoCon Digital Network
Twitter Updates: @MercerUSoftball
Game Notes: Mercer

Last Road Swing
Western Carolina enters the weekend with a 14-31 overall record, including a 1-11 Southern Conference mark. The Catamounts have one person batting above .300 as Ashlyn Long is hitting .306 with six long balls and 23 runs batted in. As a team, Western Carolina is batting .227 with 37 homers and 133 RBIs. The Catamounts' starting pitchers have a combined record of 13-26 with an ERA of 5.77. Western Carolina is currently on a five-game skid, most recently dropping a doubleheader to Radford on Wednesday.

29 Going on 30
The Bears currently have 29 wins on the season and are in search of their eighth 30-win season in program history. Mercer has not had a 30-win season since 2015 when the Bears joined the Southern Conference. With a win, Mercer will earn its second 30-win season under the guidance of Head Coach Stephanie DeFeo.

What's At Stake
With just six regular season games remaining, the Bears are in a good spot to contend for the SoCon Regular Season Title. Mercer is 8-2 in conference play and with a sweep this weekend, could advance to 11-2 to tie the Spartans atop the conference leaderboard. UNCG has a week off from SoCon play and will return to league play next week against Samford. The Bears will close out the regular season with Furman.

Meant to be Rud
Meghan Rud continues to add to her legacy in Bears' Softball history. The senior outfielder is 5th in career batting average (.345), 7th in on-base percentage (.426), 6th in games started (217), 3rd in at bats (707), 2nd in career runs (161), second in triples (11) and then third in career base knocks (244). Rud needs five runs to take over the top spot and needs 14 at bats to register the most at bats in program history.

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