Friday, February 8
Macon, Ga.
3:30 P.M.
Mercer University
1-0
2
vs
1
Rutgers
0-2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Rutgers
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
Mercer
1
0
0
0
0
1
X
2
4
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gardner, Lynn (1-0)
L: Corah Price (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Anyssa Iliopoulos 1
HR: Katie Wingert 1
RBI: Katie Wingert 1
SH: Nicole Bowman 1 ; Adriana Burcar 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Katie Wingert 1
HBP: Aleah Marra 2
Batting:
2B: Josselet, Catie 1
RBI: Schwartz, Amanda 1 ; Josselet, Catie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lane, Megan 1 ; Schwartz, Amanda 1
SB: Lane, Megan 1
HBP: Walsh, Abby 1 ; Schwartz, Amanda 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
INF/OF
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IF
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OF
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/ SoftballC/OF
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/ Softball
P
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Bears Split with Rutgers, Army on Opening Day
2/8/2019 10:12:00 PM | Softball
Mercer defeats Rutgers in season opener
MACON, Ga. – Mercer claimed a 2-1 victory over Rutgers in the 2019 season opener to highlight a two-game split on the first day of the Mercer Invitational on Friday at Sikes Field.
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The Bears (1-1) later fell to Army, 8-6, in the final contest of the day. Four total games were played Friday as the Mercer Invitational kicked off.
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Game 1: Mercer 2, Rutgers 1
Freshman Lynn Gardner tossed a complete game, three-hitter in her collegiate debut to help lead the Bears past Rutgers, 2-1, on Friday afternoon. The right-hander allowed just one run – a solo home run – and three hits while fanning a pair and walking one batter.
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With the game tied, 1-1, in the sixth inning, Catie Josselet roped a go-ahead RBI double to the gap, scoring Amanda Schwartz from second base. Gardner then went back out to the circle to finish off the Scarlet Knights with a 1-2-3 frame in the seventh.
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Mercer struck first with one run in the first inning; Schwartz was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring home Megan Lane, who had a bunt single and stole second base earlier in the frame. The Bears mustered just four hits in the contest but came away with the victory.
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Lynn Gardner (1-0)
» Loss: Corah Price (0-1)
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Game 2: Army 8, Mercer 6
Mercer rallied after trailing by as many as four runs (5-1) in the fifth inning but eventually came up short in an 8-6 defeat to Army. The Black Knights jumped ahead 3-0 on a home run in the third inning – the runs were charged as unearned to Mercer starter Lauren O'Dell – and later added two runs in the top of the fifth.
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The Bears' rally was sparked by a two-run double by Abby Walsh and a RBI single by Allie Jones in the fifth that brought Mercer within one run (5-4). Walsh, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, tripled earlier in the game to plate Mercer's first run. Jones came up big again just one inning later, scoring Micayla Rood to tie the game, 5-5, on a fielder's choice in a bases-loaded situation.
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A slew of fielding miscues and timely hits by Army gave the game away in the top of the seventh. The Black Knights scored three runs to lead 8-5. Megan Lane would drive home one more run for the Bears in the bottom of the seventh.
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Jolie Doung (1-0)
» Loss: Bailey Pattison (0-1)
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Notables
» Josselet recorded her first career RBI on the go-ahead double in game one.
» Gardner's complete game came in her collegiate debut.
» Freshman Kenlie Harvey stole two bases in game two. The Bears swiped three total bases on the day.
» Abby Walsh's triple was the second of her career.
» Bailey Pattison took the loss in the second game. It was her collegiate debut.
» Mercer's first six batters tallied all nine hits in the second game. Lane, Danielle Castleberry and Walsh recorded two hits apiece.
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Record Update
» Mercer: 1-1
» Rutgers: 0-2
» Army: 1-1
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Up Next
Mercer will face Rutgers and Army again on Saturday. The Bears will play Army at 2:30 p.m. and Rutgers at 4:45 p.m. at Sikes Field.
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Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Softball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerUSoftball (Twitter), /MercerSoftball (Facebook) and @MercerUSoftball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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The Bears (1-1) later fell to Army, 8-6, in the final contest of the day. Four total games were played Friday as the Mercer Invitational kicked off.
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Game 1: Mercer 2, Rutgers 1
Freshman Lynn Gardner tossed a complete game, three-hitter in her collegiate debut to help lead the Bears past Rutgers, 2-1, on Friday afternoon. The right-hander allowed just one run – a solo home run – and three hits while fanning a pair and walking one batter.
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With the game tied, 1-1, in the sixth inning, Catie Josselet roped a go-ahead RBI double to the gap, scoring Amanda Schwartz from second base. Gardner then went back out to the circle to finish off the Scarlet Knights with a 1-2-3 frame in the seventh.
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Mercer struck first with one run in the first inning; Schwartz was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring home Megan Lane, who had a bunt single and stole second base earlier in the frame. The Bears mustered just four hits in the contest but came away with the victory.
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Lynn Gardner (1-0)
» Loss: Corah Price (0-1)
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Game 2: Army 8, Mercer 6
Mercer rallied after trailing by as many as four runs (5-1) in the fifth inning but eventually came up short in an 8-6 defeat to Army. The Black Knights jumped ahead 3-0 on a home run in the third inning – the runs were charged as unearned to Mercer starter Lauren O'Dell – and later added two runs in the top of the fifth.
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The Bears' rally was sparked by a two-run double by Abby Walsh and a RBI single by Allie Jones in the fifth that brought Mercer within one run (5-4). Walsh, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, tripled earlier in the game to plate Mercer's first run. Jones came up big again just one inning later, scoring Micayla Rood to tie the game, 5-5, on a fielder's choice in a bases-loaded situation.
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A slew of fielding miscues and timely hits by Army gave the game away in the top of the seventh. The Black Knights scored three runs to lead 8-5. Megan Lane would drive home one more run for the Bears in the bottom of the seventh.
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Jolie Doung (1-0)
» Loss: Bailey Pattison (0-1)
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Notables
» Josselet recorded her first career RBI on the go-ahead double in game one.
» Gardner's complete game came in her collegiate debut.
» Freshman Kenlie Harvey stole two bases in game two. The Bears swiped three total bases on the day.
» Abby Walsh's triple was the second of her career.
» Bailey Pattison took the loss in the second game. It was her collegiate debut.
» Mercer's first six batters tallied all nine hits in the second game. Lane, Danielle Castleberry and Walsh recorded two hits apiece.
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Record Update
» Mercer: 1-1
» Rutgers: 0-2
» Army: 1-1
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Up Next
Mercer will face Rutgers and Army again on Saturday. The Bears will play Army at 2:30 p.m. and Rutgers at 4:45 p.m. at Sikes Field.
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Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Softball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerUSoftball (Twitter), /MercerSoftball (Facebook) and @MercerUSoftball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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