Friday, March 15
Macon, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
10-9
4
vs
6
Binghamton
5-6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Binghamton
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
6
8
0
Mercer
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
10
4
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brown, Robert (3-0)
L: Smith, Scott (1-2)
Batting:
HR: Marshall, Shane 1 ; Meduri, Anthony 1
RBI: Baratta, Alex 1 ; Marshall, Shane 2 ; Meduri, Anthony 1 ; Evans, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Franchi, Daniel 1 ; Marshall, Shane 1 ; Meduri, Anthony 2 ; Drpich, Justin 1 ; Evans, Jake 1
SB: Meduri, Anthony 1 ; Evans, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Dockus, Kyle 1 ; Yeager, RJ 1
HR: Johnson, Kel 1
RBI: Yeager, RJ 1 ; Johnson, Kel 2 ; Austin, Trevor 1
SH: Miller, Zach 1 ; Pinckney, Leyton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dockus, Kyle 1 ; Yeager, RJ 2 ; Johnson, Kel 1
SB: Austin, Trevor 1 ; DiSpigna, Angelo 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
3
RBI
0
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Ken Lanese
Miscues Spoil Bears’ Chances in Series Opener
3/15/2019 9:36:00 PM | Baseball
Mercer drops 6-4 contest to Binghamton on Friday
MACON, Ga. – Mercer out-hit Binghamton but committed an atypical four errors in a 6-4 series-opening loss on Friday night at OrthoGeorgia Park.
Four Bears had multi-hit games including Angelo DiSpigna (3-for-4) as Mercer fell to 10-9 overall. Nine runners were left on base by Mercer in the contest.
Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning, Mercer rallied back when Kyle Dockus led off the frame with a double and scored on a RBI single from RJ Yeager. A two-run home run by Kel Johnson in the following at bat put Mercer ahead, 3-2. The Bearcats (5-6) would score four of the game's final five runs, however, including two in the top of the fourth against Mercer starting pitcher Beau Healy, who earned a no-decision after six innings of work.
Healy struck out five batters and scattered seven hits while allowing four runs, three of which were earned. He was relieved by Scott Smith in the seventh with a 4-4 game on hand. Trevor Austin had tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth with a RBI single that scored Yeager. Smith was effective on the mound, but surrendered a solo home run in the seventh. Three defensive errors by Mercer in the eighth led to a 6-4 Binghamton lead, which proved to be the final score of the contest.
Coach Gibson's Take
"Give Binghamton some credit; they played well and defensively, they're really sound," said head coach Craig Gibson. "They threw strikes and we made mistakes. You can't make mistakes in a close game and expect to win. We have to regroup and get ready for Saturday."
Records Update
» Mercer: 10-9
» Binghamton: 5-6
Pitchers of Record
» Win: Robert Brown (3-0)
» Loss: Scott Smith (1-2)
Notables
» Mercer's No. 1-5 batters were 10-for-22 while its No. 6-9 batters were a combined 0-for-13.
» Friday was the first all-time meeting between Mercer and Binghamton.
» Scott Smith fanned six batters in two innings despite taking the loss.
» Trevor Austin and Angelo DiSpigna stole their fourth and second bases of the year, respectively.
» Kel Johnson extended his reached base streak to 18 games.
» Senior pitcher Nick Spear made a pinch-running appearance in the ninth inning.
» Holton McGaha struck out the side in his one inning of work.
Up Next
Game two of the weekend series is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. (ET) on Saturday.
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.
Four Bears had multi-hit games including Angelo DiSpigna (3-for-4) as Mercer fell to 10-9 overall. Nine runners were left on base by Mercer in the contest.
Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning, Mercer rallied back when Kyle Dockus led off the frame with a double and scored on a RBI single from RJ Yeager. A two-run home run by Kel Johnson in the following at bat put Mercer ahead, 3-2. The Bearcats (5-6) would score four of the game's final five runs, however, including two in the top of the fourth against Mercer starting pitcher Beau Healy, who earned a no-decision after six innings of work.
Healy struck out five batters and scattered seven hits while allowing four runs, three of which were earned. He was relieved by Scott Smith in the seventh with a 4-4 game on hand. Trevor Austin had tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth with a RBI single that scored Yeager. Smith was effective on the mound, but surrendered a solo home run in the seventh. Three defensive errors by Mercer in the eighth led to a 6-4 Binghamton lead, which proved to be the final score of the contest.
Coach Gibson's Take
"Give Binghamton some credit; they played well and defensively, they're really sound," said head coach Craig Gibson. "They threw strikes and we made mistakes. You can't make mistakes in a close game and expect to win. We have to regroup and get ready for Saturday."
Records Update
» Mercer: 10-9
» Binghamton: 5-6
Pitchers of Record
» Win: Robert Brown (3-0)
» Loss: Scott Smith (1-2)
Notables
» Mercer's No. 1-5 batters were 10-for-22 while its No. 6-9 batters were a combined 0-for-13.
» Friday was the first all-time meeting between Mercer and Binghamton.
» Scott Smith fanned six batters in two innings despite taking the loss.
» Trevor Austin and Angelo DiSpigna stole their fourth and second bases of the year, respectively.
» Kel Johnson extended his reached base streak to 18 games.
» Senior pitcher Nick Spear made a pinch-running appearance in the ninth inning.
» Holton McGaha struck out the side in his one inning of work.
Up Next
Game two of the weekend series is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. (ET) on Saturday.
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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