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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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Records Update
» Mercer: 10-9
» Binghamton: 5-6
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Robert Brown (3-0)
» Loss: Scott Smith (1-2)
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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.
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Up Next
Game two of the weekend series is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. (ET) on Saturday.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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Records Update
» Mercer: 10-9
» Binghamton: 5-6
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Robert Brown (3-0)
» Loss: Scott Smith (1-2)
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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.
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Up Next
Game two of the weekend series is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. (ET) on Saturday.
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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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