Mercer University
12-16, 1-4
Wofford
19-10, 2-0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hayes Heinecke (6-0)
L: Coulter, Kevin (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Kel 1 ; Price, Collin 1 ; Knight, Bill 1
HR: Knight, Bill 1
RBI: Johnson, Kel 1 ; Knight, Bill 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Knight, Bill 2
Batting:
2B: Andrew Orzel 1 ; Colin Davis 1 ; Matty Brown 1
3B: Brett Rodriguez 1
HR: Colin Davis 1
RBI: Andrew Orzel 2 ; Lawson Hill 2 ; Colin Davis 3 ; Matty Brown 2 ; Mike Brown 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hudson Byorick 1 ; Brett Rodriguez 2 ; Lawson Hill 1 ; Reed Massey 1 ; John Dempsey 1 ; Colin Davis 1 ; Ethan Cornelius 2 ; Matty Brown 1 ; Mike Brown 1
SB: Matty Brown 1 ; Mike Brown 1
HBP: Lawson Hill 1
PO: Matty Brown 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Mercer Drops Saturday Tilt at Wofford
3/30/2019 6:53:00 PM | Baseball
Bill Knight hits first collegiate home run in 11-2 loss
Wofford (19-10, 2-0 SoCon) clinched the weekend series with the victory while Mercer dropped to 12-16 overall and 1-4 in league play. A pair of four-run innings by the Terriers helped separate them from Mercer, which tallied seven hits but left five on base.
Kevin Coulter (3-1) took the loss after tossing 6.1 innings in his third start of the season. After a 1-2-3 first frame, Coulter was tagged for four runs on five hits in the second inning as Wofford jumped out to an early lead. The senior settled in after that, holding the Terriers scoreless in the third through sixth innings.
Mercer pulled within three runs (4-1) when Knight hit a solo shot in the top of the sixth. The momentum would not carry far, unfortunately, as Wofford tacked on seven runs over the seventh and eighth innings. Kyle Bialousz and Will Bowdoin both came on in relief of Coulter in the seventh.
The Bears added their second run of the game in the eighth on a RBI double by Kel Johnson.
Records Update
» Mercer: 12-16 (1-4 SoCon)
» Wofford: 19-10 (2-0 SoCon)
Pitchers of Record
» Win: Hayes Heinecke (6-0)
» Loss: Kevin Coulter (3-1)
Notables
» Kel Johnson extended his reached base streak to 27 games with a 1-for-4 effort.
» RJ Yeager (2-for-3) joined Knight as Bears with multi-hit games.
» Knight added a double in his two-hit effort.
» Will Bowdoin earned his second relief appearance of the week, tossing 1.1 innings.
» Knight, Johnson and Collin Price all tallied one double apiece.
Up Next
Mercer and Wofford will conclude their SoCon weekend series at 1 p.m. Sunday at Russell C. King Field.
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