Sunday, March 31
Spartanburg, S.C.
1 p.m.
Mercer University
13-16, 2-4
4
at
1
Wofford
19-11, 2-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Mercer
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
4
9
4
Wofford College
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
6
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hall, Tanner (3-3)
L: David Yourke (1-1)
S: Smith, Scott (1)
Batting:
2B: Yeager, RJ 1 ; Austin, Trevor 1
HR: DiSpigna, Angelo 1
RBI: Yeager, RJ 2 ; DiSpigna, Angelo 1 ; Price, Collin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Yeager, RJ 1 ; DiSpigna, Angelo 1 ; Austin, Trevor 2
SB: Yeager, RJ 1
CS: Dockus, Kyle 1
HBP: Miller, Zach 1
Batting:
2B: John Dempsey 1
RBI: Matty Brown 1
SH: Josh Congdon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Colin Davis 1
SB: Brett Rodriguez 1 ; Mike Brown 2
CS: Andrew Orzel 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
0
AB
5
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Irán Hernandez
Bears Salvage Series with 4-1 Win at Wofford
3/31/2019 4:50:00 PM | Baseball
Tanner Hall highlights strong effort by Mercer pitching staff
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Left-hander Tanner Hall limited Wofford to one hit over five innings as Mercer defeated the Terriers, 4-1, to salvage a Southern Conference series on Sunday at Russell C. King Field.
Mercer (13-16, 2-4 SoCon), which dropped the first two games of the series, avoided a sweep as Hall, Sawyer Gipson-Long and Scott Smith scattered six hits and fanned five batters in an impressive collective effort on the mound.
Both teams went scoreless through the first three innings. Hall avoided trouble by stranding two runners on third base in the first and third frames. Mercer struck first with a RBI single by Collin Price in the top of the fourth. The base hit scored RJ Yeager, who walked and stole second base before crossing the plate.
Yeager (3-for-3) came up big again in the following inning as he plated Trevor Austin (leadoff double) with a RBI single through the right side. The same duo of Austin and Yeager struck again in the seventh when the former singled and advanced to second base before scoring on the latter's third hit of the day, giving Mercer a 3-0 advantage.
Hall was relieved by Gipson-Long in the sixth inning. A two-hit seventh inning by the Terriers gave way to their first run of the game and cut Mercer's lead to 3-1. Smith took over on the mound and stranded the tying run on second base in the seventh before closing out the contest with a 2.1-inning save. Angelo DiSpigna added an insurance run in the eighth with a solo home run to center field.
Records Update
» Mercer: 13-16 (2-4 SoCon)
» Wofford: 19-11 (2-1 SoCon)
Pitchers of Record
» Win: Tanner Hall (3-3)
» Save: Scott Smith (1)
» Loss: David Yourke (1-1)
Notables
» Tanner Hall earned his first win on the mound since Feb. 23. He has allowed just three hits over his last nine innings pitched.
» RJ Yeager (3-for-3) and Trevor Austin (3-for-4) tallied multi-hit games.
» Angelo DiSpigna's home run was his fifth of the season.
» Scott Smith's save was the third of his career and first this season.
» Kyle Dockus went 1-for-5 to extend his hit streak to a career-best seven games.
Up Next
Mercer will hit the road next weekend to face The Citadel in a three-game series in Charleston, S.C.
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.
Mercer (13-16, 2-4 SoCon), which dropped the first two games of the series, avoided a sweep as Hall, Sawyer Gipson-Long and Scott Smith scattered six hits and fanned five batters in an impressive collective effort on the mound.
Both teams went scoreless through the first three innings. Hall avoided trouble by stranding two runners on third base in the first and third frames. Mercer struck first with a RBI single by Collin Price in the top of the fourth. The base hit scored RJ Yeager, who walked and stole second base before crossing the plate.
Yeager (3-for-3) came up big again in the following inning as he plated Trevor Austin (leadoff double) with a RBI single through the right side. The same duo of Austin and Yeager struck again in the seventh when the former singled and advanced to second base before scoring on the latter's third hit of the day, giving Mercer a 3-0 advantage.
Hall was relieved by Gipson-Long in the sixth inning. A two-hit seventh inning by the Terriers gave way to their first run of the game and cut Mercer's lead to 3-1. Smith took over on the mound and stranded the tying run on second base in the seventh before closing out the contest with a 2.1-inning save. Angelo DiSpigna added an insurance run in the eighth with a solo home run to center field.
Records Update
» Mercer: 13-16 (2-4 SoCon)
» Wofford: 19-11 (2-1 SoCon)
Pitchers of Record
» Win: Tanner Hall (3-3)
» Save: Scott Smith (1)
» Loss: David Yourke (1-1)
Notables
» Tanner Hall earned his first win on the mound since Feb. 23. He has allowed just three hits over his last nine innings pitched.
» RJ Yeager (3-for-3) and Trevor Austin (3-for-4) tallied multi-hit games.
» Angelo DiSpigna's home run was his fifth of the season.
» Scott Smith's save was the third of his career and first this season.
» Kyle Dockus went 1-for-5 to extend his hit streak to a career-best seven games.
Up Next
Mercer will hit the road next weekend to face The Citadel in a three-game series in Charleston, S.C.
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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