Mercer University
9-5
Georgia Southern
5-6
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cole Whitney (1-0)
L: Farmer, Josh (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Dockus, Kyle 1 ; Miller, Zach 1
RBI: Wilkinson, Garrett 1 ; Price, Collin 1
SH: Dockus, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Yeager, RJ 1 ; Miller, Zach 1 ; Posas, David 1
SB: Yeager, RJ 1
CS: Dockus, Kyle 1
HBP: Posas, David 1
Batting:
2B: Tyler Martin 1 ; Noah Ledford 1 ; Mason McWhorter 1 ; Nolan Tressler 1
RBI: Steven Curry 1 ; Tyler Martin 3 ; Noah Ledford 1 ; Austin Thompson 1 ; Mason McWhorter 1 ; Jason Swan 2 ; Matt Anderson 1 ; Nolan Tressler 1
SH: Matt Anderson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Steven Curry 1 ; Blake Evans 1 ; Tyler Martin 2 ; Noah Ledford 2 ; Austin Thompson 1 ; Mason McWhorter 2 ; Jason Swan 1 ; Matt Anderson 1 ; Nolan Tressler 2
SB: Tyler Martin 1 ; Matt Anderson 1 ; Nolan Tressler 1
HBP: Steven Curry 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Mercer Handed Road Loss at Georgia Southern
3/6/2019 9:53:00 PM | Baseball
Bears fall 13-3 to host Eagles
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The Bears (9-5) took a one-run lead in the first inning but trailed as early as the second frame and were unable to muster a comeback before Georgia Southern (5-6) plated seven runs in a pivotal sixth inning.
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Early defensive miscues hindered Mercer starting pitcher Josh Farmer, who allowed three unearned runs and turned it over to the bullpen by the third inning. Trailing 4-1 in the fifth, the Bears made some noise with a pair of runs to pull within one. Zach Miller led off the inning with a single and later scored when the Eagles threw the ball away on a sacrifice bunt by Kyle Dockus. A RBI groundout by Garrett Wilkinson in the next at bat plated David Posas, who reached base with a walk.
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Nick Spear, Mercer's third of six pitchers in the game, could not finish the sixth as he surrendered a bases-clearing double in the gap that extended the Eagles' lead to 9-3. They would add four more runs against Mercer in the inning.
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Mercer's first run of the game came on a RBI single by Collin Price in the first inning. Farmer (0-1) took the loss on the mound.
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Coach Gibson's Take
"We didn't play good baseball tonight," said head coach Craig Gibson. "I thought our one bright spot was Kyle Bialousz's performance on the mound; he was outstanding and has had back-to-back strong outings in Tallahassee and here. [Bialousz] will be moving up on our pitching staff board.
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"Our team isn't at the point where we can play well in consecutive mid-week games. We have a lot of young pieces that are hopefully learning and growing from this. The best part about baseball is that we get to start again on Friday at home."
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Records Update
» Mercer: 9-5
» Georgia Southern: 5-6
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Cole Whitney (1-0)
» Loss: Josh Farmer (0-1)
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Notables
» Kyle Bialousz has yet to allow an earned run in 5.2 innings over four appearances.
» Zach Miller led Mercer with two hits (2-for-4).
» Collin Price extended his hit streak to eight games.
» RJ Yeager extended his reached base streak to 14 games.
» David Posas earned his first start of the season as the designated hitter.
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Up Next
» Mercer: Hosts Indiana State (6 p.m. Friday, March 8 at OrthoGeorgia Park)
» Georgia Southern: Hosts UNC Asheville (6:30 p.m. Friday, March 8 in Statesboro, Ga.)
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