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Mercer Stumbles in Road Loss at Georgia State
4/10/2019 9:02:00 PM | Baseball
Angelo DiSpigna shines offensively in 4-2 defeat
ATLANTA – A trio of defensive miscues led to a four-run inning for Georgia State and dealt Mercer a 4-2 road loss to the Panthers on Wednesday at the GSU Baseball Complex.
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Mercer (15-18) owned a 2-0 advantage entering the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Panthers (10-23) capitalized on three errors by the Bears to take a lead they did not relinquish. A throwing error by RJ Yeager was followed by a hit-by-pitch and walk from Matt Blair to load the bases. Blair was replaced by Will Bowdoin, who surrendered a two-run single through the left side before a pair of throwing errors allowed all four runs to score on the same play.
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Angelo DiSpigna drove in both of Mercer's runs with a single in the first and double in the third, scoring RJ Yeager and Collin Price, respectively. DiSpigna went 2-for-3 with a walk to reach base three times in the contest.
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The Bears sent seven pitchers to the mound during the staff day. Sawyer Gipson-Long tossed a pair of hitless innings to open the game and was followed by one hitless frame by Beau Healy. Mercer did not allow a hit to the Panthers until the fourth inning and struck out eight batters.
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Records Update
» Mercer: 15-18
» Georgia State: 10-23
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Ryan Watson (4-3)
» Save: Brandon Bell (4)
» Loss: Matt Blair (0-1)
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Notables
» Kel Johnson extended his reached base streak to 32 games.
» Angelo DiSpigna has six RBI in his last three games.
» Nick Spear, Taylor Lobus and Josh Farmer combined to toss the final three innings of the contest. They did not allow a run while striking out three total batters.
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Up Next
Mercer will host Western Carolina in a Southern Conference series at OrthoGeorgia Park on April 12-14.
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Mercer (15-18) owned a 2-0 advantage entering the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Panthers (10-23) capitalized on three errors by the Bears to take a lead they did not relinquish. A throwing error by RJ Yeager was followed by a hit-by-pitch and walk from Matt Blair to load the bases. Blair was replaced by Will Bowdoin, who surrendered a two-run single through the left side before a pair of throwing errors allowed all four runs to score on the same play.
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Angelo DiSpigna drove in both of Mercer's runs with a single in the first and double in the third, scoring RJ Yeager and Collin Price, respectively. DiSpigna went 2-for-3 with a walk to reach base three times in the contest.
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The Bears sent seven pitchers to the mound during the staff day. Sawyer Gipson-Long tossed a pair of hitless innings to open the game and was followed by one hitless frame by Beau Healy. Mercer did not allow a hit to the Panthers until the fourth inning and struck out eight batters.
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Records Update
» Mercer: 15-18
» Georgia State: 10-23
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Ryan Watson (4-3)
» Save: Brandon Bell (4)
» Loss: Matt Blair (0-1)
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Notables
» Kel Johnson extended his reached base streak to 32 games.
» Angelo DiSpigna has six RBI in his last three games.
» Nick Spear, Taylor Lobus and Josh Farmer combined to toss the final three innings of the contest. They did not allow a run while striking out three total batters.
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Up Next
Mercer will host Western Carolina in a Southern Conference series at OrthoGeorgia Park on April 12-14.
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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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