Saturday, April 20
Birmingham, Ala.
12 P.M.
Mercer University
21-23, 7-3
5
at
4
Samford
20-26, 9-4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
R
H
E
Mercer
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
10
1
Samford
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
4
12
2
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gardner, Lynn (9-8)
L: DeCelles (7-10)
Batting:
2B: Walsh, Abby 1
HR: Harvey, Kenlie 1
RBI: Walsh, Abby 2 ; Harvey, Kenlie 2
SH: Lane, Megan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rood, Micayla 2 ; Castleberry, Danielle 1 ; Walsh, Abby 1 ; Harvey, Kenlie 1
CS: Harvey, Kenlie 1
HBP: Castleberry, Danielle 1 ; Harvey, Kenlie 1
Batting:
HR: Shurbutt 1
RBI: Shurbutt 2 ; Royalty 1 ; Cahoon 1
SH: Dorsett 1
SF: Royalty 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Trombley 1 ; King 1 ; Shurbutt 2
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
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Bears Split Twin Bill at Samford
4/20/2019 5:45:00 PM | Softball
Mercer took game one in eight innings before dropping the finale
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mercer and Samford battled it out in a quick two-game Southern Conference set Saturday at the Samford Softball Field, splitting a couple of tough games on the day, 5-4 and 4-7. The Bears now sit at 21-24 overall and 7-4 in conference play this season.
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Game One: Mercer 5, Samford 4
Mercer scratched across an unearned run in the top of the eighth inning and held on in the bottom of the frame to take the first leg of the doubleheader.
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The Bears struck for four runs in the top of the first inning, two on a double from Abby Walsh and two more on Kenlie Harvey's team-leading fifth home run of her freshman season. However, Samford rallied all the way back and tied things up with a run in the bottom of the sixth.
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Sophomore Micayla Rood reached base in four plate appearances to lead the Bears, going 2-for-3 with a couple of walks and two runs scored. Lynn Gardner earned the win in the circle after four innings of one-run work with five strikeouts.
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Game Two: Samford 7, Mercer 4
The Bears took their first lead of the game with a three-run top of the sixth, but the Bulldogs responded with four runs of their own to take the series finale.
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Kenlie Harvey tied the game up with a two-run shot, then Shaila Warren followed with a solo homer off the top of the wall to put Mercer up. It was Harvey's second homer of the doubleheader and team-leading sixth of the season.
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Samford tied the game on a sacrifice fly the following frame, took the lead on a suicide squeeze bunt and added insurance with a two-run homer. After picking up the win in game one, Lynn Gardner (9-9) was saddled with the loss in game two.
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Notables
• Kenlie Harvey's first-inning homer in game one gave her the outright lead on the team with her fifth this season. She followed it up with another two-run jack in game two to reach six on the year.
• Abby Walsh was responsible for the first runs Mercer scored in both games Saturday, picking up a two-run double in game one and a solo homer in game two. Walsh leads the club with 28 RBI this season.
• Samford and Mercer have split their last six regular season meetings at an even 3-3.
• Game two marked the first time this season that the SoCon's two reigning players of the week – Mercer's Bailey Pattison (pitcher) and Samford's Whitney Hinton (player) – faced off the following weekend.
Up Next
Mercer will return home to Sikes Field on Wednesday to host Alabama State in midweek, non-conference action; first pitch is set for 4 p.m.
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Softball, be sure to follow the Bears on social media at @MercerUSoftball (Twitter), /MercerSoftball (Facebook) and @MercerUSoftball (Instagram) or visit MercerBears.com.
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Game One: Mercer 5, Samford 4
Mercer scratched across an unearned run in the top of the eighth inning and held on in the bottom of the frame to take the first leg of the doubleheader.
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The Bears struck for four runs in the top of the first inning, two on a double from Abby Walsh and two more on Kenlie Harvey's team-leading fifth home run of her freshman season. However, Samford rallied all the way back and tied things up with a run in the bottom of the sixth.
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Sophomore Micayla Rood reached base in four plate appearances to lead the Bears, going 2-for-3 with a couple of walks and two runs scored. Lynn Gardner earned the win in the circle after four innings of one-run work with five strikeouts.
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Game Two: Samford 7, Mercer 4
The Bears took their first lead of the game with a three-run top of the sixth, but the Bulldogs responded with four runs of their own to take the series finale.
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Kenlie Harvey tied the game up with a two-run shot, then Shaila Warren followed with a solo homer off the top of the wall to put Mercer up. It was Harvey's second homer of the doubleheader and team-leading sixth of the season.
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Samford tied the game on a sacrifice fly the following frame, took the lead on a suicide squeeze bunt and added insurance with a two-run homer. After picking up the win in game one, Lynn Gardner (9-9) was saddled with the loss in game two.
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Notables
• Kenlie Harvey's first-inning homer in game one gave her the outright lead on the team with her fifth this season. She followed it up with another two-run jack in game two to reach six on the year.
• Abby Walsh was responsible for the first runs Mercer scored in both games Saturday, picking up a two-run double in game one and a solo homer in game two. Walsh leads the club with 28 RBI this season.
• Samford and Mercer have split their last six regular season meetings at an even 3-3.
• Game two marked the first time this season that the SoCon's two reigning players of the week – Mercer's Bailey Pattison (pitcher) and Samford's Whitney Hinton (player) – faced off the following weekend.
Up Next
Mercer will return home to Sikes Field on Wednesday to host Alabama State in midweek, non-conference action; first pitch is set for 4 p.m.
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Softball, be sure to follow the Bears on social media at @MercerUSoftball (Twitter), /MercerSoftball (Facebook) and @MercerUSoftball (Instagram) or visit MercerBears.com.
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