Friday, April 26
Macon, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
22-20, 0
5
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4
ETSU
27-12, 0
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ETSU
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0
0
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Mercer
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bowdoin, Will (1-0)
L: James Giambalvo (0-2)
S: Spear, Nick (3)
Batting:
2B: David Beam 1 ; Ethan Cady 1
RBI: David Beam 2 ; Cullen Smith 1 ; Cade Gilbert 1
SH: Sean Kearney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: David Beam 1 ; Cullen Smith 1 ; Noah Hill 1 ; Ethan Cady 1
Batting:
2B: Ammons, Jordan 1 ; Yeager, RJ 1 ; Price, Collin 1
RBI: Ammons, Jordan 1 ; Yeager, RJ 1 ; Price, Collin 2 ; Knight, Bill 1
SF: Yeager, RJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dockus, Kyle 1 ; Ammons, Jordan 1 ; Johnson, Kel 1 ; Yeager, RJ 1 ; Austin, Trevor 1
CS: Dockus, Kyle 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
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AB
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1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
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1
H
1
RBI
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Bears Rally in Eighth for Series-Opening Win
4/26/2019 9:28:00 PM | Baseball
Mercer scores four runs in the eighth to defeat ETSU, 5-4
MACON, Ga. – Freshman Collin Price delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning, capping a four-run rally as Mercer defeated ETSU, 5-4, in a Southern Conference series opener at OrthoGeorgia Park on Friday night.
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With Mercer (22-20, 9-7 SoCon) trailing, 4-3, Price drove in a pair of runs with two outs to put the Bears ahead in thrilling fashion. Mercer faced a 4-1 deficit entering the eighth inning before it spoiled ETSU starting pitcher Micah Kaczor's strong effort on the mound. ETSU dropped to 27-12 (7-5) while the Bears won their seventh straight contest.
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Consecutive one-out singles by Trevor Austin and Kyle Dockus sparked the rally in the eighth. Jordan Ammons came through with a pinch-hit RBI double to the right-center gap that scored Austin and cut ETSU's lead to two runs. Kel Johnson walked to load the bases and was followed by a sacrifice fly from RJ Yeager, making it a one-run affair. Price then called game with his go-ahead, two-run double.
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Nick Spear struck out two batters in the top of the ninth en route to earning his third save of the season while Will Bowdoin (1-0) picked up the win with a hitless eighth inning. The rally got Sawyer Gipson-Long off the hook after an impressive start for the Bears; the junior struck out 11 batters over seven frames despite leaving the game with ETSU in charge.
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A RBI groundout to second base by Bill Knight scored Yeager in the second and gave Mercer an early one-run lead that proved to be short lived. ETSU plated all four of its runs in the third on four hits, including a two-run double by David Beam. Gipson-Long was electric outside of the third frame and pitched through the seventh for the first time this season.
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Records Update
» Mercer: 22-20 (9-7 SoCon)
» ETSU: 27-12 (7-5 SoCon)
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Will Bowdoin (1-0)
» Save: Nick Spear (3)
» Loss: James Giambalvo (0-2)
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Notables
» Mercer has won seven straight games, marking its longest streak of the season.
» Mercer was 1-20 when trailing after the seventh inning prior to Friday's game.
» The Bears have won four consecutive games against ETSU.
» Kel Johnson extended his reached base streak to 41 games, going 1-for-3 with a walk.
» Gipson-Long's 11 strikeouts were a career-high.
» Spear's save was the 16th of his career.
» Ammons' pinch-hit double was his second hit of the season, the other being a home run.
» Mercer improved to 6-1 in one-run contests.
» Price has seven RBI in the last four games and ranks fourth on the team with 24 overall.
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Up Next
First pitch for game two of the weekend series is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at OrthoGeorgia Park.
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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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With Mercer (22-20, 9-7 SoCon) trailing, 4-3, Price drove in a pair of runs with two outs to put the Bears ahead in thrilling fashion. Mercer faced a 4-1 deficit entering the eighth inning before it spoiled ETSU starting pitcher Micah Kaczor's strong effort on the mound. ETSU dropped to 27-12 (7-5) while the Bears won their seventh straight contest.
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Consecutive one-out singles by Trevor Austin and Kyle Dockus sparked the rally in the eighth. Jordan Ammons came through with a pinch-hit RBI double to the right-center gap that scored Austin and cut ETSU's lead to two runs. Kel Johnson walked to load the bases and was followed by a sacrifice fly from RJ Yeager, making it a one-run affair. Price then called game with his go-ahead, two-run double.
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Nick Spear struck out two batters in the top of the ninth en route to earning his third save of the season while Will Bowdoin (1-0) picked up the win with a hitless eighth inning. The rally got Sawyer Gipson-Long off the hook after an impressive start for the Bears; the junior struck out 11 batters over seven frames despite leaving the game with ETSU in charge.
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A RBI groundout to second base by Bill Knight scored Yeager in the second and gave Mercer an early one-run lead that proved to be short lived. ETSU plated all four of its runs in the third on four hits, including a two-run double by David Beam. Gipson-Long was electric outside of the third frame and pitched through the seventh for the first time this season.
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Records Update
» Mercer: 22-20 (9-7 SoCon)
» ETSU: 27-12 (7-5 SoCon)
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Will Bowdoin (1-0)
» Save: Nick Spear (3)
» Loss: James Giambalvo (0-2)
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Notables
» Mercer has won seven straight games, marking its longest streak of the season.
» Mercer was 1-20 when trailing after the seventh inning prior to Friday's game.
» The Bears have won four consecutive games against ETSU.
» Kel Johnson extended his reached base streak to 41 games, going 1-for-3 with a walk.
» Gipson-Long's 11 strikeouts were a career-high.
» Spear's save was the 16th of his career.
» Ammons' pinch-hit double was his second hit of the season, the other being a home run.
» Mercer improved to 6-1 in one-run contests.
» Price has seven RBI in the last four games and ranks fourth on the team with 24 overall.
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Up Next
First pitch for game two of the weekend series is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at OrthoGeorgia Park.
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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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