Sunday, April 28
Macon, Ga.
1 p.m.
Mercer University
24-20, 0
6
vs
0
ETSU
27-14, 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
ETSU
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
Mercer
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
2
X
6
9
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hall, Tanner (6-3)
L: Daniel Sweeney (5-3)
Base Running:
HBP: Jake Lyle 1
Batting:
2B: Price, Collin 1 ; Crotty, Alex 1
HR: Wilkinson, Garrett 1
RBI: Price, Collin 1 ; Knight, Bill 1 ; Wilkinson, Garrett 1 ; Crotty, Alex 1 ; Austin, Trevor 2
SH: Austin, Trevor 1
SF: Austin, Trevor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Yeager, RJ 1 ; Price, Collin 1 ; Knight, Bill 2 ; Wilkinson, Garrett 2
HBP: Yeager, RJ 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
4
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
cf/rf
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
2
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
IF
/ BaseballC
/ Baseball
LHP
/ Baseball
OF
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/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
OF
/ Baseball
Photo by: Mitch Robinson
Mercer Extends Streak with Weekend Sweep
4/28/2019 4:59:00 PM | Baseball
Bears defeat ETSU, 6-0, for ninth straight victory
MACON, Ga. – Mercer busted out the brooms for a second straight weekend as it defeated ETSU, 6-0, on Sunday afternoon at OrthoGeorgia Park to sweep the Southern Conference series.
The win was the Bears' ninth straight and pushed them to four games over .500 (24-20, 11-7 SoCon). Left-hander Tanner Hall silenced ETSU's bats over eight innings, scattering six hits while striking out four batters. Alex Crotty went 4-for-4 with one RBI and Garrett Wilkinson capped a strong week at the plate with his fourth home run of the season.
Hall and Scott Smith – who tossed the ninth inning – did not allow an ETSU (27-14, 7-7) baserunner past second base all game. Freshman Bill Knight played a role in that when he threw out an advancing baserunner at third base from left field following a single in the top of the second.
After three scoreless innings for both squads, Mercer broke it open with a three-run fourth. Collin Price (1-for-4) and Knight (1-for-4) drove in runs in consecutive at bats and Trevor Austin (2-for-2) added a RBI bunt single later in the inning to make it a 3-0 advantage.
Wilkinson deposited a solo home run past the right-field wall in the sixth to extend the lead. Mercer put two more runs on the board for insurance in the eighth on Crotty's RBI double and a sacrifice fly by Austin.
Records Update
» Mercer: 24-20 (11-7 SoCon)
» ETSU: 27-14 (7-7 SoCon)
Pitchers of Record
» Win: Tanner Hall (6-3)
» Loss: Daniel Sweeney (5-3)
Notables
» Mercer's nine-game win streak is the longest of the season.
» The Bears handed ETSU its first series sweep and second series loss of the season.
» Tanner Hall lowered his conference earned run average to 2.00 on Sunday. He owns a 4-0 record and a .197 batting average against in 36 innings pitched in SoCon games.
» Collin Price reached base safely for the 19th straight game.
» Alex Crotty set a career-high with four hits. He was 4-for-4 with one RBI.
» Kel Johnson saw his impressive 42-game reached base streak snapped. He went 0-for-4.
Up Next
The Bears will host Samford on May 3-5 at OrthoGeorgia Park. The three games are Mercer's final home contests of the 2019 season.
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.
The win was the Bears' ninth straight and pushed them to four games over .500 (24-20, 11-7 SoCon). Left-hander Tanner Hall silenced ETSU's bats over eight innings, scattering six hits while striking out four batters. Alex Crotty went 4-for-4 with one RBI and Garrett Wilkinson capped a strong week at the plate with his fourth home run of the season.
Hall and Scott Smith – who tossed the ninth inning – did not allow an ETSU (27-14, 7-7) baserunner past second base all game. Freshman Bill Knight played a role in that when he threw out an advancing baserunner at third base from left field following a single in the top of the second.
After three scoreless innings for both squads, Mercer broke it open with a three-run fourth. Collin Price (1-for-4) and Knight (1-for-4) drove in runs in consecutive at bats and Trevor Austin (2-for-2) added a RBI bunt single later in the inning to make it a 3-0 advantage.
Wilkinson deposited a solo home run past the right-field wall in the sixth to extend the lead. Mercer put two more runs on the board for insurance in the eighth on Crotty's RBI double and a sacrifice fly by Austin.
Records Update
» Mercer: 24-20 (11-7 SoCon)
» ETSU: 27-14 (7-7 SoCon)
Pitchers of Record
» Win: Tanner Hall (6-3)
» Loss: Daniel Sweeney (5-3)
Notables
» Mercer's nine-game win streak is the longest of the season.
» The Bears handed ETSU its first series sweep and second series loss of the season.
» Tanner Hall lowered his conference earned run average to 2.00 on Sunday. He owns a 4-0 record and a .197 batting average against in 36 innings pitched in SoCon games.
» Collin Price reached base safely for the 19th straight game.
» Alex Crotty set a career-high with four hits. He was 4-for-4 with one RBI.
» Kel Johnson saw his impressive 42-game reached base streak snapped. He went 0-for-4.
Up Next
The Bears will host Samford on May 3-5 at OrthoGeorgia Park. The three games are Mercer's final home contests of the 2019 season.
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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