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
Hitting
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
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LHP
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OF
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RHP
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Records Update
» Mercer: 24-20 (11-7 SoCon)
» ETSU: 27-14 (7-7 SoCon)
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Tanner Hall (6-3)
» Loss: Daniel Sweeney (5-3)
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Records Update
» Mercer: 24-20 (11-7 SoCon)
» ETSU: 27-14 (7-7 SoCon)
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Tanner Hall (6-3)
» Loss: Daniel Sweeney (5-3)
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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.
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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.
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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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