Mercer University
13-17, 2-5
The Citadel
10-20, 3-4
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jordan Merritt (3-4)
L: Healy, Beau (2-3)
S: Dylan Spence (1)
Batting:
2B: Dockus, Kyle 1 ; Wilkinson, Garrett 1 ; Price, Collin 1
RBI: Dockus, Kyle 1 ; Wilkinson, Garrett 1 ; Yeager, RJ 1 ; Price, Collin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Dockus, Kyle 2 ; Wilkinson, Garrett 1 ; DiSpigna, Angelo 1 ; Posas, David 1
SB: Yeager, RJ 1
HBP: Dockus, Kyle 1 ; Austin, Trevor 1
Batting:
2B: Ryan McCarthy 1 ; Ben Peden 1
RBI: Tyler Corbitt 1 ; Ben Peden 4 ; Wes Lane 1 ; Andrew Judkins 1
SH: Tyler Corbitt 1 ; Tilo Skole 1 ; Brooks O'Brien 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ryan McCarthy 3 ; Tyler Corbitt 1 ; Ben Peden 2 ; Will Bastian 1 ; Brooks O'Brien 1
SB: Ryan McCarthy 1 ; Will Bastian 1 ; Brooks O'Brien 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Bears’ Rally Comes Up Short at The Citadel
4/5/2019 11:10:00 PM | Baseball
Mercer rallies but unable to overcome early six-run deficit
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The Bears moved to 13-17 overall and 2-5 in Southern Conference play with the loss. Seven Mercer pitchers saw action on the mound and Kyle Dockus scored a team-best two runs.
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Early trouble arose for Mercer when Beau Healy couldn't get out of the first inning. The Citadel tagged Healy for four hits while he walked one batter, giving way to a 2-0 lead for the Bulldogs. Kyle Bialousz, who relieved Healy, helped Mercer avoid further damage in the inning with two quick outs to leave the bases loaded.
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The Bulldogs added to their lead with three runs in the second and one in the third.
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Collin Price put Mercer on the board with a two-out, two-run double in the top of the fourth and cut the 'Dogs' lead to 6-2. Kyle Dockus and RJ Yeager brought home two more runs for Mercer in the fifth on an RBI double and RBI single, respectively. The two-run fifth inning pulled Mercer within two, 6-4, and knocked out Bulldog starting pitcher Jordan Merritt.
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Will Bowdoin, Mercer's fourth pitcher of the contest, tossed a 1-2-3 frame in the home half of the fourth to quiet The Citadel's bats and continue a momentum shift in the Bears' favor. A two-run, four-hit sixth inning by the Bulldogs extended their lead back to four runs, however.
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Mercer's final run of the game came on an RBI double by Garrett Wilkinson in the seventh.
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Records Update
» Mercer: 13-17 (2-5 SoCon)
» The Citadel: 10-20 (3-4 SoCon)
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Jordan Merritt (3-4)
» Loss: Beau Healy (2-3)
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Notables
» Kyle Dockus extended his hit streak to eight games with a 1-for-4 effort. He scored twice.
» Kel Johnson singled in the eighth to extend his reached base streak to 29 games.
» Will Bowdoin fanned four batters in 2.2 innings of work.
» RJ Yeager has six hits in his last three games.
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Up Next
Game two of the weekend series will start at 2 p.m. Saturday at Riley Park.
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