Saturday, April 6
Johnson City, Tenn.
1 P.M.
Mercer University
17-21, 0
5
at
4
ETSU
17-14-2, 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Mercer
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
5
5
1
ETSU
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gardner, Lynn (8-7)
L: K. Schmidt (7-7)
Batting:
HR: Warren, Shaila 1
RBI: Warren, Shaila 3 ; Ash, Tori 1
SH: Harvey, Kenlie 1 ; Schwartz, Amanda 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walsh, Abby 1 ; Rodriguez, Briana 1 ; Lane, Megan 1 ; Schwartz, Amanda 1 ; Warren, Shaila 1
SB: Rodriguez, Briana 1
Batting:
HR: N. Grupp 1 ; T. Wright 1
RBI: N. Grupp 3 ; T. Wright 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dunn 1 ; K. Brown 1 ; N. Grupp 1 ; T. Wright 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
3
Players Mentioned
P/1B
/ Softball
IF
/ SoftballC/OF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball
Photo by: Mitch Robinson
Bears Sweep SoCon Doubleheader at ETSU
4/6/2019 4:39:00 PM | Softball
Lynn Gardner, Stella Preston shine in the circle
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Lynn Gardner and Stella Preston tossed a pair of complete games and Mercer relied on the long ball to sweep a Southern Conference doubleheader against ETSU at Betty Basler Field on Saturday afternoon.
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Mercer rallied from behind in both contests, defeating the Bucs, 5-4 and 3-1, to improve to 4-1 in league play. The Bears (18-21) will look to earn a series sweep in Sunday's finale at 1 p.m.
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Game 1: Mercer 5, ETSU 4
Shaila Warren blasted a go-ahead, three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to propel the Bears past ETSU in the series opener on Saturday. Mercer overcame a three-run deficit after ETSU took the lead on a home run by Nikki Grupp in the first inning.
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The long ball would prove to be the only hit Mercer freshman left-hander Lynn Gardner would surrender over the first six frames. Gardner (8-7) earned the win with a complete game effort, tossing seven innings while striking out six batters.
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Mercer's first run came on a RBI single by Tori Ash in the second inning. After Abby Walsh reached on a walk and later scored on a throwing error by the Bucs to make it a 3-2 deficit, Warren put Mercer ahead for good with her three-run home run.
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ETSU threatened in the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run and put the tying run on second base, but Gardner struck out the final batter to end the contest.
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Lynn Gardner (8-7)
» Loss: Kelly Schmidt (7-7)
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Game 2:
Stella Preston tossed a complete game while earned late-inning run support in the form of two home runs by Kenlie Harvey and Megan Lane as Mercer bested ETSU, 3-1. Trailing 1-0 entering the top of the sixth, Mercer tied the game on a solo home run by Harvey and later took the lead with a two-run shot by Lane.
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Preston, who allowed one unearned run in the second inning due to a throwing error, limited the Bucs to just five hits and struck out one batter. She forced 13 fly outs in the contest.
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The second game of the day did not end without suspense either, as ETSU put the tying run on second base before Preston slammed the door and stranded a pair in scoring position.
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Stella Preston (2-4)
» Loss: Taylor Boling (7-5)
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Notables
» Lynn Gardner's complete game was her ninth of the season.
» Saturday marked the third time Gardner has struck out at least six batters in a single game.
» Warren and Lane hit their second home runs of the season while Harvey notched her fourth.
» Abby Walsh drew two walks in the first game.
» Briana Rodriguez stole one base and scored one run as a pinch runner in the first game.
» Harvey had Mercer's lone multi-hit game of the day in the second contest.
Records Update
» Mercer: 18-21 (4-1 SoCon)
» ETSU: 17-15 (3-2 SoCon)
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For complete coverage of Mercer Softball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerUSoftball (Twitter), /MercerSoftball (Facebook) and @MercerUSoftball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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Mercer rallied from behind in both contests, defeating the Bucs, 5-4 and 3-1, to improve to 4-1 in league play. The Bears (18-21) will look to earn a series sweep in Sunday's finale at 1 p.m.
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Game 1: Mercer 5, ETSU 4
Shaila Warren blasted a go-ahead, three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to propel the Bears past ETSU in the series opener on Saturday. Mercer overcame a three-run deficit after ETSU took the lead on a home run by Nikki Grupp in the first inning.
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The long ball would prove to be the only hit Mercer freshman left-hander Lynn Gardner would surrender over the first six frames. Gardner (8-7) earned the win with a complete game effort, tossing seven innings while striking out six batters.
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Mercer's first run came on a RBI single by Tori Ash in the second inning. After Abby Walsh reached on a walk and later scored on a throwing error by the Bucs to make it a 3-2 deficit, Warren put Mercer ahead for good with her three-run home run.
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ETSU threatened in the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run and put the tying run on second base, but Gardner struck out the final batter to end the contest.
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Lynn Gardner (8-7)
» Loss: Kelly Schmidt (7-7)
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Game 2:
Stella Preston tossed a complete game while earned late-inning run support in the form of two home runs by Kenlie Harvey and Megan Lane as Mercer bested ETSU, 3-1. Trailing 1-0 entering the top of the sixth, Mercer tied the game on a solo home run by Harvey and later took the lead with a two-run shot by Lane.
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Preston, who allowed one unearned run in the second inning due to a throwing error, limited the Bucs to just five hits and struck out one batter. She forced 13 fly outs in the contest.
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The second game of the day did not end without suspense either, as ETSU put the tying run on second base before Preston slammed the door and stranded a pair in scoring position.
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Stella Preston (2-4)
» Loss: Taylor Boling (7-5)
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Notables
» Lynn Gardner's complete game was her ninth of the season.
» Saturday marked the third time Gardner has struck out at least six batters in a single game.
» Warren and Lane hit their second home runs of the season while Harvey notched her fourth.
» Abby Walsh drew two walks in the first game.
» Briana Rodriguez stole one base and scored one run as a pinch runner in the first game.
» Harvey had Mercer's lone multi-hit game of the day in the second contest.
Records Update
» Mercer: 18-21 (4-1 SoCon)
» ETSU: 17-15 (3-2 SoCon)
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Follow the BearsÂ
For complete coverage of Mercer Softball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerUSoftball (Twitter), /MercerSoftball (Facebook) and @MercerUSoftball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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