Wednesday, April 10
Atlanta, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
at
Georgia State
Photo by: Ken Lanese
Mercer Heads to Atlanta to Face Georgia State
4/9/2019 3:12:00 PM | Baseball
Bears, Panthers to clash at 6 p.m. Wednesday
MACON, Ga. – Mercer will travel north on I-75 for a nonconference, mid-week clash with Georgia State at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the GSU Baseball Complex.
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The Bears (15-17) are coming off a Southern Conference series win at The Citadel and seek their first mid-week win since March 12. Wednesday's game will have live stats available and will be streamed on PantherVision, which requires a subscription to watch.
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MIDWEEK LINEUP
The Panthers have won just six of 20 games since a 14-11 loss to Mercer in Macon on March 5 and enter Tuesday's contest with a 9-23 overall record. Three Panthers are hitting above .300, including Brandon Bell (.333), who owns 41 hits and a team-best .401 on base percentage.
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Left-hander Seth Clark is expected to start on the mound for Georgia State. He is 2-1 with a 7.11 ERA in 14 appearances and has struck out 31 batters in 25.1 innings. Wednesday will be his first start of the season.
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The Bears (15-17) are coming off a Southern Conference series win at The Citadel and seek their first mid-week win since March 12. Wednesday's game will have live stats available and will be streamed on PantherVision, which requires a subscription to watch.
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MIDWEEK LINEUP
- Date/Time: Wednesday, April 10 | 6 p.m.
- Location: Atlanta | GSU Baseball Complex
- Teams: Mercer (15-17) at Georgia State (9-23)
- Video: PantherVision
- Live Stats: GeorgiaStateSports.com
- Projected Starters: RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long vs. LHP Tyler Clark
- Mercer is 2-3 against Peach State opponents this season.
- Mercer defeated Georgia State, 14-11, on March 5 in Macon. Collin Price and Garrett Wilkinson hit home runs while RJ Yeager and Zach Miller tallied three hits apiece.
- Kel Johnson ranks fourth nationally with 14 home runs. He also ranks among national leaders in runs batted in (20th, 39), slugging percentage (44th, .669) and total bases (25, 81).
- Johnson owns a 31-game reached base streak heading into Wednesday's game.
- Sawyer Gipson-Long is expected to start on the mound for Mercer. He is averaging 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings this season.
- Kyle Dockus owns a 12-game reached base streak and 10-game hit streak, both career bests.
- RJ Yeager leads the team in batting average (.344). He has four multi-hit performances in his last five games and leads the team with 14 total multi-hit games.
- Series:Â Mercer leads, 68-50
- Last Meeting: March 5, 2019 in Macon (Mercer won, 14-11)
- Streak: Mercer, 1
The Panthers have won just six of 20 games since a 14-11 loss to Mercer in Macon on March 5 and enter Tuesday's contest with a 9-23 overall record. Three Panthers are hitting above .300, including Brandon Bell (.333), who owns 41 hits and a team-best .401 on base percentage.
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Left-hander Seth Clark is expected to start on the mound for Georgia State. He is 2-1 with a 7.11 ERA in 14 appearances and has struck out 31 batters in 25.1 innings. Wednesday will be his first start of the 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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