Thursday, May 23
Greenville, S.C.
5 p.m.
Mercer University
30-27
0
vs
11
Samford
41-17
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Samford
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16
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Mercer
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jesse McCord (6-1)
L: Coulter, Kevin (5-3)
Batting:
2B: Jordan Fucci 1 ; Taylor Garris 1
3B: Jordan Fucci 1
HR: Jordan Fucci 1 ; Preston Moore 1
RBI: Branden Fryman 1 ; Jordan Fucci 2 ; Anthony Mulrine 1 ; Taylor Garris 2 ; Preston Moore 5
Base Running:
RUNS: Branden Fryman 1 ; Brooks Carlson 1 ; Sonny DiChiara 1 ; Jordan Fucci 3 ; Anthony Mulrine 2 ; Connor Burns 1 ; Taylor Garris 1 ; Preston Moore 1
SB: Branden Fryman 1
HBP: Anthony Mulrine 2 ; Connor Burns 1
Game Leaders
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2
RBI
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4
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H
1
RBI
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AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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Photo by: Mitch Robinson
Bears Falter Against Samford in #SoConBSB Tournament
5/23/2019 8:10:00 PM | Baseball
Mercer suffers 11-0 loss on Thursday, faces elimination in Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mercer suffered an 11-0 loss to top-seeded Samford on Thursday at Fluor Field in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Southern Conference Baseball Championship, presented by Holston Gases.
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Fourth-seeded Mercer (30-27) now faces elimination the rest of the tournament, starting with a Friday afternoon clash against No. 3 UNCG (34-19). First pitch against the Spartans is slated for 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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The Bulldogs (41-17) struck early, plating eight of their 11 runs in the first four innings. Seven of those runs came against Mercer starting pitcher Kevin Coulter, who surrendered 10 hits over 2.1 innings pitched before turning it over to the bullpen. Samford scored a pair in the top of the first and added a five-spot in the third, keyed by a grand slam by Preston Moore. A fourth-inning solo home run made it an eight-run game before three more runs came across in the ninth.
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Kel Johnson tallied two of Mercer's five hits in the contest. Four Bears relievers – Josh Farmer, Andrew Kane, Kyle Bialousz and Jackson Kelley – combined for four consecutive scoreless innings on the mound in the fifth through eighth frames. Samford's Jesse McCord threw seven innings and struck out six Bears en route to earning the win.
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Records Update
» #4 Mercer: 30-27
» #1 Samford: 41-17
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Jesse McCord (6-1)
» Loss: Kevin Coulter (5-3)
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Notables
» Kel Johnson went 2-for-3 at the plate. He has reached base safely six times in tournament.
» Freshman right-hander Jackson Kelley struck out the side in one inning of relief.
» Collin Price, Kyle Dockus and David Posas all had one hit apiece.
» Mercer fell to 1-4 against Samford at the SoCon Championship.
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Up Next
Mercer will play UNCG in an elimination game at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Fluor Field.
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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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Fourth-seeded Mercer (30-27) now faces elimination the rest of the tournament, starting with a Friday afternoon clash against No. 3 UNCG (34-19). First pitch against the Spartans is slated for 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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The Bulldogs (41-17) struck early, plating eight of their 11 runs in the first four innings. Seven of those runs came against Mercer starting pitcher Kevin Coulter, who surrendered 10 hits over 2.1 innings pitched before turning it over to the bullpen. Samford scored a pair in the top of the first and added a five-spot in the third, keyed by a grand slam by Preston Moore. A fourth-inning solo home run made it an eight-run game before three more runs came across in the ninth.
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Kel Johnson tallied two of Mercer's five hits in the contest. Four Bears relievers – Josh Farmer, Andrew Kane, Kyle Bialousz and Jackson Kelley – combined for four consecutive scoreless innings on the mound in the fifth through eighth frames. Samford's Jesse McCord threw seven innings and struck out six Bears en route to earning the win.
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Records Update
» #4 Mercer: 30-27
» #1 Samford: 41-17
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Jesse McCord (6-1)
» Loss: Kevin Coulter (5-3)
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Notables
» Kel Johnson went 2-for-3 at the plate. He has reached base safely six times in tournament.
» Freshman right-hander Jackson Kelley struck out the side in one inning of relief.
» Collin Price, Kyle Dockus and David Posas all had one hit apiece.
» Mercer fell to 1-4 against Samford at the SoCon Championship.
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Up Next
Mercer will play UNCG in an elimination game at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Fluor Field.
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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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