Mercer University
26-22
Kennesaw State
23-26
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| KSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | 14 | 1 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Coburn, Josh (2-3)
L: Spear, Nick (2-1)
S: Dupree, Nathan (1)
Batting:
2B: Price, Collin 1 ; Crotty, Alex 1 ; Wilkinson, Garrett 1
HR: Johnson, Kel 1
RBI: Johnson, Kel 1 ; Price, Collin 1 ; Knight, Bill 1 ; Ammons, Jordan 1 ; Wilkinson, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dockus, Kyle 1 ; Johnson, Kel 2 ; DiSpigna, Angelo 1 ; Crotty, Alex 1
HBP: Dockus, Kyle 1 ; DiSpigna, Angelo 1
Batting:
2B: Franklin, Jake 1 ; Tolve, Tyler 2
RBI: Franklin, Jake 2 ; Norman, Terence 1 ; Russell, Justin 1 ; Tolve, Tyler 2 ; Diaz, Darius 2
SH: Chabut, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Simon, Tyler 1 ; Franklin, Jake 1 ; Norman, Terence 1 ; Russell, Justin 1 ; Hodges, Garrett 1 ; Tolve, Tyler 1 ; Diaz, Darius 1 ; Smith, Jaylen 1
CS: Russell, Justin 1
HBP: Hodges, Garrett 1
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Bears Handed Mid-Week Loss at Kennesaw State
5/8/2019 9:56:00 PM | Baseball
Mercer squanders four-run lead in 8-5 loss to Kennesaw State
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The Owls (23-26) spoiled a strong three-inning start by Mercer starting pitcher Andrew Kane as they played seven runs in the fifth inning to rally past the Bears (26-22). The two teams split their pair of head-to-head contests this spring.
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Kane was electric in his fourth start of the year, scattering three hits and a walk while striking out four Owls. He received his first dose of run support with a solo home run by Kel Johnson in the first inning. Johnson's moon shot off the roof of a building well past the 400-foot center-field wall was his 19th of the season.
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Bill Knight and Jordan Ammons added to the lead in the third with RBI singles before Collin Price made it a four-run advantage with an RBI double in the fourth. Holton McGaha was Mercer's first arm out of the bullpen, tossing a hitless fourth inning.
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Trouble struck for Mercer in the fifth. The Owls' first six batters of the inning reached base as they tagged Will Bowdoin and Nick Spear for seven runs on six hits. Taylor Lobus, who was Mercer's third pitcher in the inning, got the Bears out of the jam.
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A pinch-hit double by Garrett Wilkinson in the seventh forced a throwing error that allowed Alex Crotty to score from first base. Kennesaw State would add one run in the home half of the seventh on a fielding error by the Bears.
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Mercer put the tying run at the plate in the top of the ninth, but a double play halted the potential rally.
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Records Update
» Mercer: 26-22
» Kennesaw State: 23-26
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Pitchers of Record
» Win: Josh Coburn (2-3)
» Loss: Nick Spear (2-1)
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Notables
» Kel Johnson's home run tied him with head coach Craig Gibson for the ninth-most home runs in a single season by a Mercer player (19). Gibson hit 19 in the 1985 season.
» Andrew Kane hasn't allowed an earned run in eight consecutive appearances dating back to April 5.
» Collin Price extended his reached base streak to 23 games.
» Mercer tallied 13 hits and saw four Bears have two-hit performances.
» Six Bears saw action on the mound, including Kennesaw native Peyton Berry, who tossed 1.2 scoreless frames in his hometown.
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Up Next
The Bears travel to Nashville, Tenn. for a three-game nonconference series against Belmont this weekend. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
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