Mercer Falls to Southern Miss on Sunday

Sunday, March 14

Macon, Ga.

11:15 a.m.

Mercer University

10-10

Southern Miss

16-9

Southern Miss

Mercer

Photo by: Mitch Robinson

3/14/2021 5:29:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Mercer returns to action on Saturday at the MTSU Tournament

By: Stephen Waldman

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer softball team dropped a 7-2 decision to Southern Miss on final day of the Mercer Bears Classic at Sikes Field on Sunday.

Four different players recorded hits in the game, including Danielle Castleberry, Allie Jones, Kenlie Harvey and Bree Comer. In the circle, reliever Amber Byrd tallied a game-high six strikeouts, while Ashlyn Donner was perfect in her lone inning of work.

How It Happened
After neither side was able to score in the first inning, Southern Miss broke through in the second frame. A pair of back-to-back RBI hits by Natalie Hurdle and Karley Nichols opened the scoring before Destini Brown hit a two-run home run to make it 4-0.

Harvey picked up the Bears' first hit of the game in the home half of the inning as she beat out a bunt single. She advanced to second on a wild pitch before going to third on a Comer base knock up the middle. Harvey wound up scoring after the Golden Eagles threw down to second and caught Comer stealing.

Both team's offenses were held in check until the sixth inning when a wild pitch and another Brown homer added three runs for the visitors to make it 7-1.

Notables
» Mercer moved to 8-4 on the season at Sikes Field.
» The Bears played their last home game until April 10 when they welcome Chattanooga for a three-game set.
» Jones' consecutive stolen base streak ended at 28.
» Byrd recorded six punch outs in the game, her second-highest total in a Bears' uniform behind her eight strikeouts against North Dakota on Friday.

Up Next
The Bears return to action next weekend as they hit the road for the MTSU Tournament to face the host Blue Raiders and Western Illinois.

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