Tuesday, March 1
Macon, Ga.
6 P.M.
Mercer University
vs
Florida State University
Photo by: Mitch Robinson
Baseball Set to Host Florida State on Tuesday
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Tidy Tuesday - Fans attending can receive a mop
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer Bears will host No.10 Florida State in a midweek match-up on Tuesday afternoon at OrthoGeorgia Park in Macon, Ga. The first pitch is set for 6 p.m.
Fans get to the game early to secure a mop to help the Bears "mop the Seminoles" as Mercer has their first Tidy Tuesday of the season. You can purchase tickets for the contest by clicking here.
GAMEDAY LINEUP
Teams: Mercer (7-1) vs No. 10 Florida State (5-2)
Location: Macon, Ga. | OrthoGeorgia Park
Tuesday: March 1 | 6 p.m.
Projected Rotations:
The Seminoles enter the contest with the Bears holding an 5-2 mark on the season. Florida State dropped a game to Jacksonville 3-2 and the other against Southern Conference foe, Samford, 7-4 in the final game of a three-game set. They are led by third year head coach Mike Martin Jr.
The Seminoles have five players batting north of .300. Reese Alberts leads the team with a .522 batting average in sevn games with 12 hits and five RBI. Jamie Ferrer is second on the team with nine hits and a .375 batting average. James Tibbs and Brett Roberts have eight hits apiece with a .400 and .304 respectively. As a team, Florida State is hitting over .300 with seven homers. Logan Lacey leads the Seminoles with a pair of home runs.
On the bump, the Seminoles have a team ERA of 2.43 this season in 63.0 innings pitched. The pitching staff has limited its opposition to 42 hits. Florida State pitching staff has recorded 97 Ks and walked only 21. Bryce Hubbart and Parker Messick have 20-plus strike outs in two appearances on the year.
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.
Fans get to the game early to secure a mop to help the Bears "mop the Seminoles" as Mercer has their first Tidy Tuesday of the season. You can purchase tickets for the contest by clicking here.
GAMEDAY LINEUP
Teams: Mercer (7-1) vs No. 10 Florida State (5-2)
Location: Macon, Ga. | OrthoGeorgia Park
Tuesday: March 1 | 6 p.m.
Projected Rotations:
- Tuesday: RHP Ryan Lobus vs. RHP Carson Montgomery
- The Bears are 7-1 this season after taking two of three games against the SIUE Cougars this past weekend.
- Mercer has the best overall record in the SoCon at 7-1.
- The Bears' offense is off to a fast start. Mercer is 15th in the nation in doubles with 20. Bill Knight and Colby Thomas lead the Bears in doubles with 4 apiece, which ranks them both in the top 30 in the country.
- Mercer has a team batting average of .310 on the season, which is the 38th best in the nation. Treyson Hughes is leading the Bears with a .579 batting average which give him the ninth-best batting average in the country.
- Collin Price leads the Bears with five home runs on the season. Mercer is third in the nation with 21 on the season. 10 Bears have hit a longball this season – Price (5), Thomas (3), Le Bassett (3), Knight (2), Hughes (1), David Burke(1), Jozsef Rohrbacher (1), Trevor Rider (1) and Jackson Cherry (1).
- The Bears hold a 5.05 strikeout-to-walk ratio, which is the third best in the country behind Southern Miss and Elon.
- Mercer is one of just three NCAA Division I programs to win at least 35 games in each of the past 10 seasons, joining LSU and Vanderbilt.
- Since 2010, the Bears have the most wins among Division I baseball program in Georgia with 399.
- The Bears were picked to finish second in the SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll. Mercer tallied one first place vote and 51 points.
- Bill Knight was the only Bear to earn First Team Preseason All-SoCon honors. He earned his spot as a OF. Angelo DiSpigna, David Burke, Colby Thomas and Luke Sutko were named to the second team.
- Series: Florida State leads, 65-8
- First Meeting: April 22, 1948 in Macon, Ga. (FSU Won, 14-12)
- Last Meeting: March 31, 2022 in Tallahassee, Fla. (FSU won, 8-1)
- Streak: Florida State, W26
The Seminoles enter the contest with the Bears holding an 5-2 mark on the season. Florida State dropped a game to Jacksonville 3-2 and the other against Southern Conference foe, Samford, 7-4 in the final game of a three-game set. They are led by third year head coach Mike Martin Jr.
The Seminoles have five players batting north of .300. Reese Alberts leads the team with a .522 batting average in sevn games with 12 hits and five RBI. Jamie Ferrer is second on the team with nine hits and a .375 batting average. James Tibbs and Brett Roberts have eight hits apiece with a .400 and .304 respectively. As a team, Florida State is hitting over .300 with seven homers. Logan Lacey leads the Seminoles with a pair of home runs.
On the bump, the Seminoles have a team ERA of 2.43 this season in 63.0 innings pitched. The pitching staff has limited its opposition to 42 hits. Florida State pitching staff has recorded 97 Ks and walked only 21. Bryce Hubbart and Parker Messick have 20-plus strike outs in two appearances on the year.
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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