Saint Peter's On Deck for Mercer

MACON, Ga. – Mercer will host a three-game nonconference series against Saint Peter's this weekend, beginning Friday at Noon inside OrthoGeorgia Park.

Friday's game was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. but due to inclement weather in the area, the first pitch has been moved to Noon. As of right now, the first pitch for the Saturday and Sunday games are at 2 p.m. and 1 p.m. as originally scheduled.

At 12-1, the Bears are off to their best start in school history. The Orange & Black have faced two ranked opponents from the ACC this year and have won on walk off singles to take down #10 Florida State and #13 Georgia Tech.

GAMEDAY LINEUP - Updated on March 11 due to potential high winds Saturday's game has been moved to Sunday. Mercer and Saint Peter's will play a doubleheader on Sunday, March 13 starting at 11:00 a.m.
Teams: Mercer (12-1) vs. Saint Peter's (3-6)
Location: Macon, Ga. | OrthoGeorgia Park
Friday: March 11 | Noon | Live Stats
Sunday (DH): March 13 | 11 a.m. | Live Stats
Sunday(DH): March 13 | 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game  | Live Stats
Tickets: www.tickets.mercer.edu
Projected Starters:

Friday: RHP Josh Harlow (2-0, 2.93 ERA) vs. TBD
Saturday: TBD vs. TBD
Sunday: RHP Josh Farmer (2-0, 1.59 ERA) vs. TBD

Batting Practice

Mercer is 3-0 in weekend series this year. The Bears have taken all three games in a weekend series twice this year when they beat EKU in the opening series of the year and UNC Asheville last weekend.
The Bears are 2-0 versus ranked and ACC opponents on the year.
The Orange & Black have two shutouts this year, both against UNC Asheville.
The Bears lead the conference in doubles. Colby Thomas is fourth in the nation with 8 two-baggera on the year. Bill Knight is second on the team with 6 doubles in 13 games.
Mercer leads the conference in home runs with 27 and currently ranked third in the nation. Le Bassett, Collin Price, and Thomas are all ranked in the top 25 in country with 5 homers apiece on the season.
Jackson Kelley has been a reliable arm for the Bears out of the bullpen. He leads the conference with 15.80 strikeouts per nine innings and ranked in the top 15 nationally in that category.
Josh Harlow is tied with Kelley with 24 Ks to lead the team. Harlow has struck out nine batters looking this year.
Mercer ranks in the top 15 nationally in nine statistical categories.
- Base on Ball (14th, 76)
- Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings (11th, 6.05)
- Homeruns (third, 27)
- Homeruns Per Game (fifth, 2.08)
- Slugging Percentage (14th, .547)
- Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (ninth, 4.31)
- Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (11th, 11.7)
- WHIP (fifth, .97)
- Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings (15th, 2.72)

Series History
Mercer will face Saint Peter's for the first time.

Series: 0-0
First Meeting: N/A
Last Meeting: N/A
Streak: N/A

Scouting Saint Peter's
The Peacocks enter the weekend with 3-6 overall record and are coming off a 24-1 loss to Longwood on Wednesday night. The three wins for Saint Peter's came in a four-game series against Coppin State when the Peacocks took the first three of the series. The Peacocks are on a five-game skid.

Saint Peter's is led by their sophomore infielder/outfielder Collin Jensen from Garnet Valley, Pa. who is currently tied for the lead on the team in batting average (.333), hits (10) and RBI (7). Jensen leads the team with two longballs on the year.

On the mound, the Peacocks have a 7.32 team ERA and have struck out 48 batters in 71.1 innings of work. Righty pitcher Nick Markantonatos (1-1) has pitched 11.2 innings with three appearances for Saint Peter's and has a 3.09 ER.

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Le Bassett

Josh Farmer

Josh Harlow

Jackson Kelley

Bill Knight

Collin Price

Colby Thomas

Footer

Mercer University Athletics