Bears to Host Two Midweeks

MACON, Ga. – With the first road trip under their belt, the Bears return to the friendly confines of OrthoGeorgia Park for a pair of midweek matchups. Mercer (16-4) will take on Charleston Southern and Jacksonville State on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

The Bears fell short in the rubber match of the series with USF, falling in the bottom of the ninth in their last time out.

GAMEDAY LINEUP
Teams: Mercer (17-4) vs Charleston Southern (10-12)
Teams: Mercer (17-4) vs Jacksonville State (7-10)
Location: Macon, Ga.
Tuesday: March 22 | 6 p.m.| ESPN+ | Stats
Wednesday: March 23 | 6 p.m.| ESPN+ | Stats

Batting Practice
• Mercer is second in the nation in homers with 43, just eight behind Tennessee, who has 56
• The Bears are third in Division I slamming 2.15 home runs per game
• Treyson Hughes' .441 batting average places him 21^st nationally and atop the SoCon, and the freshman has batted in 21 runs in 19 games
• The Bears have had no trouble getting on base – drawing 138 walks and totaling 210 hits – both of those stats in the top 30 in the country
• Collin Price's eight homers places him 18^th in DI while Colby Thomas' seven longballs ranks 38^th in the country
• Josh Harlow has fanned 37 batters this season, ranking him 57^th in the country
• Mercer ranks in the top 15 nationally in the following categories:
            • Bases-on-balls (third, 138)
            • Home runs (second, 43)
• Home runs per game (third, 2.15)
            • WHIP (seventh, 1.7)
            • Strikeout-to-walk ratio (12th, 3.57)
            • Slugging percentage (sixth, 0.56)

Series History
Mercer and Charleston Southern will meet for the first time ever on Tuesday evening.

            • Series: N/A
            • First Meeting: N/A
            • Last Meeting: N/A
            • Streak: N/A

Scouting Charleston Southern
Charleston Southern brings in a 10-12 mark to Macon, fresh off a series win in their league opener versus Radford. The Buccaneers rank 37^th nationally in walks and have tallied 37 free passes to first, and Ryan Waldschmidt has drawn 16 himself.

Series History
Mercer and Jacksonville State

            • Series: JSU leads, 11-8
            • First Meeting: W, 10-1
            • Last Meeting: L, 3-0
            • Streak: JSU, W1

Scouting Jacksonville State
The Gamecocks enter with Tuesday off a sweep of Lipscomb in their first OVC series of the season, which included a 10-1 rout of the Bisons in the Friday game of the set. T.J. Reeves' .371 average at the dish leads Jacksonville State through their first 17 contests. Carson Crowe and Reeves have each swiped five bags and lead the Gamecocks.

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Players Mentioned

Josh Harlow

Treyson Hughes

Collin Price

Colby Thomas

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