Saturday, March 5
Macon, Ga.
2 P.M.
Mercer University
10-1
6
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UNC Asheville
3-8
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9
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UNC Asheville
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0
0
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Mercer
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4
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11
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Saturday Shutout
3/5/2022 6:00:00 PM | Baseball
Mercer shuts out UNC Asheville on Saturday, 6-0
MACON, Ga. - Tanner Hall and Avery Stephens combined on a two-hit shutout for Mercer in a 6-0 victory over UNC Asheville Saturday at OrthoGeorgia Park.
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Hall (1-1) faced only one over the minimum and struck out a season-high six in five strong innings of work. He scattered a pair of singles to hold the Bulldogs (3-8) in check in the middle game of the series. The left-hander gave up a single to the second batter of the game, but then retired 12 consecutive before allowing another hit in the fifth.
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Stephens retired the first nine batters he faced out of the bullpen. He pitched four scoreless innings, giving up only a walk to earn his first save of the year.
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Meanwhile, Bill Knight, Le Bassett and Trevor Austin provided the run support for the Bears (10-1).
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Knight was 3 for 5 with two RBIs, while Austin also had three hits and drove in a run. Bassett finished 2 for 4 at the dish with three RBIs.
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Knight broke the scoring seal in the third inning, as he lined a single into left field that plated Antonio Brown.
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Trevor Austin posted a two-out double in the fifth ahead of Knight. The right-handed hitter logged a ground-rule double to send Austin across the plate to double the Mercer lead.
COACH GIBSON'S THOUGHTS
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After Collin Price was intentionally walked, Bassett stepped in and turned on a pitch to hammer a three-run homer over the right-field wall. It marked his fourth home run of the campaign.
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The Bears tacked on a sixth run in the eighth, as Austin placed a single into center field, which allowed Brown to score from third.
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Mercer tallied double-digit hits for the sixth time this spring. The Bears finished with 11 knocks, including three that went for extra bases.
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The two teams will wrap up the set Sunday. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
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Hall (1-1) faced only one over the minimum and struck out a season-high six in five strong innings of work. He scattered a pair of singles to hold the Bulldogs (3-8) in check in the middle game of the series. The left-hander gave up a single to the second batter of the game, but then retired 12 consecutive before allowing another hit in the fifth.
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Stephens retired the first nine batters he faced out of the bullpen. He pitched four scoreless innings, giving up only a walk to earn his first save of the year.
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Meanwhile, Bill Knight, Le Bassett and Trevor Austin provided the run support for the Bears (10-1).
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Knight was 3 for 5 with two RBIs, while Austin also had three hits and drove in a run. Bassett finished 2 for 4 at the dish with three RBIs.
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Knight broke the scoring seal in the third inning, as he lined a single into left field that plated Antonio Brown.
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Trevor Austin posted a two-out double in the fifth ahead of Knight. The right-handed hitter logged a ground-rule double to send Austin across the plate to double the Mercer lead.
COACH GIBSON'S THOUGHTS
Hear from @CraigGibson_MU about today's win!#WinnersWin | #RoarTogether pic.twitter.com/ztM8jrUlAQ
— Mercer Baseball (@MercerBaseball) March 5, 2022
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After Collin Price was intentionally walked, Bassett stepped in and turned on a pitch to hammer a three-run homer over the right-field wall. It marked his fourth home run of the campaign.
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The Bears tacked on a sixth run in the eighth, as Austin placed a single into center field, which allowed Brown to score from third.
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Mercer tallied double-digit hits for the sixth time this spring. The Bears finished with 11 knocks, including three that went for extra bases.
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The two teams will wrap up the set Sunday. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hall, Tanner (1-1)
L: EDWARDS, Jacob (1-2)
S: Stephens, Avery (1)
Base Running:
CS: REECE, Tylan 1
Batting:
2B: Austin, Trevor 1 ; Knight, Bill 1
HR: Bassett, Le 1
RBI: Austin, Trevor 1 ; Knight, Bill 2 ; Bassett, Le 3
SH: Hughes, Treyson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Austin, Trevor 1 ; Knight, Bill 1 ; Price, Collin 1 ; Bassett, Le 1 ; Brown, Antonio 2
SB: Brown, Antonio 1
PO: Knight, Bill 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
5
R
1
H
3
RBI
1
AB
5
R
1
H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
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