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4/19/2022 9:25:00 PM | Baseball
Mercer drops midweek game to Georgia Tech
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech scored 15 consecutive runs to overcome a 2-0 deficit on its way to a 15-2 victory over Mercer Tuesday evening at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium.
The Bears (31-6), who saw their 12-game winning streak come to an end, scored their only runs in the second inning to build an early lead.
Treyson Hughes cracked the scoring seal on an RBI single with one out in the frame. With runners at the corners, William Mapes laid down a bunt that allowed Antonio Brown to score the second run of the inning.
Mercer took the lead into the bottom of the fourth inning.
The Yellow Jackets (24-14) scored five runs in the panel after sending 10 batters to the plate.
Georgia Tech cut the lead in half on Colin Hall's run-scoring single. Stephen Reid then gave the Jackets a 3-2 advantage with a two-run homer. Georgia Tech added two more runs in the inning on RBI hits off the bats of Kevin Parada and Andrew Jenkins.
The Jackets added insurance runs in the last half of the game, scoring three times in the sixth, twice in the seventh and five times in the eighth to pull away.
The Bears were limited to only four hits on the night. Hughes was 2 for 4 with an RBI, while Trevor Austin and Colby Thomas both had singles.
Meanwhile, Georgia Tech racked up 14 knocks, including four that went for extra bases.
Wesley Franklin (3-1) suffered his first loss of the season on the mound. The righthander gave up four runs on three hits with two strikeouts in 2.1 innings out of the bullpen.
John Medich (3-2) picked up the win with three scoreless stanzas of relief.
Mercer will get back to action Friday in the series opener against Wofford. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at OrthoGeorgia Park in Macon.
The Bears (31-6), who saw their 12-game winning streak come to an end, scored their only runs in the second inning to build an early lead.
Treyson Hughes cracked the scoring seal on an RBI single with one out in the frame. With runners at the corners, William Mapes laid down a bunt that allowed Antonio Brown to score the second run of the inning.
Mercer took the lead into the bottom of the fourth inning.
The Yellow Jackets (24-14) scored five runs in the panel after sending 10 batters to the plate.
Georgia Tech cut the lead in half on Colin Hall's run-scoring single. Stephen Reid then gave the Jackets a 3-2 advantage with a two-run homer. Georgia Tech added two more runs in the inning on RBI hits off the bats of Kevin Parada and Andrew Jenkins.
The Jackets added insurance runs in the last half of the game, scoring three times in the sixth, twice in the seventh and five times in the eighth to pull away.
The Bears were limited to only four hits on the night. Hughes was 2 for 4 with an RBI, while Trevor Austin and Colby Thomas both had singles.
Meanwhile, Georgia Tech racked up 14 knocks, including four that went for extra bases.
Wesley Franklin (3-1) suffered his first loss of the season on the mound. The righthander gave up four runs on three hits with two strikeouts in 2.1 innings out of the bullpen.
John Medich (3-2) picked up the win with three scoreless stanzas of relief.
Mercer will get back to action Friday in the series opener against Wofford. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at OrthoGeorgia Park in Macon.
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