Tuesday, May 10
Atlanta, Ga.
6 P.M.
Mercer University
at
Georgia State University
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5/9/2022 3:56:00 PM | Baseball
Mercer to visit Georgia State in the midweek
MACON, Ga.  – Mercer will finish its eight-game road swing with an in-state foe, Georgia State, tomorrow afternoon.
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The Bears (35-12, 9-6 SoCon) will look to complete the sweep of the season series of the Panthers (27-22, 12-12 Sun Belt) at the GSU Baseball Complex.
GAMEDAY LINEUP
Teams:Â Mercer (35-9, 9-6 SoCon) at Georgia State (27-22, 12-12 Sun Belt)
Location: Atlanta, Ga. | GSU Baseball Complex
Tuesday:Â May 10 | 6 p.m. |Â Live Stats
Projected Starters:
Batting Practice
Mercer holds a 72-52 advantage over Georgia State and have won the last six, including a 15-5 affair back in March at OrthoGeorgia Park.
Georgia State enters the midweek of a home series win against SBC foe, App State. The Panthers took the first two of the three-game set behind 12-1 and 4-2 wins. Joseph Brandon, the projected starter, carries a 2-0 mark behind 15.1 frames of work and has tallied 16 punchouts while yielding 10 hits and just two free passes to first. Luke Boynton leads the Panthers' offense with a .371 average from 124 chances.
Follow the BearsÂ
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.Â
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The Bears (35-12, 9-6 SoCon) will look to complete the sweep of the season series of the Panthers (27-22, 12-12 Sun Belt) at the GSU Baseball Complex.
GAMEDAY LINEUP
Teams:Â Mercer (35-9, 9-6 SoCon) at Georgia State (27-22, 12-12 Sun Belt)
Location: Atlanta, Ga. | GSU Baseball Complex
Tuesday:Â May 10 | 6 p.m. |Â Live Stats
Projected Starters:
- Tanner Hall (LHP) vs. Joseph Brandon (RHP)
Batting Practice
- Mercer enters the contest with a 35-12 overall and 9-6 SoCon record. Â
- The Bears have slugged 86 home runs in 47 games during the 2022 season, the most in the conference and 11th-most in the nation. Colby Thomas leads the squad and league with 17 homers which is the 11th-best in the country.Â
- Thomas also leads the league in slugging percentage with .728 and is sixth in on-base percentage, reaching safely 45.1% of the time – right behind Collin Price's .455.
- Mercer leads the SoCon with the lowest ERA of 4.74. Jackson Kelley leads the team with a 1.68 ERA.
- Mercer currently leads the conference with 437 strikeouts this season. Mercer is led by Josh Harlow and Kelley, who both have registered 69 Ks. Mercer has 13 pitchers that have tallied double-digit punchouts on the year. Â
- The Bears' arms have held their conference opposition to just a .256 average, which leads the league.
- Mercer leads the conference in multiple categories such as ERA, slugging percentage, runs scored, RBI, home runs, plate appearances and base-on-balls.
- Mercer is one of just three NCAA Division I programs to win at least 35 games in each of the past 11 full seasons, joining LSU and Vanderbilt.Â
Mercer holds a 72-52 advantage over Georgia State and have won the last six, including a 15-5 affair back in March at OrthoGeorgia Park.
- Series:Â Mercer, 72-52
- Last Meeting:Â March 29, 2022 (Mercer, 14-1)
- Streak:Â Mercer, W6
Georgia State enters the midweek of a home series win against SBC foe, App State. The Panthers took the first two of the three-game set behind 12-1 and 4-2 wins. Joseph Brandon, the projected starter, carries a 2-0 mark behind 15.1 frames of work and has tallied 16 punchouts while yielding 10 hits and just two free passes to first. Luke Boynton leads the Panthers' offense with a .371 average from 124 chances.
Follow the BearsÂ
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.Â
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