Mercer University
13-6
Rutgers University
9-7
Mercer Drops Series Opener to Rutgers
3/17/2023 4:09:00 PM | Baseball
The first two innings went scoreless for both sides before Rutgers scored two in the third to take the lead. The Scarlet Knights extended the lead to 5-0 with a pair of doubles in the fourth.
A productive fourth inning brought the Bears back within one. With the bases loaded, Carter Geier dropped a single in the left field gap to open the scoring. Max Kops ran home on a ground out by Ty Dalley to make it 5-2. Ben Olson drove in the next two runs with a single that narrowly fell in bounds, tripping up three Scarlet Knights.
The score line was widened quickly with seven runs in the fifth by Rutgers. The Bears added a couple runs back, including an RBI double from Eli Runyan, but the Scarlet Knights' offense was difficult to stop.
Treyson Hughes, Dalley, and Olson each finished 2-for-4. Hughes has reached base in 25-straight games, dating back to the 2022 season.
SCORING SUMMARY
T3 | Mercer 0, Rutgers 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sleight scored on a fielding error.
T3 | Mercer 0, Rutgers 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Love doubled to right field, scoring Lasko.
T4 | Mercer 0, Rutgers 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sweeny doubled to right field, scoring H. Pinkney.
T4 | Mercer 0, Rutgers 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sleight doubled down the right field line, scoring Brito and Sweeney.
B4 | Mercer 1, Rutgers 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Geier singled to left field, scoring Hughes.
B4 | Mercer 2, Rutgers 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dalley grounded out to first base, scoring Kops.
B4 | Mercer 4, Rutgers 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Olson singled to right field, scoring Austin.
T5 | Mercer 4, Rutgers 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sweeney homered to left field, scoring Cohen and Brito.
T5 | Mercer 4, Rutgers 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Love doubled down the right field line, scoring Sleight, Melnick, and Lasko.
T5 | Mercer 4, Rutgers 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kuroda-Grauer singled to center field, scoring Love.
B5 | Mercer 5, Rutgers 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Runyan doubled to right field, scoring Hughes.
T6 | Mercer 5, Rutgers 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Melnick homered to right center, scoring Sleight.
B6 | Mercer 6, Rutgers 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hughes grounded out to pitcher, scoring Olson.
T8 | Mercer 6, Rutgers 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sweeney singled to right center, scoring H. Pinkney.
T8 | Mercer 6, Rutgers 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sleight grounded into double play, scoring Brito.
T8 | Mercer 6, Rutgers 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lasko homered to left field, scoring Melnick.
T9 | Mercer 6, Rutgers 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shockley singled to right center, scoring Cohen.
T9 | Mercer 6, Rutgers 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brito singled to left field, scoring Kuroda-Grauer.
T9 | Mercer 6, Rutgers 21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sweeney doubled down the right field line, scoring Shockley.
T9 | Mercer 6, Rutgers 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I. Pinkney walked, scoring Brito.
T9 | Mercer 6, Rutgers 23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lasko flied out to center field, scoring Sweeney.
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UP NEXT: The series against Rutgers continues on Saturday, March 18 at 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Conover, Drew (2-1)
L: Harlow, Josh (4-1)
Batting:
2B: Love, Cameron 2 ; Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 1 ; Sweeney, Jordan 2 ; Sleight, Evan 2
HR: Lasko, Ryan 1 ; Sweeney, Jordan 1 ; Melnick, Danny 1
RBI: Lasko, Ryan 3 ; Love, Cameron 4 ; Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 1 ; Shockley, Jason 1 ; Brito, Chris 1 ; Sweeney, Jordan 6 ; Sleight, Evan 2 ; Melnick, Danny 2 ; Pinkney, Isaiah 1
SH: Melnick, Danny 1
SF: Lasko, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lasko, Ryan 3 ; Love, Cameron 1 ; Cohen, Trevor 2 ; Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 1 ; Pinkney, Hugh 2 ; Shockley, Jason 1 ; Brito, Chris 4 ; Sweeney, Jordan 3 ; Sleight, Evan 3 ; Melnick, Danny 3
HBP: Lasko, Ryan 1 ; Cohen, Trevor 2 ; Santos, Pablo 1
PO: Love, Cameron 1
Batting:
2B: Rohrbacher, Jozsef 1 ; Runyan, Eli 1
RBI: Hughes, Treyson 1 ; Runyan, Eli 1 ; Geier, Carter 1 ; Dalley, Ty 1 ; Olson, Ben 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hughes, Treyson 2 ; Kops, Max 1 ; Austin, Trevor 1 ; Geier, Carter 1 ; Olson, Ben 1
HBP: Toth, Eric 2 ; Austin, Trevor 1
