Friday, March 24
Charleston, SC
6 p.m.
Mercer University
15-8, 1-0
7
at
3
The Citadel
13-8, 0-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Mercer
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
12
0
The Citadel
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
4
Mercer Begins SoCon Play with Win Over The Citadel
3/24/2023 10:03:00 PM | Baseball
Five-run first powered Bears to 7-3 win
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Mercer baseball program (15-8, 1-0) opened Southern Conference play with a 7-3 win over The Citadel (13-8, 0-1) on Friday night at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. Saturday's game between Mercer and The Citadel has been moved up to 1 p.m. due to the threat of rain.
The Bears jumped out to an early lead with five runs in the first. From the leadoff spot, Treyson Hughes reached on a throwing error and scored on a throwing error. Jackson Cherry, who finished 2-for-4, singled and crossed home on a ground out by Trevor Austin. The next three runs were scored from base hits by Eli Runyan, Carter Geier, and Ty Dalley.
After going through the entire order in the first, Cherry stepped up to the plate in the second and hit his third home run of the week. Mercer did not score again until the eighth inning but held the Bulldogs to just three runs.
Ryan Lobus (3-1) started on the mound for the Bears, recording five hits, three runs, two walks, and four strikeouts in five innings. Wesley Franklin threw four scoreless innings and struck out a season-high six batters which is just one shy of a career high. The junior earned his fifth save of the year after allowing only two hits and three walks.
Friday notched the fifth-straight victory over The Citadel for the Bears. Mercer is now 26-6 against the Bulldogs under head coach Craig Gibson.
SCORING SUMMARY
T1 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hughes scored on a throwing error.
T1 | Mercer 2, The Citadel 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Austin grounded out to first base, scoring Cherry.
T1 | Mercer 3, The Citadel 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Runyan doubled to right center, scoring Rohrbacher.
T1 | Mercer 4, The Citadel 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Geier singled through the left side, scoring Runyan.
T1 | Mercer 5, The Citadel 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dalley doubled to right center, scoring Geier.
B1 | Mercer 5, The Citadel 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Reeves grounded out to shortstop, scoring Rollauer.
T2 | Mercer 6, The Citadel 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cherry homered to center field.
B4 | Mercer 6, The Citadel 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sykes tripled down the right field line, scoring Reeves.
B4 | Mercer 6, The Citadel 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Costa grounded out to second base, scoring Sykes.
B8 | Mercer 7, The Citadel 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hughes singled up the middle, scoring Geier.
UP NEXT: The Saturday game between Mercer and The Citadel has been moved up to 1 p.m. due to the threat of rain.
Â
FOLLOW THE BEARS:
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
Â
The Bears jumped out to an early lead with five runs in the first. From the leadoff spot, Treyson Hughes reached on a throwing error and scored on a throwing error. Jackson Cherry, who finished 2-for-4, singled and crossed home on a ground out by Trevor Austin. The next three runs were scored from base hits by Eli Runyan, Carter Geier, and Ty Dalley.
After going through the entire order in the first, Cherry stepped up to the plate in the second and hit his third home run of the week. Mercer did not score again until the eighth inning but held the Bulldogs to just three runs.
Ryan Lobus (3-1) started on the mound for the Bears, recording five hits, three runs, two walks, and four strikeouts in five innings. Wesley Franklin threw four scoreless innings and struck out a season-high six batters which is just one shy of a career high. The junior earned his fifth save of the year after allowing only two hits and three walks.
Friday notched the fifth-straight victory over The Citadel for the Bears. Mercer is now 26-6 against the Bulldogs under head coach Craig Gibson.
SCORING SUMMARY
T1 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hughes scored on a throwing error.
T1 | Mercer 2, The Citadel 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Austin grounded out to first base, scoring Cherry.
T1 | Mercer 3, The Citadel 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Runyan doubled to right center, scoring Rohrbacher.
T1 | Mercer 4, The Citadel 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Geier singled through the left side, scoring Runyan.
T1 | Mercer 5, The Citadel 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dalley doubled to right center, scoring Geier.
B1 | Mercer 5, The Citadel 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Reeves grounded out to shortstop, scoring Rollauer.
T2 | Mercer 6, The Citadel 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cherry homered to center field.
B4 | Mercer 6, The Citadel 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sykes tripled down the right field line, scoring Reeves.
B4 | Mercer 6, The Citadel 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Costa grounded out to second base, scoring Sykes.
B8 | Mercer 7, The Citadel 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hughes singled up the middle, scoring Geier.
UP NEXT: The Saturday game between Mercer and The Citadel has been moved up to 1 p.m. due to the threat of rain.
Â
FOLLOW THE BEARS:
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
Â
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lobus, Ryan (3-1)
L: Sam Swygert (2-1)
S: Franklin, Wesley (5)
Batting:
2B: Austin, Trevor 1 ; Runyan, Eli 1 ; Dalley, Ty 1
HR: Cherry, Jackson 1
RBI: Hughes, Treyson 1 ; Cherry, Jackson 1 ; Austin, Trevor 1 ; Runyan, Eli 1 ; Geier, Carter 1 ; Dalley, Ty 1
SH: Austin, Trevor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hughes, Treyson 1 ; Cherry, Jackson 2 ; Rohrbacher, Jozsef 1 ; Runyan, Eli 1 ; Geier, Carter 2
SB: Hughes, Treyson 1
CS: Austin, Trevor 1
Batting:
2B: Noah Mitchell 1 ; Sawyer Reeves 1 ; Crosby Jones 1
3B: Wells Sykes 1
RBI: Sawyer Reeves 1 ; Wells Sykes 1 ; Dylan Costa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thomas Rollauer 1 ; Sawyer Reeves 1 ; Wells Sykes 1
HBP: Travis Lott 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
0
H
3
RBI
1
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
IF
/ BaseballOF
/ Baseball
IF/RHP
/ Baseball
SS/2B
/ BaseballOF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
LHP/OF
/ BaseballMercer Football Press Conference (Week 4 vs Citadel)
Tuesday, September 16
Mercer 22, Wofford 21 | Postgame Press Conference (9/13/25)
Sunday, September 14
Mercer Football 2025 | vs. Wofford | Full Game Highlights
Sunday, September 14
Mercer Football Press Conference (Week 3 vs. Wofford)
Monday, September 08
