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Mercer Drops Series Finale to The Citadel
3/26/2023 3:46:00 PM | Baseball
Bears won weekend series 2-1
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Mercer baseball program (16-9, 2-1) fell in the Sunday game against The Citadel (14-9, 1-2), 6-2, at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. The Bears won the weekend series, 2-1, and are now 30-16 overall against the Bulldogs.
Mercer took the lead first in all three games against The Citadel, this time scoring in the second off a single by Ben Olson. The Bears held the Bulldogs scoreless for the first three innings before The Citadel tied it in the fourth.
The Bulldogs scored five more across the next two innings. The Bears minimized the damage with a throw from Jozsef Rohrbacher in left field to Olson to catch a runner at the plate and get the final out in both innings.
Mercer put together a series of promising plate appearances in the ninth but only scored one run. Antonio Brown pinch ran for Eric Toth who singled to reach first. A. Brown advanced to second on a single by Reid Brown and advanced to third on a fly out by Trevor Austin. A ground out by Carter Geier plated A. Brown for the Bears' final run of the day.
Colton Cosper made his second start of the season and second of the week, throwing 4.1 innings. He finished with four runs, five hits, two walks, and one strikeout. Garrett Sloan entered in relief in the fifth inning, allowing two runs, four hits, and two walks while striking out one. Jaxon O'Neal and Caleb Bohn each pitched scoreless and hitless innings to close out the game.
SCORING SUMMARY
T2 | 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 Olson singled through the left side, scoring Geier.
B4 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sykes singled through the right side, scoring Reeves.
B5 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Badala homered to left center, scoring Elliott.
B5 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lott singled through the left side, scoring Loggins.
B6 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Loggins walked, scoring Dill.
B6 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rollauer singled to left field, scoring Elliott.
T9 | Mercer 2, The Citadel 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Geier grounded out to third base, scoring A. Brown.
UP NEXT: Mercer will face in-state foe Kennesaw State on Wednesday, March 29 at 6 p.m. at the Stillwell Baseball Stadium.
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Mercer took the lead first in all three games against The Citadel, this time scoring in the second off a single by Ben Olson. The Bears held the Bulldogs scoreless for the first three innings before The Citadel tied it in the fourth.
The Bulldogs scored five more across the next two innings. The Bears minimized the damage with a throw from Jozsef Rohrbacher in left field to Olson to catch a runner at the plate and get the final out in both innings.
Mercer put together a series of promising plate appearances in the ninth but only scored one run. Antonio Brown pinch ran for Eric Toth who singled to reach first. A. Brown advanced to second on a single by Reid Brown and advanced to third on a fly out by Trevor Austin. A ground out by Carter Geier plated A. Brown for the Bears' final run of the day.
Colton Cosper made his second start of the season and second of the week, throwing 4.1 innings. He finished with four runs, five hits, two walks, and one strikeout. Garrett Sloan entered in relief in the fifth inning, allowing two runs, four hits, and two walks while striking out one. Jaxon O'Neal and Caleb Bohn each pitched scoreless and hitless innings to close out the game.
SCORING SUMMARY
T2 | 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 Olson singled through the left side, scoring Geier.
B4 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sykes singled through the right side, scoring Reeves.
B5 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Badala homered to left center, scoring Elliott.
B5 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lott singled through the left side, scoring Loggins.
B6 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Loggins walked, scoring Dill.
B6 | Mercer 1, The Citadel 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rollauer singled to left field, scoring Elliott.
T9 | Mercer 2, The Citadel 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Geier grounded out to third base, scoring A. Brown.
UP NEXT: Mercer will face in-state foe Kennesaw State on Wednesday, March 29 at 6 p.m. at the Stillwell Baseball Stadium.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cameron Reeves (5-0)
L: Cosper, Colton (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Cherry, Jackson 1
RBI: Geier, Carter 1 ; Olson, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Antonio 1 ; Geier, Carter 1
Batting:
2B: Sawyer Reeves 1 ; Travis Elliott 1
HR: Anthony Badala 1
RBI: Thomas Rollauer 1 ; Travis Lott 1 ; Wells Sykes 1 ; Anthony Badala 2 ; Chase Loggins 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sawyer Reeves 1 ; Garrett Dill 1 ; Travis Elliott 2 ; Anthony Badala 1 ; Chase Loggins 1
SB: Sawyer Reeves 1 ; Garrett Dill 1
CS: Sawyer Reeves 1
HBP: Travis Elliott 1 ; Chase Loggins 1
PO: Sawyer Reeves 1
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