Thursday, April 6
Macon, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
vs
CSUN
Mercer Welcomes CSUN for Three-Game Series
4/5/2023 5:05:00 PM | Baseball
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer baseball program (19-11, 3-3 SoCon) will host Cal State Northridge (18-6, 6-3 Big West) for a three-game series at OrthoGeorgia Park, beginning on Thursday, April 6 at 6 p.m. The teams will play out the series on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.
THURSDAY, April 6 | 6 p.m.
MER: LHP Colton Cosper (1-2, 5.75 ERA)
CSUN: RHP Lucas Braun (2-3, 4.01 ERA)
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FRIDAY, April 7 | 6 p.m.
MER: RHP Ryan Lobus (3-2, 5.06 ERA)
CSUN: RHP Thomas Bainton (3-1, 5.15 ERA)
LIVE STATS
SATURDAY, April 8 | 2 p.m.
MER: RHP Josh Farmer (2-2, 5.20 ERA)
CSUN: RHP Kenji Pallares (4-1, 5.35 ERA)
LIVE STATS
This is the first-ever meeting between Mercer and CSUN. The Matadors are the seventh new opponent for the Bears this season. Mercer is 11-6 against first-time opponents this season.
SCOUTING CSUN
CSUN is currently on a five-game winning streak and scored in double figures in all five contests. The Matadors swept UC Riverside over the weekend, scoring 51 total runs, and beat California Baptist on Monday, 12-3. This weekend's series will be the first and only regular-season trip outside the state of California for CSUN.
The Matadors rank 11th in Division I for batting average (.323) and 23rd for on-base percentage (.419). CSUN has scored fewer runs than Mercer but also allows significantly fewer earned runs on defense. The pitching staff is recording a 4.37 combined ERA, allowing just 102 earned runs this season.
Jakob Simons leads the team with eight home runs, four more than the next player, and is 10-of-10 on stolen bases. CSUN as a team has logged 43 stolen bases on 54 attempts. Lucas Braun, Thomas Bainton, and Kenji Pallares have been consistent starters on the mound for CSUN and are 9-5 combined.
RECENT ACTION
Mercer posted a 12-run win over Florida A&M on Tuesday thanks to a seven-run second inning and three-run home runs by Jozsef Rohrbacher and Max Kops. Last weekend, the Bears dropped a conference series to Western Carolina, 2-1.
Colton Cosper was named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week after his performance against the Catamounts on Friday. The sophomore struck out six in five scoreless innings for a 2-1 team victory.
IN THE NUMBERS
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THURSDAY, April 6 | 6 p.m.
MER: LHP Colton Cosper (1-2, 5.75 ERA)
CSUN: RHP Lucas Braun (2-3, 4.01 ERA)
LIVE STATS
FRIDAY, April 7 | 6 p.m.
MER: RHP Ryan Lobus (3-2, 5.06 ERA)
CSUN: RHP Thomas Bainton (3-1, 5.15 ERA)
LIVE STATS
SATURDAY, April 8 | 2 p.m.
MER: RHP Josh Farmer (2-2, 5.20 ERA)
CSUN: RHP Kenji Pallares (4-1, 5.35 ERA)
LIVE STATS
This is the first-ever meeting between Mercer and CSUN. The Matadors are the seventh new opponent for the Bears this season. Mercer is 11-6 against first-time opponents this season.
SCOUTING CSUN
CSUN is currently on a five-game winning streak and scored in double figures in all five contests. The Matadors swept UC Riverside over the weekend, scoring 51 total runs, and beat California Baptist on Monday, 12-3. This weekend's series will be the first and only regular-season trip outside the state of California for CSUN.
The Matadors rank 11th in Division I for batting average (.323) and 23rd for on-base percentage (.419). CSUN has scored fewer runs than Mercer but also allows significantly fewer earned runs on defense. The pitching staff is recording a 4.37 combined ERA, allowing just 102 earned runs this season.
Jakob Simons leads the team with eight home runs, four more than the next player, and is 10-of-10 on stolen bases. CSUN as a team has logged 43 stolen bases on 54 attempts. Lucas Braun, Thomas Bainton, and Kenji Pallares have been consistent starters on the mound for CSUN and are 9-5 combined.
RECENT ACTION
Mercer posted a 12-run win over Florida A&M on Tuesday thanks to a seven-run second inning and three-run home runs by Jozsef Rohrbacher and Max Kops. Last weekend, the Bears dropped a conference series to Western Carolina, 2-1.
Colton Cosper was named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week after his performance against the Catamounts on Friday. The sophomore struck out six in five scoreless innings for a 2-1 team victory.
IN THE NUMBERS
- Trevor Austin ranks eighth in Division I among active players for games played (210) and 23rd for hits (218).
- Mercer is sixth in the nation for fielding percentage at .984. Only 25 schools in Division I are fielding .980 or above.
- The Bears have turned 28 double plays this season which ranks sixth in Division I.
- Treyson Hughes ranks sixth in Division I and first in the SoCon for runs scored with 40.
- Wesley Franklin ranks ninth in Division I and first in the SoCon for saves with six this season.
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.
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