Thursday, April 6
Knoxville, TN
10:00 aM
Mercer University
vs
Baylor University
Bears To Face #22 Baylor and #5 Tennessee
4/5/2023 4:44:00 PM | Softball
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer softball team is hitting the road tomorrow for the Tennessee Invitational.
GAME BREAK DOWN
GAME ONE
    DATE: Thursday, April 6
    TIME: 12:00 PMÂ
    OPPONENT: No. 22 Baylor
    LISTEN: Here
    LIVE STATS: Here Â
GAME TWO
    DATE: Thursday, April 6
    TIME: 2:30 PMÂ
    OPPONENT: No. 5 TennesseeÂ
    LISTEN: Here
    LIVE STATS: HereÂ
GAME THREE
    DATE: Friday, April 7
    TIME: 10:00 AMÂ
    OPPONENT: No. 22 Baylor
    LISTEN: Here
    LIVE STATS: Here Â
GAME FOUR
    DATE: Friday, April 7
    TIME: 3:00 PMÂ
    OPPONENT: No. 5 TennesseeÂ
    LISTEN: Here
    LIVE STATS: HereÂ
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
Tennessee
    Tennessee sits 29-3 on the season and 10-2 in the SEC. This will be the third all-time meeting between the two teams with the first being a win for the Bears in 1996. The last match-up was in 2005 with a Lady Vols victory in Statesboro, Ga. The Bears will have to look out for Catcher Giulia Koutsoyanopulos who is coming off a career-high against Texas A&M with four RBIs and two runs scored.
Baylor University
    Baylor is 27-9 on the season and 2-4 in the Big 12 conference. This will be the first meeting between the two teams. The Bears are coming off of a 2-1 conference weekend against Kansas. Mercer will have to look out for pitcher, Dariana Orme who picked up her second save of the season and pitched a no-hitter this past weekend.
NOTABLE SOCON BEARS
Follow the Bears
    For complete coverage of Mercer Softball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerUSoftball (Twitter), /MUSoftball (Facebook), and @MercerUSoftball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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GAME BREAK DOWN
GAME ONE
    DATE: Thursday, April 6
    TIME: 12:00 PMÂ
    OPPONENT: No. 22 Baylor
    LISTEN: Here
    LIVE STATS: Here Â
GAME TWO
    DATE: Thursday, April 6
    TIME: 2:30 PMÂ
    OPPONENT: No. 5 TennesseeÂ
    LISTEN: Here
    LIVE STATS: HereÂ
GAME THREE
    DATE: Friday, April 7
    TIME: 10:00 AMÂ
    OPPONENT: No. 22 Baylor
    LISTEN: Here
    LIVE STATS: Here Â
GAME FOUR
    DATE: Friday, April 7
    TIME: 3:00 PMÂ
    OPPONENT: No. 5 TennesseeÂ
    LISTEN: Here
    LIVE STATS: HereÂ
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
Tennessee
    Tennessee sits 29-3 on the season and 10-2 in the SEC. This will be the third all-time meeting between the two teams with the first being a win for the Bears in 1996. The last match-up was in 2005 with a Lady Vols victory in Statesboro, Ga. The Bears will have to look out for Catcher Giulia Koutsoyanopulos who is coming off a career-high against Texas A&M with four RBIs and two runs scored.
Baylor University
    Baylor is 27-9 on the season and 2-4 in the Big 12 conference. This will be the first meeting between the two teams. The Bears are coming off of a 2-1 conference weekend against Kansas. Mercer will have to look out for pitcher, Dariana Orme who picked up her second save of the season and pitched a no-hitter this past weekend.
NOTABLE SOCON BEARS
- Rebeca Laudino leads the conference in hits (45) and steal attempts (16). She is ranked second in batting percentage at .398.
- Tori Hedgecock leads in home runs (11) after a homer against the Yellow Jackets to record the only runs for the game.Â
- Grace Taylor is ranked third for batters struck out looking (22) and first for saves (3).
Follow the Bears
    For complete coverage of Mercer Softball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerUSoftball (Twitter), /MUSoftball (Facebook), and @MercerUSoftball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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