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Mercer Splits Doubleheader with CSUN, Wins Series
4/7/2023 4:59:00 PM | Baseball
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer baseball program (21-12, 3-3) split a doubleheader with Cal State Northridge (19-8, 6-3) on Friday, April 7 at OrthoGeorgia Park. The Matadors took the first game, 10-1, but the Bears won the second game, 4-2. Both games were seven innings each.
GAME 1
The Matadors threatened in the top of the first with two singles to open the game, but Ryan Lobus worked out of trouble with back-to-back strikeouts and a ground out to strand two. Neither team scored in the opening two innings, but CSUN got on the board in the third with a three-run home run by Kevin Fitzer. The Matadors followed this up with a two-run home run in the top of the fourth by Jakob Simons.
Lobus retired the side in the fifth, adding two more strikeouts to his count. CSUN notched six base hits in the sixth and scored four more runs. Micah Takac entered in relief on the mound and struck out two. Connor Folds threw the seventh and final inning, striking out two batters but allowing a solo home run by Emanuel Dean.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Bears strung together two singles, a fielder's choice, and a hit batter to load the bases with one out. Carter Sanford hit a sacrifice fly to score Conner Todaro and end the shutout.
SCORING SUMMARY
T3 | Mercer 0, CSUN 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fitzer homered to left center, scoring Le and Tarlow.
T4 | Mercer 0, CSUN 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Simons homered to left field, scoring Neighbors.
T6 | Mercer 0, CSUN 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sojka doubled down the right field line, scoring Griffin and Barraza.
T6 | Mercer 0, CSUN 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Simons singled to center field, scoring Sojka.
T6 | Mercer 0, CSUN 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fitzer singled to center field, scoring Simons.
T7 | Mercer 0, CSUN 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dean homered to left field.
B7 | Mercer 1, CSUN 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sanford flied out to center field, scoring Todaro.
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GAME 2
The Mercer defense earned three quick outs in the top of the first, allowing the Bears to take the lead. CSUN pitcher Kenji Pallares walked Treyson Hughes and Jackson Cherry to lead off the inning. Eric Toth reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second on another walk, this time of Trevor Austin. Pallares walked Ty Dalley for his fourth of the inning to score Treyson Hughes and force a pitching change by the Matadors' coaching staff. The Bears stranded three after a fly out ended the inning.
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Josh Farmer retired the side in the next two innings, including a strikeout in each frame. The Bears added two more to the total in the third and forced another pitching change for the Matadors. Toth hit a double to right field which fell just inside the foul line and sprinted home on a single by Dalley. With the bases loaded, Bradley Frye hit a sacrifice fly to score Austin and extend the lead to 3-0.
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CSUN recorded its first hit and base runner of the game in the top of the fifth, but the Bears notched the 31st double play of the season to clear the bases, resulting in Farmer facing the minimum number of batters yet again.
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Jozsef Rohrbacher hit his seventh home run of the season and fourth in the last five games to give Mercer a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth.
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Wesley Franklin struck out the first batter and forced two ground outs to end the inning and secure the win for Mercer. Franklin picked up his seventh save of the season.
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SCORING SUMMARY
B1 | Mercer 1, CSUN 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dalley walked, scoring Hughes.
B3 | Mercer 2, CSUN 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dalley singled to left field, scoring Toth.
B3 | Mercer 3, CSUN 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Frye flied out to center field, scoring Austin.
B5 | Mercer 4, CSUN 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rohrbacher homered to right field.
T6 | Mercer 4, CSUN 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Neighbors doubled down the left field line, scoring Sojka.
T6 | Mercer 4, CSUN 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fitzer singled to left field, scoring Neighbors.
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NOTES
UP NEXT: Mercer remains at home for a midweek matchup against Kennesaw State on Wednesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at OrthoGeorgia Park.
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GAME 1
The Matadors threatened in the top of the first with two singles to open the game, but Ryan Lobus worked out of trouble with back-to-back strikeouts and a ground out to strand two. Neither team scored in the opening two innings, but CSUN got on the board in the third with a three-run home run by Kevin Fitzer. The Matadors followed this up with a two-run home run in the top of the fourth by Jakob Simons.
Lobus retired the side in the fifth, adding two more strikeouts to his count. CSUN notched six base hits in the sixth and scored four more runs. Micah Takac entered in relief on the mound and struck out two. Connor Folds threw the seventh and final inning, striking out two batters but allowing a solo home run by Emanuel Dean.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Bears strung together two singles, a fielder's choice, and a hit batter to load the bases with one out. Carter Sanford hit a sacrifice fly to score Conner Todaro and end the shutout.
SCORING SUMMARY
T3 | Mercer 0, CSUN 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fitzer homered to left center, scoring Le and Tarlow.
T4 | Mercer 0, CSUN 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Simons homered to left field, scoring Neighbors.
T6 | Mercer 0, CSUN 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sojka doubled down the right field line, scoring Griffin and Barraza.
T6 | Mercer 0, CSUN 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Simons singled to center field, scoring Sojka.
T6 | Mercer 0, CSUN 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fitzer singled to center field, scoring Simons.
T7 | Mercer 0, CSUN 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dean homered to left field.
B7 | Mercer 1, CSUN 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sanford flied out to center field, scoring Todaro.
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GAME 2
The Mercer defense earned three quick outs in the top of the first, allowing the Bears to take the lead. CSUN pitcher Kenji Pallares walked Treyson Hughes and Jackson Cherry to lead off the inning. Eric Toth reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second on another walk, this time of Trevor Austin. Pallares walked Ty Dalley for his fourth of the inning to score Treyson Hughes and force a pitching change by the Matadors' coaching staff. The Bears stranded three after a fly out ended the inning.
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Josh Farmer retired the side in the next two innings, including a strikeout in each frame. The Bears added two more to the total in the third and forced another pitching change for the Matadors. Toth hit a double to right field which fell just inside the foul line and sprinted home on a single by Dalley. With the bases loaded, Bradley Frye hit a sacrifice fly to score Austin and extend the lead to 3-0.
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CSUN recorded its first hit and base runner of the game in the top of the fifth, but the Bears notched the 31st double play of the season to clear the bases, resulting in Farmer facing the minimum number of batters yet again.
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Jozsef Rohrbacher hit his seventh home run of the season and fourth in the last five games to give Mercer a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth.
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The Matadors cut the difference in half in the top of the sixth with a pair of runs off base hits. The Bears tried to increase the difference between the sides again in the bottom of the sixth but left three stranded.🔶All the way around @jozsefrohr #GoodToGreat || #WinnersWin pic.twitter.com/2zqHUtISu3
— Mercer Baseball (@MercerBaseball) April 7, 2023
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Wesley Franklin struck out the first batter and forced two ground outs to end the inning and secure the win for Mercer. Franklin picked up his seventh save of the season.
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SCORING SUMMARY
B1 | Mercer 1, CSUN 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dalley walked, scoring Hughes.
B3 | Mercer 2, CSUN 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dalley singled to left field, scoring Toth.
B3 | Mercer 3, CSUN 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Frye flied out to center field, scoring Austin.
B5 | Mercer 4, CSUN 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rohrbacher homered to right field.
T6 | Mercer 4, CSUN 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Neighbors doubled down the left field line, scoring Sojka.
T6 | Mercer 4, CSUN 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fitzer singled to left field, scoring Neighbors.
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NOTES
- All seven of Jozsef Rohrbacher's home runs have been hit at OrthoGeorgia Park.
- Rohrbacher has hit a home run in four of the last five games.
- Mercer turned its 30th double play of the season. Entering the weekend, the Bears ranked sixth in Division I for double plays this season.
- All three games saw shutouts ruined after 2/3 of the game was played. In two of the three games, this happened in the final inning.
- Wesley Franklin earned his seventh save of the season. He ranked ninth in Division I and first in the Southern Conference in saves entering this weekend.
UP NEXT: Mercer remains at home for a midweek matchup against Kennesaw State on Wednesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at OrthoGeorgia Park.
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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
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bainton, Thomas (4-1)
L: Lobus, Ryan (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Sojka, Andrew 1
HR: Simons, Jakob 1 ; Fitzer, Kevin 1 ; Dean, Emanuel 1
RBI: Simons, Jakob 3 ; Fitzer, Kevin 4 ; Dean, Emanuel 1 ; Sojka, Andrew 2
SH: Barraza, Nathan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Simons, Jakob 2 ; Le, Mason 1 ; Tarlow, Graysen 1 ; Fitzer, Kevin 1 ; Griffin, Ben 1 ; Dean, Emanuel 1 ; Barraza, Nathan 1 ; Neighbors, Kamau 1 ; Sojka, Andrew 1
SB: Le, Mason 2 ; Barraza, Nathan 1
HBP: Leon, Brandon 1 ; Le, Mason 1 ; Tarlow, Graysen 1 ; Sojka, Andrew 1
Batting:
2B: Dalley, Ty 1
RBI: Sanford, Carter 1
SF: Sanford, Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Todaro, Conner 1
HBP: Kops, Max 1
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