Thursday, May 25
Greenville, S.C.
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Mercer University
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21 Hits Not Enough Against No. 3 Wofford
5/25/2023 11:36:00 PM | Baseball
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Despite recording 21 hits, including two home runs and seven doubles, the Mercer baseball program (32-24) fell to No. 3 Wofford (39-17), 16-14, on Thursday night in the 2023 Southern Conference Baseball Championship presented by Holston Gases. Treyson Hughes led the team with a career-high five hits.
The Bears will face The Citadel on Friday, May 26 at 12:30 p.m. in an elimination game at Fluor Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Wofford took an early lead with four runs on five hits and one error, but the Bears responded immediately with a five-hit inning, too.
Hughes led off the frame with a single to center field, and Antonio Brown followed suit with a single through the left side. Eric Toth launched his 20th home run of the season to left center, bouncing it off the apartments in the outfield. Carter Sanford and Jackson Cherry each added base hits in the inning before the final out.
The Terriers added two more in the second, but the Bears minimized the damage with another run in the bottom of the inning. Hughes and A. Brown bested their earlier at-bats with a pair of doubles as Hughes crossed the plate. Toth earned an intentional walk for his previous efforts, but no other runs were plated.
The slugfest continued for Wofford with seven more runs across the third and fourth frames. Jaxon O'Neal entered in relief in the fourth with zero outs and retired the next three batters in just five pitches.
Mercer got two more back in the fourth with a two-run shot by Jozsef Rohrbacher over the wall in left field, scoring A. Brown. Micah Takac entered on the bump in the fifth and retired the side, finishing off with a strikeout.
The Bears posted a four run, five hit fifth inning to bring the deficit to just three. Trevor Austin and Jackson Cherry opened with singles and advanced on a passed ball. Bradley Frye plated Austin on another single while a fielder's choice scored Cherry. Hughes notched his third hit of the game before A. Brown followed up with the same, hitting a double to score Ty Dalley and move Hughes to third. A ground out by Rohrbacher was enough to bring home Hughes. Toth was intentionally walked for the second time, but this was it for Mercer in the fifth.
Wofford scored two more in the sixth, but a double play held the Terriers scoreless in the seventh. Jess Ackerman struck out two in the eighth for back-to-back scoreless innings by the Bears' defense.
Four more runs were pushed across in the eighth by the Bears to get within two. Frye notched his second RBI of the game, scoring Austin who was hit by a pitch. Dalley singled next to score Conner Todaro pinch running for Jackson Cherry who doubled. This forced a pitching change by Wofford, but Hughes logged his fifth hit of the night to score Frye.
The Terriers logged one more run in the top of the ninth. The Bears attempted a late surge with two outs on the board with a string of pinch hitters. Max Kops doubled to center field followed by a single by Eli Runyan. Blake Schmitt recorded his first RBI of the season with a single, scoring Kops. This was the only run of the inning, and Wofford took the win, 16-14.
NOTES
T1 | Mercer 0, Wofford 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Yunger singled to right center, scoring Toole.
T1 | Mercer 0, Wofford 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gill singled to center field, scoring Yunger and Black.
T1 | Mercer 0, Wofford 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Johnson flied out to right field, scoring Martinez (unearned).
B1 | Mercer 3, Wofford 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Toth homered to left center, scoring Hughes and A. Brown.
T2 | Mercer 3, Wofford 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Yunger doubled to left field, scoring Toole.
T2 | Mercer 3, Wofford 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Martinez singled through the left side, scoring Yunger.
B2 | Mercer 4, Wofford 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A. Brown doubled to right field, scoring Hughes.
T3 | Mercer 4, Wofford 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wiley homered to left center.
T3 | Mercer 4, Wofford 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Renwick scored on a throwing error.
T3 | Mercer 4, Wofford 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Yunger grounded out to third base, scoring Toole (unearned).
T4 | Mercer 4, Wofford 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Johnson doubled down the left field line, scoring Martinez, Gill, and Wiley.
T4 | Mercer 4, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Toole flied out to right field, scoring Johnson.
B4 | Mercer 6, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rohrbacher homered to left field, scoring A. Brown.
B5 | Mercer 7, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Frye singled through the left side, scoring Austin.
B5 | Mercer 8, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cherry scored on a fielder's choice.
B5 | Mercer 9, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A. Brown doubled to left field, scoring Dalley.
B5 | Mercer 10, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rohrbacher grounded out to first base, scoring Hughes.
T6 | Mercer 10, Wofford 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Renwick singled through the left side, scoring Wiley.
T6 | Mercer 10, Wofford 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Johnson scored on a wild pitch.
B8 | Mercer 11, Wofford 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Frye singled through the left side, scoring Austin.
B8 | Mercer 12, Wofford 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dalley singled to left field, scoring Todaro.
B8 | Mercer 13, Wofford 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hughes singled through the left side, scoring Frye.
T9 | Mercer 13, Wofford 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Martinez doubled to right center, scoring Black.
B9 | Mercer 14, Wofford 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Schmitt singled to right field, scoring Kops.
UP NEXT: Mercer will face The Citadel in an elimination game on Friday, May 26 at 12:30 p.m. at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina.
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The Bears will face The Citadel on Friday, May 26 at 12:30 p.m. in an elimination game at Fluor Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Wofford took an early lead with four runs on five hits and one error, but the Bears responded immediately with a five-hit inning, too.
Hughes led off the frame with a single to center field, and Antonio Brown followed suit with a single through the left side. Eric Toth launched his 20th home run of the season to left center, bouncing it off the apartments in the outfield. Carter Sanford and Jackson Cherry each added base hits in the inning before the final out.
He can do it anywhere😎 @eric_toth19 bounces his 20th homer of the season off the outfield apartments
— Mercer Baseball (@MercerBaseball) May 25, 2023
B1 | Mercer 3, Wofford 4#GoodToGreat || #WinnersWin pic.twitter.com/D8Fjsnc8xK
The Terriers added two more in the second, but the Bears minimized the damage with another run in the bottom of the inning. Hughes and A. Brown bested their earlier at-bats with a pair of doubles as Hughes crossed the plate. Toth earned an intentional walk for his previous efforts, but no other runs were plated.
Back-to-back doubles for the Bears score another!
— Mercer Baseball (@MercerBaseball) May 26, 2023
B2 | Mercer 4, Wofford 6#GoodToGreat || #WinnersWin pic.twitter.com/Ij7Ky1WrOI
The slugfest continued for Wofford with seven more runs across the third and fourth frames. Jaxon O'Neal entered in relief in the fourth with zero outs and retired the next three batters in just five pitches.
Mercer got two more back in the fourth with a two-run shot by Jozsef Rohrbacher over the wall in left field, scoring A. Brown. Micah Takac entered on the bump in the fifth and retired the side, finishing off with a strikeout.
Over the tall wall🫡 @jozsefrohr #GoodToGreat || #WinnersWin pic.twitter.com/kCNnhazM23
— Mercer Baseball (@MercerBaseball) May 26, 2023
The Bears posted a four run, five hit fifth inning to bring the deficit to just three. Trevor Austin and Jackson Cherry opened with singles and advanced on a passed ball. Bradley Frye plated Austin on another single while a fielder's choice scored Cherry. Hughes notched his third hit of the game before A. Brown followed up with the same, hitting a double to score Ty Dalley and move Hughes to third. A ground out by Rohrbacher was enough to bring home Hughes. Toth was intentionally walked for the second time, but this was it for Mercer in the fifth.
Wofford scored two more in the sixth, but a double play held the Terriers scoreless in the seventh. Jess Ackerman struck out two in the eighth for back-to-back scoreless innings by the Bears' defense.
Four more runs were pushed across in the eighth by the Bears to get within two. Frye notched his second RBI of the game, scoring Austin who was hit by a pitch. Dalley singled next to score Conner Todaro pinch running for Jackson Cherry who doubled. This forced a pitching change by Wofford, but Hughes logged his fifth hit of the night to score Frye.
Hit No. 5⃣ for @HughesTreyson tonight!
— Mercer Baseball (@MercerBaseball) May 26, 2023
5-for-6 (2 doubles), 3 runs, 1 RBI#GoodToGreat || #WinnersWin pic.twitter.com/DlYAeLs3NH
The Terriers logged one more run in the top of the ninth. The Bears attempted a late surge with two outs on the board with a string of pinch hitters. Max Kops doubled to center field followed by a single by Eli Runyan. Blake Schmitt recorded his first RBI of the season with a single, scoring Kops. This was the only run of the inning, and Wofford took the win, 16-14.
NOTES
- Seven doubles are a new season high for Mercer.
- 21 hits are a new season high for Mercer.
- 49 at-bats tied a season high for Mercer.
- Eric Toth hit his 20th home run of the season, extending his home run streak to six games with seven in that span.
- Jozsef Rohrbacher hit his 19th home run of the season.
- Treyson Hughes is on an 18-game hitting streak and has reached base in 22-straight games. His five hits set a new career high.
- Rohrbacher has reached base in 18-straight games.
- Mercer has only recorded two intentional walks one other time this season (2/22 at FAMU), and this is the first time the same player had both intentional walks (Toth).
- Every player in Mercer's starting batting order recorded a hit.
- The two teams combined to set the record for most doubles in a SoCon tournament game with 11.
- The two teams combined to tie the record for most hits in a SoCon tournament game with 39.
T1 | Mercer 0, Wofford 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Yunger singled to right center, scoring Toole.
T1 | Mercer 0, Wofford 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gill singled to center field, scoring Yunger and Black.
T1 | Mercer 0, Wofford 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Johnson flied out to right field, scoring Martinez (unearned).
B1 | Mercer 3, Wofford 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Toth homered to left center, scoring Hughes and A. Brown.
T2 | Mercer 3, Wofford 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Yunger doubled to left field, scoring Toole.
T2 | Mercer 3, Wofford 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Martinez singled through the left side, scoring Yunger.
B2 | Mercer 4, Wofford 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A. Brown doubled to right field, scoring Hughes.
T3 | Mercer 4, Wofford 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wiley homered to left center.
T3 | Mercer 4, Wofford 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Renwick scored on a throwing error.
T3 | Mercer 4, Wofford 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Yunger grounded out to third base, scoring Toole (unearned).
T4 | Mercer 4, Wofford 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Johnson doubled down the left field line, scoring Martinez, Gill, and Wiley.
T4 | Mercer 4, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Toole flied out to right field, scoring Johnson.
B4 | Mercer 6, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rohrbacher homered to left field, scoring A. Brown.
B5 | Mercer 7, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Frye singled through the left side, scoring Austin.
B5 | Mercer 8, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cherry scored on a fielder's choice.
B5 | Mercer 9, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A. Brown doubled to left field, scoring Dalley.
B5 | Mercer 10, Wofford 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rohrbacher grounded out to first base, scoring Hughes.
T6 | Mercer 10, Wofford 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Renwick singled through the left side, scoring Wiley.
T6 | Mercer 10, Wofford 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Johnson scored on a wild pitch.
B8 | Mercer 11, Wofford 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Frye singled through the left side, scoring Austin.
B8 | Mercer 12, Wofford 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dalley singled to left field, scoring Todaro.
B8 | Mercer 13, Wofford 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hughes singled through the left side, scoring Frye.
T9 | Mercer 13, Wofford 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Martinez doubled to right center, scoring Black.
B9 | Mercer 14, Wofford 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Schmitt singled to right field, scoring Kops.
UP NEXT: Mercer will face The Citadel in an elimination game on Friday, May 26 at 12:30 p.m. at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina.
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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: Lucas Mahlstedt (6-2)
L: Cosper, Colton (4-5)
Batting:
2B: Marshall Toole 1 ; Trey Yunger 1 ; Brice Martinez 1 ; Gunnar Johnson 1
HR: David Wiley 1
RBI: Marshall Toole 1 ; Trey Yunger 3 ; Brice Martinez 2 ; Cameron Gill 2 ; David Wiley 1 ; Gunnar Johnson 4 ; Jack Renwick 1
SH: Brice Martinez 1 ; Jack Renwick 1
SF: Marshall Toole 1 ; Gunnar Johnson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Marshall Toole 3 ; Trey Yunger 2 ; Dixon Black 2 ; Brice Martinez 2 ; Cameron Gill 1 ; David Wiley 3 ; Gunnar Johnson 2 ; Jack Renwick 1
SB: Ryan Galanie 1 ; Dixon Black 1 ; Brice Martinez 1
HBP: Cameron Gill 1
Batting:
2B: Hughes, Treyson 2 ; Brown, Antonio 2 ; Kops, Max 1 ; Cherry, Jackson 2
HR: Rohrbacher, Jozsef 1 ; Toth, Eric 1
RBI: Hughes, Treyson 1 ; Brown, Antonio 2 ; Rohrbacher, Jozsef 3 ; Toth, Eric 3 ; Frye, Bradley 2 ; Schmitt, Blake 1 ; Dalley, Ty 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hughes, Treyson 3 ; Brown, Antonio 2 ; Rohrbacher, Jozsef 1 ; Toth, Eric 1 ; Austin, Trevor 2 ; Kops, Max 1 ; Cherry, Jackson 1 ; Todaro, Conner 1 ; Frye, Bradley 1 ; Dalley, Ty 1
HBP: Austin, Trevor 1
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