Fordham, No. 10 Clemson Tops Bears At Tiger Invitational

Friday, March 8

Clemson, S.C.

Noon

Mercer University

8-9

Fordham

6-11-1

Fordham

Mercer

Fordham, No. 10 Clemson Tops Bears At Tiger Invitational

3/8/2024 8:39:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: Todd Anderson, anderson_t02@mercer.edu

CLEMSON, S.C. – The Mercer softball team registered a combined 13 hits on the afternoon, but could not avoid surrendering big innings in dropping a pair of games on Friday at the Clemson-hosted Tiger Invitational. Fordham used a 3-run fifth inning to top MU, 3-1, while the 10^th-ranked Tigers erupted early on the way to a 7-2 triumph.

The results marked the fifth- and sixth-straight setbacks for Mercer (8-11) who will close out its portion of play at the round-robin tournament on Saturday with a mid-afternoon matchup against Longwood.

Top 5 The Rams negated a 1-0 deficit with a 2-run homer from Sydney Wells, then added an insurance run later in the frame thanks to three consecutive 2-out singles.

SUMMARY
GAME 1 FINAL	Fordham 3, Mercer 1
PITCHERS	WP: Allison L'Amoreaux (5-0) LP: Hannah Pitts (1-2) Save: Brianna Roberts (3)

GAME 2 FINAL	No. 10 Clemson 7, Mercer 2
PITCHERS	WP: Millie Thompson (2-0) LP: Hannah Pitts (1-3)

RECORDS	Mercer (8-11, 0-0 SoCon); Fordham (6-11-1, 0-0 A10); Clemson (15-6, 0-0 ACC)

KEY INNINGS VS. FORDHAM
TOP 5	The Rams negated a 1-0 deficit with a 2-run homer from Sydney Wells, then added an insurance run later in the frame thanks to three consecutive 2-out singles.

KEY INNINGS VS. CLEMSON
BOT 1	Clemson erased an early 1-0 deficit with three runs in the home half of the first inning. The Tigers tallied a pair of walks and a bean ball in the frame, while Aby Vieira's 2-run single with two outs gave the hosts the lead for good.

MU LEADERS VS. FU	FU LEADERS VS. MERCER
Janessa Plummer 2-4 Kassidy Moore 1-2, SF Gabby Ellis 4.0 IP, 0 R, 2 K	Sydney Wells 1-3, HR, 2 RBI Neleh Nogay 2-3, 2B, SAC Michaela Carter 2-4, R Holly Beeman 7.0 IP, ER, 2 K

MU LEADERS VS. CU	CU LEADERS VS. MERCER
Alyssa Woods 2-4, 2 R Emma Dorval 2-3 Janessa Plummer 1-3 Avery Barton 1-3	Valerie Cagle 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI Alex Brown 2-3, 2 R Aby Vieira 1-2, 2 RBI Millie Thompson 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 8 K

UP NEXT
The Bears will close out their rain-shortened stay at the Tiger Invitational with a lone contest on Saturday. Mercer will take on Longwood at 3:30 p.m.

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