Bears Fall In Non-Conference Finale With Georgia Southern

Wednesday, April 17

Macon, Ga.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

19-22

Georgia Southern

22-18

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Georgia Southern	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	6	1
Mercer	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	0

Bears Fall In Non-Conference Finale With Georgia Southern

4/17/2024 8:59:00 PM | Softball

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By: Todd Anderson, anderson_t02@mercer.edu

MACON – Visiting Georgia Southern broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the fifth inning and held off a pair of last-gasp rallies by Mercer to fuel a 4-1 victory over the Bears on Wednesday evening at Sikes Field.

The setback snapped the lid on the non-conference portion of the regular season schedule for the Bears (19-22) who will open up a six-game road trip on Saturday at Southern Conference rival Chattanooga. It was the second win in the last three outings for the Eagles (22-18) who completed a season sweep of the Orange & Black with Wednesday's decision as well.

Starter Hannah Pitts (4-7) struck out two and scattered six hits across her eighth complete game of the campaign, but saddled the loss after also yielding four earned runs. Senior Alyssa Woods (2-for-3, BB, RBI) and junior Laura Vigna (2-for-2, SAC) led the way offensively for the hosts.

GAME SUMMARY
FINAL	Georgia Southern 4, Mercer 1
PITCHERS	WP: Bailey Holland (6-7) LP: Hannah Pitts (4-7)
RECORDS	Mercer 19-22; Georgia Southern 22-18

KEY INNINGS
TOP 5	Georgia Southern led off the frame with a double and a walk to put a pair of runners into scoring position, then took the lead for good on a RBI groundout four pitches later. A 2-run single up the middle two at-bats later put the final scores on the board.

MU LEADERS	GSU LEADERS
Alyssa Woods 2-3, BB, 2B, RBI Laura Vigna 2-2, SAC Janessa Plummer 1-3, R	Katie Perkins 2-4, 2 RBI Jess Mazur 1-1, 2 BB, HR Faith Barth 2-4, 2B Bailey Holland 7.0 IP, ER, K

UP NEXT
The Bears will open up a six-game Southern Conference road trip on Saturday and Sunday when they make the trip to Tennessee to take on league-leading Chattanooga in a weekend set at Frost Stadium. The squads will open up the series with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, and close out the set on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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