Mercer Falls 15-9 At Georgia Southern

Tuesday, April 23

Statesboro, Ga.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

20-18, 0

Georgia Southern

20-20, 0

Mercer

Georgia Southern

4/23/2024 10:12:00 PM | Baseball

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STATESBORO -- Despite two scoring rallies, the Mercer Bears (20-18, 4-7 SoCon) fell to the Georgia Southern Eagles (20-20, 9-9 SBC) 15-9 on Tuesday.

Junior Jeb Johnson came out of the bullpen for Mercer and took the loss. He pitched 3.0 innings - the most of any Mercer pitcher in the game - and gave up two runs and struck out one batter. Sophomore Benjy Tucker came out of the bullpen as well and threw one scoreless inning, allowing one hit, with no walks and one strikeout.

Carter Sanford's two extra base hits were the highlight of a 3-for-4 day, and included a double, a home run, a walk and an RBI. Ty Dalley made a contribution with two doubles and two RBI, part of a 2-for-4 performance at the plate. Senior Brandon Prince put together one hit in four trips to the plate while adding a home run and three RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Eagles put up a whopping seven runs in the first inning, but Mercer responded with six of their own in the second.

The Eagles expanded their lead to 8-6 after the third inning. Mercer scored twice on Prince's two-run homer in the fourth, which brought the score level at 8-8.

Georgia Southern broke that tie and grabbed a 13-8 lead moving into the seventh, when Mercer narrowed the gap to 13-9. The Bears picked up a run on Sanford's one-out solo home run off senior Jake Martin. The Bears were unable to get any closer, as Georgia Southern added two runs to their tally on the way to a 15-9 final.

GAME NOTES
» Mercer got multiple extra-base hits from both Sanford and Dalley.
» Four Mercer hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» The Bears got two hits in five at-bats with the bases loaded.
» Mercer pitchers faced 48 Georgia Southern hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and 15 fly balls while striking out two.
» Sanford led the Bears at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI.
» Georgia Southern was led offensively by junior Cade Parker, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBI.
» Martin led the Eagles pitching staff, throwing four innings of one-run ball.