Wednesday, May 22
Greenville, S.C.
7 p.m.
Mercer University
vs
VMI
Baseball Heads To The Southern Conference Tournament
5/21/2024 4:42:00 PM | Baseball
MACON – Mercer (26-27, 6-14 SoCon) will play VMI (27-28, 7-14 SoCon) in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Tournament games will be played in Greenville, S.C. and streamed on ESPN+.
In 2019, Mercer had four players selected to the All-Tournament team, with third baseman Trevor Austin named Most Outstanding Player. Mercer has won two conference championships since joining the SoCon, and 2019 was the most recent. After last season's tournament, Ty Dalley was named to the tournament's All-Freshman Team.Â
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In 2019, Mercer had four players selected to the All-Tournament team, with third baseman Trevor Austin named Most Outstanding Player. Mercer has won two conference championships since joining the SoCon, and 2019 was the most recent. After last season's tournament, Ty Dalley was named to the tournament's All-Freshman Team.Â
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| GAMEDAY INFO |
| Mercer (26-27, 6-14Â SoCon) vs. VMI (27-28, 7-14Â SoCon) Wednesday, May 22 | 7 p.m. EST Greenville, S.C. | Fluor Field LIVE STATS TV: ESPN+ |
| LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEARSÂ |
| Mercer hosted The Citadel for the final regular season series last weekend. The Bears won Thursday's game 3-2, starting with a two-run homer by Parker Lester in the bottom of the first inning. A solo homer from Max Kops in the seventh finished scoring for the bears in the game. Friday's game was moved to Saturday due to weather, and the Bears lost both games that day. Mercer got out to a 3-0 lead but gave up four runs in the sixth inning to fall behind. Both teams scored two runs in the eighth inning, but The Citadel held on to win 6-5. In the final game of the day and the regular season, Mercer got out to a 3-0 lead again but did not score the rest of the game. The Citadel tied the game at three in the fourth inning and added five more across the last two innings to win 8-3. |
| SCOUTING REPORT |
| VMI has won just one of its last nine conference games. The sole victory was a 9-8 win over Western Carolina in the Keydets' final regular season game. VMI fell to The Citadel in the opening round of last year's conference tournament. Catcher Justin Starke was named to both the 2024 Coaches and Media All-Southern Conference First Teams. Pitcher Will Riley and outfielder Trey Morgan were named to the Coaches Second Team, and Morgan also made the Media Second Team. Starke has a .360 batting average, .630 slugging percentage, and 1.117 OPS this season. Riley has the third-most strikeouts in the conference with 81. |
| LOOKING AHEAD |
| The Southern Conference Tournament will continue through Sunday, May 26. The winner of the Mercer vs. VMI game will play on Thursday at 7 p.m. vs. ETSU. |
| STAY CONNECTED |
| Follow Mercer Baseball on Twitter and Instagram and "Like" Mercer Baseball on Facebook. |
| SUPPORT THE BEARS |
| Fans can help support the Mercer athletics department by making a gift to the Mercer Athletic Foundation. To find out more information about the Mercer Athletic Foundation, visit SupportMAF.com or email maf@mercer.edu. |
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