Mercer Fights Back From 6th-Inning Deficit To Defeat East Tennessee State

Thursday, May 23

Greenville, S.C.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

28-27

East Tennessee State

34-19

Mercer

East Tennessee State

Mercer Fights Back From 6th-Inning Deficit To Defeat East Tennessee State

5/23/2024 10:04:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Mercer Bears (28-27) rallied back from a 2-0 deficit in the fifth inning to take down the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (34-19) 7-4 on Thursday.

Senior Wesley Franklin started on the mound for the Bears and gave up two runs and recorded two strikeouts in 4.0 innings. Sophomore Jess Ackerman made an impact on the mound for the Bears, throwing two shutout innings while allowing one hit with two walks and four strikeouts. Ackerman handed Southern Conference Player of the Year (media poll) Cameron Sisneros his 19th strikeout of the season to end the eighth inning, sending extra momentum in Mercer's direction.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the sixth inning, Mercer got an RBI single from junior Jackson Cherry, scoring sophomore Ty Dalley from second base to cut the score to 2-1.

Taking the lead in the seventh inning, the Mercer offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a three-run double off the bat of senior Conner Todaro which brought the score to 5-2.

East Tennessee State narrowed Mercer's lead to 5-3 before the Bears stretched the advantage to 7-3 in the eighth inning. The Bears added two to their tally on Todaro's two-run homer to left field. East Tennessee State put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Mercer held on for the win.

GAME NOTES
» The Bears had both Todaro and Dalley crush multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Todaro drove in five runs for Mercer.
» Four Bears had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Bears out-hit the Buccaneers at an 11-7 clip.
» Mercer went 4-for-10 (.400) with runners in scoring position.
» Mercer pitchers limited East Tennessee State to just 2-for-12 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Mercer pitchers faced 43 East Tennessee State hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out 10.
» Todaro led the Bears at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and five RBI.
» East Tennessee State was led offensively by senior Cameron Sisneros who went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI.
» Junior Carter Fink led the Buccaneers pitching staff, throwing six innings of three-run ball.