Mercer University
25-22
Kennesaw State
25-21
Mercer Scores 12 Unanswered To Defeat Kennesaw State
5/7/2024 9:54:00 PM | Baseball
MACON -- The Mercer Bears (25-22, 5-9 SoCon) rallied from down 7-2 entering the seventh inning to take down the Kennesaw State Owls (25-21, 15-8 ASUN) 13-7 on Tuesday.
Junior Bryant Olson picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Mercer. The left-hander went two shutout innings without giving up a hit, allowing four walks and striking out five. Junior Bryce Hawkins also made an impact on the mound for the Bears, throwing two scoreless innings while allowing one hit, with one walk and two strikeouts.
In the batter's box, the Bears were paced by junior Parker Lester, who went 2-for-4 on the day with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Sophomore Ty Dalley furnished a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and three RBI. Junior Jackson Cherry also contributed for Mercer, putting together one hit in two trips to the plate while adding a double, two walks and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Owls scored four runs in the third inning and three in the sixth to take a 7-2 lead.Â
The Bears' bats heated up in the seventh inning, scoring seven runs, including a two-run double off the bat of Dalley. Mercer kept the Owls scoreless before their offense continued rolling the next inning. The Bears scored four runs in the eighth inning, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of senior Max Kops, bringing the Mercer advantage to 13-7. Bryce Hawkins closed out the game on the mound allowing no runs and only one hit in the final frame.
GAME NOTES
» Olson struck out five Owls hitters.
» Every Mercer starter reached base safely in the win.
» The Mercer pitching staff combined to strike out 13 Kennesaw State hitters.
» The Bears out-hit the Owls at an 8-7 clip.
» Mercer went 7-for-17 (.412) with runners in scoring position.
» The Bears got three hits in four at-bats with the bases loaded.
» Mercer pitchers faced 44 Kennesaw State hitters in the game, allowing two ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out 13.
» The Bears drew 15 walks from Kennesaw State pitching.
» Lester led the Bears at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
» Kennesaw State was led offensively by senior Isaac Bouton, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Olson, Bryant (1-2)
L: SLIVER, Nolan (2-3)
S: Hawkins, Bryce (1)
Batting:
2B: EIDSON, Brayden 1
HR: BOUTON, Isaac 1
RBI: EIDSON, Brayden 1 ; BOUTON, Isaac 2 ; CHIRELLO, Jackson 1 ; MIMBS, Hudson 2 ; MCDUFFIE, Shamaar 1
SH: WILLIAMS, Cooper 1
SF: MCDUFFIE, Shamaar 1
Base Running:
RUNS: COLE, Chris 2 ; EIDSON, Brayden 1 ; BOUTON, Isaac 2 ; CHIRELLO, Jackson 1 ; MIMBS, Hudson 1
SB: COLE, Chris 1 ; MCDUFFIE, Shamaar 1
CS: WILLIAMS, Cooper 1
HBP: CORBIN, Zac 1 ; POSEY, Aaron 1
Batting:
2B: Cherry, Jackson 1 ; Dalley, Ty 1
HR: Lester, Parker 1
RBI: Lester, Parker 2 ; Cherry, Jackson 2 ; Frye, Bradley 1 ; Dalley, Ty 3 ; Kops, Max 2 ; Sanford, Carter 1 ; Brown, Antonio 1
SH: Best, Noah 1
SF: Sanford, Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Ely 1 ; Best, Noah 1 ; Lester, Parker 2 ; Cherry, Jackson 2 ; Todaro, Conner 1 ; Frye, Bradley 2 ; Dalley, Ty 2 ; Prince, Brandon 1 ; Brown, Antonio 1
SB: Brown, Antonio 1
CS: Dalley, Ty 1 ; Brown, Antonio 1
HBP: Cherry, Jackson 1 ; Kops, Max 1
