Drijvers’ Rainmaker Pushes Bears Past West Georgia

Wednesday, February 12

Macon, Ga.

5 p.m.

Mercer University

3-2

West Georgia

3-2

West Georgia

Mercer

Drijvers’ Rainmaker Pushes Bears Past West Georgia

2/12/2025 8:08:00 PM | Softball

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By: Todd Anderson, anderson_t02@mercer.edu

MACON – Visiting West Georgia took advantage of three errors to grab a 3-1 advantage in the top of the fourth inning, but Mercer rallied for a trio of unanswered runs, including a 2-run rainmaker off of the bat of Sietske Drijvers in the bottom of the fifth, to register a 4-3 win over the Wolves in a weather-shortened game at Sikes Field.

It was the third win in the last four outings for the Bears (3-2) who drew eight walks in the contest, including four in the first inning alone. The decision marked the second-straight setback for West Georgia (3-2) who reeled off a 3-1 record over the weekend at the Gardner-Webb-hosted Runnin' Bulldogs Invitational.

GAME SUMMARY
FINAL	Mercer 4, West Georgia 3
PITCHERS	WP: Grace Roark (1-1) LP: Calli Hardison (1-2)
RECORDS	Mercer 3-2 (0-0 SoCon); West Georgia 3-2 (0-0 ASUN)

KEY INNINGS
TOP 4	Kristen Fowler doubled to lead off the frame for the Wolves and used a groundout three pitches later to set up camp 60 feet away. Gabby Ellis got a 4-pitch strikeout to settle the nerves, but Megan Waites legged out an infield single moments later to plate Fowler from third with the 4-1 advantage.
BOT 4	Laura Vigna's triple off of the right field wall got things going again for the Bears who cut into their deficit two batters later thanks to a sacrifice fly from freshman Grace Jones.
BOT 5	Rookie KiKi Daniels doubled to lead off the bottom of the fifth, and Sietske Drijvers followed with a 241-foot bomb to straightaway center to give MU its second lead of the game. That homer signaled the intensifying of a local rain storm and, after Mercer loaded the bases with its next three at-bats, the game was called.

MU LEADERS	UWG LEADERS
Sietske Drijvers 1-1, 2 BB, HR, 3 RBI Laura Vigna 2-2, 3B, R Grace Jones 1-1, BB, SF, RBI Gabby Ellis 4.0 IP, ER, 4 K	Megan Waites 2-3, RBI, R Kristen Fowler 1-1, BB, 2B, R Bizette 1-3

UP NEXT
Mercer will load the bus for the first time this season and head to Nashville, Tenn., for the Tennessee State-hosted Roar City Invitational. Weather permitting, the Bears are scheduled for matchups with Stony Brook, Quinnipiac, Illinois and the host Tigers at the 3-day round-robin tournament.

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