Tuesday, February 25
Macon, Ga.
6 p.m.
Mercer University
vs
Florida A&M
Bears Set To Host Pair Of Midweek Contests With Florida A&M
2/24/2025 4:08:00 PM | Baseball
MACON – The Mercer baseball team continues their eight-game home stand by welcoming Florida A&M to OrthoGeorgia Park for a pair of midweek contests starting on Tuesday. The Bears enter the week riding a six-game winning streak, taking the final two games of the Opening Weekend series against Milwaukee before taking down in-state rival Kennesaw State on the road on Wednesday and sweeping a three-game set with Kent State over the weekend.
Weekend Review
The Bears collected three hard-earned wins against Kent State over the weekend to earn their first sweep of the season.
In Friday's series opener, the Bears used a four-run sixth inning to defeat the Flashes by a score of 9-5. Freshman Kai Decker (3-for-4) had a three-hit day, including his first career home run, while Bradley Frye (3-for-5) drove in a pair of runs in his own three-hit effort to power the Bears offensively. Left-hander Jess Ackerman (1-0) dominated in relief to pick up the win, limiting Kent State to one run with seven strikeouts across 4-1/3 innings.
On Saturday, the Mercer offense led the charge with 15 hits and the bullpen came up clutch in the final innings to help the Bears defeat the Flashes by a score of 7-6. Frye (3-for-5), Ty Dalley (3-for-4) and Zack Thompson (3-for-4) all had three-hit performances, while Brant Baugcum (1-for-2) delivered a two-run homer to highlight a 3-RBI day in the batter's box. Jeb Johnson (2-0) picked up his second win in three games with 1 – 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen and Terry Busse locked down his second consecutive save with two huge ninth inning strikeouts.
In Sunday's series finale, Frye capped a big weekend with four hits and Lawson Cole delivered three – 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen to lead the Bears to a 7-5 win. Frye (4-for-5), tallied two doubles and three RBI, Parker Lester (3-for-5) drove in a pair of runs, Ely Brown (3 BB's, 1 HBP) scored two runs, and Michael Graziano (2-for-4) hit his first career home run to power the Bears offensively. Cole (1-0) was lights-out in relief to pick up the first win of his career, while Jeb Johnson continued his outstanding start to the season by earning the save.
On Monday, Frye earned SoCon Player of the Week honors after posting a .647 batting average and a 1.524 OPS for the week.
Scouting Florida A&M
| Florida A&M at Mercer | Tuesday, February 25 & Wednesday, February 26 | 6 PM, 4 PM ET | ||
| Site | Location | OrthoGeorgia Park at Claude Smith Field | Macon, Ga. | |
| Links | Tuesday, 6 p.m. ET: Live Stats | TV: N/A Expected Pitching Match-Up: MER TBA vs. FAMU TBA Wednesday, 4 p.m. ET: Live Stats | TV: N/A Expected Pitching Match-Up: MER TBA vs. FAMU TBA |
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Weekend Review
The Bears collected three hard-earned wins against Kent State over the weekend to earn their first sweep of the season.
In Friday's series opener, the Bears used a four-run sixth inning to defeat the Flashes by a score of 9-5. Freshman Kai Decker (3-for-4) had a three-hit day, including his first career home run, while Bradley Frye (3-for-5) drove in a pair of runs in his own three-hit effort to power the Bears offensively. Left-hander Jess Ackerman (1-0) dominated in relief to pick up the win, limiting Kent State to one run with seven strikeouts across 4-1/3 innings.
On Saturday, the Mercer offense led the charge with 15 hits and the bullpen came up clutch in the final innings to help the Bears defeat the Flashes by a score of 7-6. Frye (3-for-5), Ty Dalley (3-for-4) and Zack Thompson (3-for-4) all had three-hit performances, while Brant Baugcum (1-for-2) delivered a two-run homer to highlight a 3-RBI day in the batter's box. Jeb Johnson (2-0) picked up his second win in three games with 1 – 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen and Terry Busse locked down his second consecutive save with two huge ninth inning strikeouts.
In Sunday's series finale, Frye capped a big weekend with four hits and Lawson Cole delivered three – 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen to lead the Bears to a 7-5 win. Frye (4-for-5), tallied two doubles and three RBI, Parker Lester (3-for-5) drove in a pair of runs, Ely Brown (3 BB's, 1 HBP) scored two runs, and Michael Graziano (2-for-4) hit his first career home run to power the Bears offensively. Cole (1-0) was lights-out in relief to pick up the first win of his career, while Jeb Johnson continued his outstanding start to the season by earning the save.
On Monday, Frye earned SoCon Player of the Week honors after posting a .647 batting average and a 1.524 OPS for the week.
Scouting Florida A&M
This weekend marks the 136th all-time meeting between the Bears and Rattlers, with Mercer leading the series 103-31-1. Florida A&M brings a 2-5 record into the week and defeated Alabama A&M in their last time out by a score of 13-6.
Florida A&M is hitting .205 as a team in 2025, led by a .375 mark from Jay Campbell. The Rattlers pitching staff holds a 8.23 ERA and has allowed a .323 opponent batting average.
Florida A&M was picked to finish fifth in the SWAC preseason poll and garnered two first place votes. The Rattlers went 29-27 in 2024, including a 22-8 record in SWAC play to win the SWAC East division.
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