Bears Drop Sunday Affair To College Of Charleston

Sunday, March 2

Tallahassee, Fla.

10 a.m.

Mercer University

10-9

College of Charleston

5-13

Charleston

Mercer

Bears Drop Sunday Affair To College Of Charleston

3/2/2025 12:35:00 PM | Softball

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By: Todd Anderson, anderson_t02@mercer.edu

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The College of Charleston plated three runs on four hits in the opening frame to tack up all of the offense it would need to key a 9-1 victory over Mercer in the final game of the Florida State-hosted Dugout Club Classic on Sunday.

The Bears (10-9) finished out their stay in Tallahassee, Fla., with a 2-3 clip, topping the Cougars (5-13) in their tournament opener on Friday, while also adding a win over Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday afternoon. Sunday's triumph snapped a two-game skid for College of Charleston.

GAME SUMMARY
FINAL	College of Charleston 9, Mercer 1
PITCHERS	WP: Ryler Kutter (1-3) LP: Madison Starr (0-1)
RECORDS	Records: Mercer 10-9 (0-0 SoCon); College of Charleston 5-13 (0-0 CAA)

KEY INNINGS
TOP 1	Jay Wrightsman doubled to lead off the morning for the Cougars, and scored four pitches later on Julia Sitterding's RBI knock. Sierra Paradis singled in Sitterding six pitches later for a 2-0 lead, and Austy Miller added a RBI single two batters later to complete the scoring inning.

MU LEADERS	CofC LEADERS
Megan Loughren 1-2, HBP, 2B Parris Wiggs 1-3, 2B Tori Hedgecock 1-3, 2B	Austy Miller 4-4, HR, 2 RBI Julia Sitterding 3-4, 2 RBI Jay Wrightsman 3-2, 2B, R Ryley Kutter 6.0 IP, ER, 3 K

UP NEXT
The Bears will continue their 11-game Spring Break swing through the Sunshine State on Tuesday when they make a stop in Daytona Beach to take on Bethune-Cookman (6-15). First pitch is slated for 5 p.m. at Sunnyland Park.

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