St. John’s Slips By Mercer In Spring Break Challenge Opener

Thursday, March 6

Jacksonville, Fla.

3 p.m.

Mercer University

11-10

St. John's

13-7-1

St. John's

Mercer

St. John’s Slips By Mercer In Spring Break Challenge Opener

3/6/2025 5:50:00 PM | Softball

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By: Todd Anderson, anderson_t02@mercer.edu

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – St. John's pushed across lone runs in the third and fourth innings, and then thwarted a 2-out comeback attempt by Mercer in the seventh, to slip by the Bears, 4-3, in the opening game for both teams at the Jacksonville-hosted Spring Break Challenge on Thursday afternoon.

The Bears (11-10) out-hit the Red Storm, 6-4, including a trio of singles from Hallie Langford, while Sietske Drijvers drove in a pair of runs on a 2-out single in the first. It was the seventh-straight win for St. John's (13-7-1) who has not tasted defeat since an extra-innings setback at Winthrop on February 22.

Katheryn Rearley (2-2) struck out four and allowed a trio of earned runs to saddle the loss for MU. Hannah Pitts struck out three across two hitless innings of relief, but was not awarded a decision.

GAME SUMMARY
FINAL	St. John's 4, Mercer 3
PITCHERS	WP: Ana Serafinko (5-4) LP: Katheryn Rearley (2-2)
RECORDS	Records: Mercer 11-10 (0-0 SoCon); St. John's 13-7-1 (0-0 Big East)

KEY INNINGS
TOP 3	London Jarrard broke a 2-2 tie with one swing of the bat via a solo homer that put the Red Storm up for good.
TOP 4	Madison Konopka singled to lead off the top of the frame, and quickly moved into scoring position on an ill-timed error by the Bears. A sacrifice fly moments later brought the insurance run across.

MU LEADERS	USJ LEADERS
Hallie Langford 3-4, R Tori Hedgecock 1-3, BB, 2B, R Sietske Drijvers 1-3, 2 RBI Laura Vigna 1-3	London Jarrard 2-4, HR, 3 RBI Jess Bianco 1-3, RBI Madison Konopka 1-3, R Ana Serafinko 6.1 IP, 7 K

UP NEXT
Mercer will continue play at the Spring Break Challenge with a pair of outings on Friday. The Bears will get a rematch with the Dolphins (11-8) at 2 p.m. before taking on North Florida (18-7) in a 7 p.m. nightcap. Both contests are scheduled to be played at the UNF Softball Complex.

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