Mercer University
Charleston Southern
Bears Set To Battle Charleston Southern
4/10/2025 4:56:00 PM | Baseball
| Mercer vs. Charleston Southern | Friday, April 11 - Sunday, April 13 | 6 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM ET | ||
| Site | Location | OrthoGeorgia Park | Macon, Ga. CSU Ballpark | Charleston, S.C. |
|
| Links | Friday, 6 p.m. ET: Live Stats | TV: ESPN+ Expected Pitching Match-Up: MER LHP Colton Cosper (4-1, 4.04 ERA) vs. CSU RHP Ryan Cole (0-1 5.65 ERA) Saturday, 2 p.m. ET: Live Stats Expected Pitching Match-Up: MER RHP Jeb Johnson (3-1, 4.05 ERA) vs. CSU TBA Sunday, 3 p.m. ET (Charleston): Live Stats Expected Pitching Match-Up: MER TBA vs. CSU RHP Tait Robertson (1-3, 7.71 ERA) |
|
| Follow the Bears |
|
|
Notables
> The Bears take on the Bucs for a non-conference series after starting SoCon play with a 5-4 record, including two consecutive series wins
> The weekend series marks only the second meeting between Mercer and Charleston Southern since 1990
> Catcher Zack Thompson has been heating up with four consecutive multi-hit games, going 9-for-15 for a .600 batting average in that stretch. On Wednesday against Georgia Southern, Thompson stayed hot by hitting his first home run of the season
> Collin Ewaldsen turned in a pair of strong midweek performances, working 1.2 scoreless innings in two appearances. On Tuesday against FAMU, Ewaldsen came out of the 'pen with the bases loaded in the ninth and pumped in six consecutive strikes, striking out both hitters he faced to pick up his first career save
> Colton Cosper will take the ball on Friday after tossing the Bears' first complete game of the season against VMI in his last start. The complete game was the third of his career. A returning all-conference selection, Cosper ranks among SoCon leaders in wins, ERA, strikeouts and innings pitched
Scouting Charleston SouthernFriday marks the 14th all-time meeting between the Bears and Buccaneers. Charleston Southern brings a 17-13 record into the week, including a 5-7 mark in Big South play, and is coming off a sweep of Radford last weekend before taking a 6-4 loss to College of Charleston in the midweek.
The Bucs have hit well as a team, holding a batting average of .301 with six regular starters carrying batting averages north of .300. Kain Collins leads the team in hitting at .352, while Aidan McAskie has seven home runs to lead the way in the power department. On the other side of the ball, the Bucs hold a 6.94 ERA as a pitching staff.
