Bears To Trek To Statesboro For Rematch With Georgia Southern
4/14/2025 4:30:00 PM | Baseball
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| Mercer at Georgia Southern | Tuesday, April 15Â | 6 PM ET | ||
| Site | Location | J.I. Clements Stadium | Statesboro, Ga. | |
| Links | 6 p.m. ET: Live Stats | TV: ESPN+ Expected Pitching Match-Up: MER RHP Jackson Gaspard (1-0, 5.79 ERA) vs. GS LHP Thomas Burke (0-1, 5.31 ERA) |
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>Â Â Â The Bears take on Georgia Southern for the second time in a week, having dropped an 8-3 decision at OrthoGeorgia Park last Wednesday
>Â Â Â Catcher Zack Thompson continues to swing a hot bat, as the junior is riding a seven game hitting streak and is hitting .480 in that stretch. Thompson hit his first two home runs of the season last week while starting all five games behind the plate
>Â Â Â Freshman Eli Stephens has started four of the last five games at DH and has been a key contributor in the lineup, picking up RBIs in each of the last four games
>Â Â Â Ty Dalley looks to continue his success against Georgia Southern on Tuesday. In five career games against, the Eagles, Dalley has gone 9-for-20 with 4 home runs and 11 RBI
>Â Â Â Third baseman Brant Baughcum has been a tear over his last eight games, hitting .485 with five multi-hit performances. In that stretch, Baughcum has drove in 10 runs and hit three home runs while raising his season batting average to .319, the third highest mark on the team
>Â Â Â Freshman Collin Ewaldsen has been coming into his own recently, having posted six consecutive scoreless outings out of the bullpen. Last week, Ewaldsen picked up a save against Florida A&M by striking out both hitters he faced with the bases loaded before working scoreless innings against both Georgia Southern and Charleston Southern. On the season, Ewaldsen has struck out 20 in 16 innings
Scouting Georgia SouthernTuesday marks the 156th all-time meeting between the Bears and Eagles. Georgia Southern brings a 21-15 record into the week, including a 7-8 record in Sun Belt play. Over the weekend, the Eagles dropped two of three games against Old Dominion in Sun Belt Conference action.Â
Georgia Southern is hitting .280 as a team and are led by outfielders Sean Smith and Josh Tate. Both Smith and Tate have slugged nine home runs this season, the top mark on the team, and carry batting averages north of .360. On the mound, the Eagles hold a 5.95 ERA as a team. Freshman left-hander Thomas Burke will be making his second start against the Bears this year, having tossed 4.2 innings with two runs allowed last Wednesday in Macon.Â
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