Mercer University
Florida A&M
Bears Travel To Tallahassee For Final Meeting With Florida A&M
4/22/2025 2:17:00 PM | Baseball
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| Mercer at Florida A&M | Wednesday, April 23Â | 4Â PM ET | ||
| Site | Location | Moore-Kittles Field | Tallahassee, Fla. | |
| Links | Wednesday, 4 p.m. ET: Live Stats | TV: N/A Expected Pitching Match-Up: MER RHP Jackson Gaspard (1-0, 5.68 ERA) vs. FAMU TBA |
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NotablesÂ
>Â Â Â Wednesday's game marks the last of five meetings between the Bears and Rattlers this season. Mercer has taken three of the first four contests this season, including the first of two meetings in Tallahassee on April 8
>Â Â Â Drew Johnson has found his power stroke in recent weeks, slugging three home runs in his last nine games. Johnson, who homered on opening weekend before going 30 games without a home run, left the yard twice against ETSU over the weekend to bring his season home run total to fourÂ
>Â Â Â Freshman Collin Ewaldsen continues to impress in relief, posting two more scoreless appearances last week to run his scoreless appearance streak to nine. On the season, Ewaldsen has limited opponents to a .214 batting average and has struck out 21 in 18.2 innings
>Â Â Â Right-hander Jackson Gaspard will get the ball on Wednesday for his seventh start of the season and his third appearance of the season against Florida A&M. In 6.2 innings against the Rattlers, Gaspard is yet to allow a run, striking out six without allowing a walk. Gaspard will make his second consecutive midweek start, surrendering one earned run in two innings at Georgia Southern last Tuesday
> Â Â It was another strong weekend for catcher Zack Thompson, who raised his season batting average over the .300 mark at .303. In his last 11 games, Thompson has posted six multi-hit performances, including a 2-3 effort against ETSU on Saturday
Scouting Florida A&M
Wednesday marks the 140th all-time meeting between the Bears and Rattlers. Florida A&M brings a 19-21 record into the week, including a 13-5 mark in SWAC play. The Rattlers are currently in the midst of a five-game losing streak, having been swept by Bethune-Cookman over the weekend.Â
Ethan Miller leads the Rattlers at the plate with a .378 batting average, while nine home runs from Brody Poppell give him the team lead in round-trippers. On the mound, Florida A&M holds a 6.35 team ERA.Â
