Bears Drop A Pair Of Gut-wrenchers At Wofford

Saturday, April 5

Spartanburg, S.C.

1 p.m.

Mercer University

19-20, 1-6

Wofford

22-15, 4-4

Mercer

Wofford

Bears Drop A Pair Of Gut-wrenchers At Wofford

4/5/2025 8:19:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: Todd Anderson, anderson_t02@mercer.edu

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to eke past Mercer, 2-1, in the front half of Saturday's series-closing doubleheader, and then pushed across four runs in the bottom of the seventh in the finale to post a 4-3 victory and complete a weekend sweep of the visiting Bears on Saturday at Hope Field.

The setbacks marked the fourth- and fifth-straight conference losses for Mercer (19-21, 1-7 SoCon) who fell to 12-11 away from Macon this season with decisions as well. Wofford (22-15, 5-4) improved to 19-8 at home this season with Saturday's results.

SUMMARY
GAME 1 FINAL	Wofford 3, Mercer 2
PITCHERS	WP: Abby Greenwood (6-4) LP: Gabby Ellis (5-5)

GAME 2 FINAL	Wofford 4, Mercer 3
PITCHERS	WP: Natalya Soto (5-4) LP: Grace Taylor (0-1)

RECORDS	Records: Mercer 19-20 (1-7 SoCon); Wofford 22-15 (5-4 SoCon)

KEY INNINGS (GAME 1)
TOP 4	Laura Vigna got something going for the Bears on a 1-out double to the gap in left field, and pinch runner Isabel Fernandez moved 60 feet away on a clutch stolen base. Hannah Rivers finishing out the scoring in the inning with a RBI single to left field.
BOT 7	MU starter Gabby Ellis retired the first two Terriers she faced, but the hosts rallied after that. Kaytlin Greenwood followed by drawing a 5-pitch walk and Kalli Petty drove her in two pitches later on a single to the outfield. Hope Ingle drew a 4-pitch walk after that, and Rivers Sampson came through with a game-winning 2-run double down the left field line to walk it off.

KEY INNINGS (GAME 2)
TOP 2	Mercer used three hits and a pair of errors to plate three runs in its half of the second inning. Emma Dorval drove in a run on a knock to the left side, and Hallie Langford doubled the lead with a fielder's choice RBI up the middle. A costly error four pitches later brought Dorval across home plate with the 3-0 advantage.
BOT 7	The Terriers drew a trio of free passes to load the bases with their first four at-bats, and an ensuing 6-pitch walk brought the first run across the plate for the hosts. Rivers Sampson's 2-run single following a pitching change knotted the score up, and Brianna Stanley's fly ball to right field in the ensuing at-bat delivered the walk-off win to Wofford.

MU LEADERS (GAME 1)	WC LEADERS (GAME 1)
Emma Dorval 2-3, R Sydney Harris 2-3 Hannah Rivers 1-3, RBI Gabby Ellis 7.0 IP, 5 K	Emma Dorval 2-3, R Sydney Harris 2-3 Hannah Rivers 1-3, RBI Gabby Ellis 7.0 IP, 5 K

MU LEADERS (GAME 2)	WC LEADERS (GAME 2)
Laura Vigna 1-2, SAC Grace Jones 1-3, RBI Madi Wicker 1-3, R	Rivers Sampson 2-3, 2 RBI Abbi Campbell 1-2, R Brianna Stanley 1-3, RBI Natalya Soto 5.1 IP, 0 H, 4 K

UP NEXT
The Bears are back at home again on Wednesday to take on in-state rival Kennesaw State (10-29) at Sikes Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. and admission is free.

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