Mercer University
Wofford
Road Swing Continues With Trip To Wofford
5/1/2025 2:06:00 PM | Baseball
| Mercer at Wofford | Friday, May 2 - Sunday, May 4 | 5:30 PM, 2 PM, 1 PM ET | ||
| Site | Location | Russell C. King Field | Spartanburg, S.C. | |
| Links | Friday, 5:30 p.m. ET: Live Stats TV: ESPN+ Expected Pitching Match-Up: MER LHP Colton Cosper (6-1, 3.52 ERA) vs. WOF RHP Alec Bouchard (1-1, 7.84 ERA) Saturday, 2 p.m. ET: Live Stats TV: ESPN+ Expected Pitching Match-Up: MER RHP Jeb Johnson (4-3, 4.93 ERA) vs. WOF TBA Sunday, 1 p.m. ET: Live Stats TV: ESPN+
Expected Pitching Match-Up: MER TBA vs. WOF TBA |
|
| Follow the Bears |
|
|
Notables
> The Bears enter the weekend riding a five-game winning streak, having most recently taken an 8-4 at Georgia State on Wednesday. The win secured a season sweep of the Panthers and was the Bears' 30th win of the season
> Wednesday's win marked the 13th time in the last 14 seasons that the Bears have reached the 30 win mark. Mercer is the second SoCon team to reach 30 wins this season
> Mercer finds themselves firmly in the SoCon regular season title race, sitting in a tie for second place in the conference at 9-6 with Samford. Mercer and Samford trail only league-leading ETSU, who holds an 8-4 record in league play
> Mercer pitching continues to stifle opponents, lowering their season ERA to 4.63 following Wednesday's win. The Bears rank second in the SoCon and 45th in the country in ERA, while their WHIP is also second best in the league
> Brant Baughcum finished off a strong month of April with a two-hit, three-RBI performance on Wednesday. For the month, Baughcum hit .397 with 15 RBI and raised his season batting average to .320
> Ty Dalley enters the weekend looking to make history. Dalley needs one home run to tie Mercer's career record of 56, set by Tim Smith (1980-83)
> Collin Ewaldsen picked up his third save of the season on Wednesday, collecting the final five outs to secure the win. Ewaldsen has not allowed a run over his last ten appearances, having last allowed a run on March 16 against Tennessee Tech
Scouting Wofford
Friday marks the 43rd all-time meeting between the Bears and Terriers. Wofford brings a 25-21 record into the week, including a 3-9 mark in SoCon play. The Terriers are in the midst of a four-game losing streak, having most recently dropped a midweek contest at Winthrop on Wednesday.
James Layman leads the Terriers and ranks second in the SoCon in hitting at .377, while also leading team in OPS, hits, slugging and on base percentage. Wofford ranks fourth in the country in stolen bases, having swiped 137 bases on the season. As a staff, Wofford pitchers hold a 6.13 team ERA.
