Pitching Stifles Florida A&M In Tuesday Night Win

Tuesday, February 24

Macon, Ga.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

7-1

Florida A&M

1-6

Florida AM

Mercer

Pitching Stifles Florida A&M In Tuesday Night Win

2/24/2026 9:20:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Rylee Bamberger, Rylee.m.bamberger@live.mercer.edu

MACON – Four pitchers took the mound for the Mercer Bears (7-1) and combined for a shutout as the Bears captured a 7-0 victory over the Florida A&M Rattlers (1-6) at OrthoGeorgia Park on Tuesday night.

Decisive Plays:

The Bears led wire-to-wire as they took the lead in the bottom of the third courtesy of an RBI ground-out that plated Nathan Rowland. Mercer would double its lead in the bottom of the fifth when Rowland would come home off another RBI ground-out. Rowland extended the Bears' lead in the sixth with a sacrifice fly before Logan Shepherd cleared the bases with a two-run double. Mercer tallied another run after Brant Baughcum stole home in the seventh. Shepherd extended the Bears' lead to seven runs with his second RBI double of the night in the home half of the eighth inning.

Key Contributors:

Logan Shepherd: 3-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 doubles
Nathan Rowland: 1-for-1, RBI, 3 R, 2 HBP
Caleb Hughes: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 43 NP
Ismael Borrero: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 47 NP, W
Aidan Hayse: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 27 NP
Riley Cruce: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 24 NP

Noteworthy:

The Bears earned their second shutout win of the season with a 7-0 victory over Florida A&M. Mercer finished 2025 with three shutout victories all season.
Tuesday night's win over the Rattlers marks the 108th victory for Mercer over Florida A&M.
Mercer's pitching staff finished with the lowest amount of hits and walks allowed in a single game this season. The Bears finished with two hits allowed, a mark last achieved on March 5, 2025 against Alabama State.

Next Game:

The Bears continue their mid-week series on Wednesday, February 25 against Florida A&M at OrthoGeorgia Park. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Pitching matchups are TBD. Live stats will be available at mercerbears.com. Tickets are available at http://mercerbears.com/tickets.