Friday, March 20
Macon, Ga.
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Mercer University
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Lambert Hurls Six Hitless Frames In Shutout Conference Win
3/20/2026 10:38:00 PM | Baseball
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer Bears (19-3, 1-0 SoCon) came three outs away from another historic accolade due to Garrett Lambert's six hitless innings against The Citadel (8-12, 0-1 SoCon) at OrthoGeorgia Park on Friday night.
Decisive Plays:
Braydon Kersey is responsible for Mercer's first run in its conference slate when the sophomore drove in a run in the bottom of the first inning. Devyn McEachron doubled the Bears' advantage in the third with a sacrifice fly. Logan Shepherd blasted his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot to center field, to give Mercer a 4-0 lead in the home half of the fourth. Dylan LaPointe sent a solo shot over the left field fence (3) in the sixth before Brant Baughcum cashed in two more runs with a double later in the inning. McEachron capped off the scoring with a sixth-inning grand slam.
Notable Players:
Garrett Lambert:Â 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, W, 79 NP, QS
Logan Shepherd:Â 2-for-4, 2 RBI, HR, 2 R
Brant Baughcum:Â 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2B, R
Devyn McEachron:Â 1-for-3, 5 RBI, GS, SF
Noteworthy:
The Bears continue their three-game series with The Citadel on Saturday, March 21. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. RHP Miguel Hugas (5-0, 4.08 ERA) will take the mound for Mercer and RHP Riley Ballard (2-0, 4.35 ERA) is scheduled to start for The Citadel. Live stats will be available here. All games are broadcast on ESPN+. You can purchase tickets at mercerbears.com/tickets.
Decisive Plays:
Braydon Kersey is responsible for Mercer's first run in its conference slate when the sophomore drove in a run in the bottom of the first inning. Devyn McEachron doubled the Bears' advantage in the third with a sacrifice fly. Logan Shepherd blasted his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot to center field, to give Mercer a 4-0 lead in the home half of the fourth. Dylan LaPointe sent a solo shot over the left field fence (3) in the sixth before Brant Baughcum cashed in two more runs with a double later in the inning. McEachron capped off the scoring with a sixth-inning grand slam.
Notable Players:
Garrett Lambert:Â 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, W, 79 NP, QS
Logan Shepherd:Â 2-for-4, 2 RBI, HR, 2 R
Brant Baughcum:Â 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2B, R
Devyn McEachron:Â 1-for-3, 5 RBI, GS, SF
Noteworthy:
- Garrett Lambert was untouchable on Friday night against The Citadel. The redshirt freshman turned in the longest outing of his career after hurling six hitless innings against the Bulldogs. The Bears finished three outs away from recording their first no-hitter in program history.
- Logan Shepherd went 2-for-4 with his seventh home run of the season in Mercer's 11-0 win in the conference opener. Shepherd has now homered in back-to-back games after going on a nine-game homerless stretch.
- Since launching his first home run as a Bear last Friday, Devyn McEachron has left the year two more times including a grand slam in the sixth inning of Friday night's contest. McEachron is the second Bear to mash a grand slam this season, joining Braydon Kersey who blasted the first of the year to cap off an 8-1 comeback win over Columbia.
- The Bears beat the Citadel 11-0 in just two hours and 20 minutes – the shortest game of the season. Mercer's shutout over the Bulldogs marks the third time the Bears have blanked their opponents this season, tying their total of three shutouts a year ago.
The Bears continue their three-game series with The Citadel on Saturday, March 21. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. RHP Miguel Hugas (5-0, 4.08 ERA) will take the mound for Mercer and RHP Riley Ballard (2-0, 4.35 ERA) is scheduled to start for The Citadel. Live stats will be available here. All games are broadcast on ESPN+. You can purchase tickets at mercerbears.com/tickets.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lambert, Garrett (2-0)
L: Holmes, Will (1-3)
Base Running:
HBP: Daniels, Phillips 1
Batting:
2B: Baughcum, Brant 1 ; Graziano, Michael 1
HR: LaPointe, Dylan 1 ; McEachron, Devyn 1 ; Shepherd, Logan 1
RBI: LaPointe, Dylan 1 ; Baughcum, Brant 2 ; McEachron, Devyn 5 ; Shepherd, Logan 2
SF: McEachron, Devyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kamaka, Titan 1 ; LaPointe, Dylan 1 ; Baughcum, Brant 1 ; McEachron, Devyn 1 ; Stephens, Eli 1 ; Shepherd, Logan 2 ; Graziano, Michael 1 ; Rowland, Nathan 1 ; Katz, Chris 2
CS: Kamaka, Titan 1
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