Baseball Dominates Terriers To Secure Series Win

Saturday, April 25

Macon, Ga.

2 p.m.

Mercer University

31-12

Wofford

30-13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Wofford	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Mercer	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	X	5	5	1

Baseball Dominates Terriers To Secure Series Win

4/25/2026 5:53:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

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

MACON – A pair of big blasts by Ethan Buffone and Chris Katz fused with a dominant outing by Miguel Hugas to deliver a 5-1 win for the Mercer Bears (31-12, 6-5 SoCon) over the Wofford Terriers (30-13, 8-3 SoCon) on Saturday afternoon at OrthoGeorgia Park.

Decisive Plays:

Wofford capitalized on a Mercer error in the top of the second and grabbed the first lead of the game with an RBI double by Tanner Hardin. Ethan Buffone responded in the bottom of the third inning by launching his first collegiate home run to tie the game. Dylan LaPointe delivered the Bears' first lead of the game with an RBI triple in the home half of the fourth. Chris Katz extended Mercer's lead a few batters later with a three-run home run (14). Miguel Hugas stifled the Terriers and only allowed two baserunners the remainder of his outing. Jackson Gaspard entered the game to start the eighth for Hugas and retired the side in order. Wofford threatened late with two runners in scoring position in the top of the ninth, however, Gaspard dialed up a double play that shut down all of the Terriers' momentum and struck out the final batter to cap off the 5-1 win.

Key Contributors:

Chris Katz: 1-for-3, 3 RBI, HR
Ethan Buffone: 1-for-4, RBI, HR
Miguel Hugas: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, W, 90 NP

Notables:

Ethan Buffone blasted his first home run at the collegiate home run in the third inning off Cullen Condon. Entering today's game, Condon had only allowed one other home run in 36.0 innings this season.
Miguel Hugas hurled his second quality start of the season after tossing seven innings of one-run ball today. The junior right-handed pitcher is now 7-2 on the season and leads the squad with 56.0 innings pitched.

Next Game:

The Bears conclude their weekend series against Wofford on Sunday, April 26. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Pitching matchups are TBD. Live stats are available here.