Mercer Drops Series Finale To Samford

Sunday, May 3

Birmingham, Ala.

2 p.m.

Mercer University

35-13, 9-6

Samford

24-21, 9-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Mercer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Samford	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	5	10	0

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Box Score

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

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mercer's (35-13, 9-6 SoCon) 10-game winning streak came to an end as the Bears fell to the Samford Bulldogs (24-21, 9-6 SoCon) at Joe Lee Griffin Field on Sunday afternoon.

Decisive Plays:

Samford got off to an early 1-0 lead when Trey Higgins hit a solo home run (10) in the second inning. Parker McDonald doubled the Bulldogs' lead with an RBI double (6) later in the frame. Luke Boykin gave Samford a 3-0 advantage in the fourth before Eddie Marshall hit a two-run home run (8) to cap off the scoring. Jess Ackerman took over for the Bears in the fifth inning and threw two shutout innings. Collin Ewaldsen stepped onto the mound in the seventh and hurled a perfect inning. Reid Fagerstrom, Caden Alvey and Caleb Hughes collaborated on a shutout eighth that gave the Bears a change to comeback until the very end. Braydon Kersey drew a walk, and Drew Johnson mashed a pinch-hit double to threaten the Bulldogs, however Zak Spurrier took the mound and slammed the door on Mercer's rally.

Key Contributors:

Drew Johnson: 1-for-1, 2B
Kaleb Huffman: 1-for-1, 2B

Notables:

The Bears were shut out for the first time all season in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday afternoon. Mercer averages 9.125 runs a game with 438 total runs scored on the season.
Mercer's longest winning streak of the season came to an end at ten games. Previously, the Bears won nine straight games from February 18 to March 1. The last time Mercer has won 10 games in a row was 1992.

Next Game:

The Bears continue their road trip with a midweek game against Georgia Southern on Wednesday, May 6. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Pitching matchups are TBD. Live stats are available here. All games will be streamed on ESPN+.