https://admin.mercerbears.com/rss.aspx?path=softballLatest news items for Mercer University Athleticsen-us60https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/12/softball-bears-walk-off-furman-in-series-finalehttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/12/softball-bears-walk-off-furman-in-series-finaleSoftball

MACON – Mercer used a hit, three free passes and an error on the game's final play to plate a trio of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and walk off Furman, 5-4, in Sunday's series finale at Sikes Field.]]>McKillop and Loughren celebration 04.12.26Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:54:00 EST1037982https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/11/softball-furman-takes-both-ends-of-twinbill-with-mercerhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/11/softball-furman-takes-both-ends-of-twinbill-with-mercerSoftball

MACON – Visiting Furman used a first-inning grand slam to key a 6-4 win in the series opener, and then hit a go-ahead homer in the fourth inning of the nightcap to fuel a 5-1 victory that gave the Paladins a series-opening doubleheader sweep of Mercer on Saturday at Sikes Field.]]>Mariyah Sanchez 04.11.26Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:12:00 EST1037977https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/10/softball-tangles-with-furman-at-home-on-saturday-sundayhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/10/softball-tangles-with-furman-at-home-on-saturday-sundaySoftball

MACON – The Mercer softball team will close out a five-game road trip on Wednesday when the Bears load the bus and head to nearby Statesboro to take on Georgia Southern at the GS Softball Complex. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.]]>Mound Visit 02.26Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:09:00 EST1037965https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/8/softball-georgia-southern-strikes-early-holds-off-bearshttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/8/softball-georgia-southern-strikes-early-holds-off-bearsSoftball

STATESBORO – Georgia Southern plated a pair of runs in each of the first two innings to provide more than enough offense to support Bailey Holland's solid outing from the circle as the Eagles snapped a three-game series skid with a 4-1 victory over the Bears on Wednesday at the GS Softball Complex.]]>Megan Loughren 04.08.26Wed, 8 Apr 2026 20:43:00 EST1037956https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/7/softball-bears-prep-for-rematch-at-georgia-southern-on-wednesdayhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/7/softball-bears-prep-for-rematch-at-georgia-southern-on-wednesdaySoftball

MACON – The Mercer softball team will close out a five-game road trip on Wednesday when the Bears load the bus and head to nearby Statesboro to take on Georgia Southern at the GS Softball Complex. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.]]>Softball Preview 04.07.26Tue, 7 Apr 2026 13:53:00 EST1037953https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/4/softball-mercer-tops-chattanooga-in-series-finalehttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/4/softball-mercer-tops-chattanooga-in-series-finaleSoftball

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Mercer got a game-tying solo homer from junior Olivia Lenzen in the second inning, and then took the lead for good on Avery Barton's 2-run single in the fourth, as the Bears salvaged their weekend series at Chattanooga with a 5-2 win over the Mocs in Sunday's series finale at Frost Stadium.]]>Grace Jones 04.04.26Sat, 4 Apr 2026 17:22:00 EST1037942https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/3/softball-mercer-drops-both-ends-of-twinbill-at-chattanoogahttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/3/softball-mercer-drops-both-ends-of-twinbill-at-chattanoogaSoftball

CHATTANOOGA – Mercer scored five times on four hits in the top of the first to stake claim to an early lead, but home-standing Chattanooga rallied for six unanswered runs, including a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th frame, to finish off a series-opening doubleheader sweep of the Bears on Friday afternoon at Frost Stadium.]]>Grace Jones 04.03.26Fri, 3 Apr 2026 19:29:00 EST1037937https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/2/athletics-department-neuman-lenzen-tabbed-mercer-student-athletes-of-the-weekhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/2/athletics-department-neuman-lenzen-tabbed-mercer-student-athletes-of-the-weekMen's Lacrosse, Softball, Athletics Department

MACON – Olivia Lenzen smashed the cover off the softball while Jacob Neuman was an impenetrable wall in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the pair of Bears were voted Mercer Student-Athletes of the Week for the week ending on March 30.]]>Neuman/Lenzen AOTWThu, 2 Apr 2026 15:04:00 EST2437931https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/2/softball-bears-continue-road-trip-at-chattanooga-on-friday-saturdayhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/2/softball-bears-continue-road-trip-at-chattanooga-on-friday-saturdaySoftball

MACON – The Mercer softball team will resume its 5-game road trip this weekend when the Bears head to southeast Tennessee to take on Southern Conference rival Chattanooga in a 3-game series at Frost Stadium. The sides will square off in a series-opening doubleheader on Good Friday at 1 p.m., and will close out the weekend set with a single game on Saturday at 1 p.m.]]>Olivia Lenzen 04.02.26Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:21:00 EST1037928https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/1/softball-bears-drop-midweek-contest-at-georgia-techhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/1/softball-bears-drop-midweek-contest-at-georgia-techSoftball

ATLANTA – Georgia Tech pounded out four hits and scored a quartet of runs in the first inning alone and then hit cruise control after that on the way to an abbreviated 15-2 victory over visiting Mercer on Wednesday evening at Shirley Clements Mewborn Field in downtown Atlanta.]]>Meredith Wayland at Georgia Tech 04.01.26Wed, 1 Apr 2026 18:59:00 EST1037925