Lath Guyer

Height:
6-2
Weight:
0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Athens, Ga.
High School:
Clarke Central

2009Statistics

2009 (Junior): Made the transformation from middlereliever to number one starter for the Bears … posted a 2-4record over 15 appearances, 12 of which coming in a starting role… posted a 5.55 ERA, tops among Mercer starting pitchers… set team-highs in innings pitched (71.1) and strikeouts(76) … held opposing batters to a .272 batting average,including a .220 clip against right-handed hitters … pitchedat least five innings in 10 starts … had five or morestrikeouts in six starts … recorded back-to-back career-high10 strikeout performances against Lipscomb (March 6) and USCUpstate (March 20) … notched his first collegiate completegame and first win of the season after letting up just three earnedruns while striking out eight in a 8-3 win over Stetson (April 9)… pitched a strong 6.1 innings, allowing just one earned runwhile striking out nine in a no-decision against Jacksonville (May9) … took the ball in the Bears A-Sun Championship firstround match-up against Belmont (May 21) and pitched well, going 6.1innings allowing just two earned runs while striking outfour.

2008 (Redshirt Sophomore): Taken in the 48th round(1,.424) by the Tampa Bay Rays … Appeared in a career-high21 games coming out of the Mercer bullpen, the third mostappearances by a returning hurler … Totaled 37.2 innings inmost productive season with Mercer after battling injuries firstthree seasons … Led all relievers with 34 strikeouts… Led the team with .902 strikeouts per inning pitched… Came up one strikeout shy of a career high with six in 3.0innings of scoreless work against USC Upstate, earning first careersave in the process … Earned first win since 2006 againstStetson, going three innings and allowing no runs on two hits(3/28) … Struck out three batters in back-to-backappearances against Jacksonville (4/5) and FAMU (4/8) … Wenta career-high 5.0 innings against Gardner-Webb, striking out fourwhile allowing two runs on four hits (4/25) … Throwingagainst Lipscomb for the second consecutive day, picked up the winin 1.2 innings of scoreless work (5/9) … Struck out threebatters in each of last two appearances against Belmont (5/15) andStetson (5/21).

2007 (Sophomore): Redshirted while recovering fromTommy John surgery.

2006 (Redshirt Freshman): Competed in first fullseason after sustaining season-ending injury early in 2005 …Appeared in seven games, throwing 10.0 innings while striking out12 batters … Fanned a career-high seven batters in 4.1innings against Rider (3/14).

2005 (Freshman): Received a redshirt aftersuffering an injury early in the season after making twoappearances and no starts … Tossed 1.0 perfect inningagainst Alabama State (2/20).

High School: Earned three letters for coach EricMcCranie at Clarke Central High School ... Was team's top pitcherjunior and senior seasons ... Also lettered one year in basketballand football.

Personal: Son of Gary and Barbara ... Has threesiblings, Lane, 29, Allison, 27, and Rhett, 20 ... Father Gary isthe women’s head golf coach at Mercer ... Majoring in sportmanagement ... Born June 30, 1986, in Athens, Ga.