Baseball vs Samford on 5/17/2025 - Box Score - Mercer University Athletics

5/17/2025

OrthoGeorgia Park

2:30

Samford

28-25, 0

Final

Mercer

33-23, 0

Team	1st innning 1	2nd innning 2	3rd innning 3	4th innning 4	5th innning 5	6th innning 6	7th innning 7	8th innning 8	9th innning 9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Samford	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	3	4	14	19	0
Mercer	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	1

Win: Mason Blasche (9-0)Loss: Gaspard, Jackson (1-1)

Scoring Summary

Team	SAM	MER
3rd Brown singled to right field, RBI (2-1 BBK); Stephens scored.	0	1
5th Gupton homered to right center, 2 RBI (2-2 BKFBF); Strand scored.	2	1
7th Harris walked (3-0 BBBB); Ince advanced to second; Pitts advanced to third; Gupton scored.	3	1
7th Carr walked (3-2 KBBFBB); Harris advanced to second; Ince advanced to third; Pitts scored.	4	1
7th Souders flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Harris advanced to third; Ince scored.	5	1
7th McDonald doubled through the left side, RBI (3-2 BBKFB); Carr advanced to third; Harris scored.	6	1
7th Strand singled to right field, RBI (1-1 KB); McDonald advanced to third; Carr scored.	7	1
7th Kamaka doubled to left center, RBI (2-1 BKB); Dalley scored.	7	2
7th Z. Thompson flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Kamaka scored.	7	3
8th Harris doubled down the lf line, RBI (2-1 BBF); Ince scored.	8	3
8th Carr doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 F); Harris scored.	9	3
8th Souders singled up the middle, RBI (2-1 KBB); Carr scored.	10	3
9th Gupton flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); Strand scored.	11	3
9th Harris homered to right field, 3 RBI (0-1 K); Ince scored; Pitts scored.	14	3

Samford


Jeffrey Ince	2B	6	3	4	0	0	0	0
Jackson Harris	1B	5	3	3	4	1	0	0
Cade Carr	DH	4	2	3	1	1	0	0
Charlie Bozeman	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Souders	LF	4	0	2	2	0	1	0
Parker McDonald	SS	5	0	1	1	0	3	3
Matthew Strand	C	5	2	3	1	0	0	1
Michael Gupton	CF	4	2	2	3	0	0	2
Gatlin Pitts	3B	4	2	1	0	1	2	0
Angelo Prieto	RF	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Brayden Broome	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Blasche	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Steckmesser	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		42	14	19	12	4	7	6

Batting

2B: Jeffrey Ince (1); Jackson Harris (1); Cade Carr (1); Parker McDonald (1); Matthew Strand (1); Michael Gupton (1)

HR: Jackson Harris (1); Michael Gupton (1)

SF: Jake Souders (1); Michael Gupton (1)

Baserunning

SB: Jake Souders (1)

Fielding

DP: Jeffrey Ince (1); Jackson Harris (1)

Mercer


Ely Brown	CF	5	0	3	1	0	0	2
Brant Baughcum	3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
Bradley Frye	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Dalley	RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Titan Kamaka	2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	3
Parker Lester	1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Zack Thompson	C	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
Cade Norton	C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Eli Stephens	DH	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
David Falloon	DH	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Drew Johnson	LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Michael Graziano	LF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jackson Gaspard	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Busse	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Kalkbrenner	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Garnett	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lawson Cole	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caden Alvey	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		32	3	9	3	2	7	7

Batting

2B: Dalley, Ty (1); Kamaka, Titan (1)

SH: Johnson, Drew (1)

SF: Thompson, Zack (1)

Baserunning

HBP: Dalley, Ty (1)

Fielding

E: Kamaka, Titan (1)

DP: Frye, Bradley (2); Kamaka, Titan (2); Lester, Parker (2)

Samford


Mason Blasche	6.2	6	3	3	1	5	0	22	25	7	6	83
Evan Steckmesser	2.1	3	0	0	1	2	1	10	12	3	2	39
Totals		9	3	3	2	7	1	32	37	10	8	122

Mercer


Jackson Gaspard	5.0	6	2	2	1	4	0	19	20	2	6	72
Terry Busse	1.1	3	5	5	3	1	0	7	10	2	1	31
Craig Kalkbrenner	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	10
Andrew Garnett	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	0	6	6	2	0	15
Lawson Cole	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	3	4	1	0	14
Caden Alvey	0.2	3	3	3	0	0	0	5	5	1	1	18
Totals		19	14	14	4	7	1	42	48	9	8	160

Win: Mason Blasche (9-0)

Loss: Gaspard, Jackson (1-1)

HBP: Evan Steckmesser (1) ;

Samford

Final

Mercer

Samford - Top of 1st

Plays	SAM	MER
Ince singled to left field (0-1 F).	0	0
Harris reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Ince out at second 2b to ss.	0	0
Carr singled to left field (3-2 FFBFBB); Harris advanced to second.	0	0
Souders struck out looking (2-2 BBKKK).	0	0
McDonald struck out swinging (2-2 BKKBK).	0	0
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 1st

Plays	SAM	MER
Brown singled through the left side (2-2 KBFB).	0	0
Baughcum popped into double play 1b to 2b (1-0 B); Brown out on the play.	0	0
Frye flied out to rf (3-2 FFBBB).	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 2nd

Plays	SAM	MER
Strand lined out to rf (2-0 BB).	0	0
Gupton grounded out to ss (0-2 KK).	0	0
Pitts fouled out to c (1-1 BK).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	SAM	MER
Dalley grounded out to 2b (0-0).	0	0
Kamaka grounded out to ss (0-2 FK).	0	0
Lester struck out swinging (2-2 KBKBK).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 3rd

Plays	SAM	MER
Prieto walked (3-0 BBBB).	0	0
Ince hit into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-1 F); Prieto out on the play.	0	0
Harris grounded out to p unassisted (0-1 K).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	SAM	MER
Z. Thompson grounded out to ss (0-0).	0	0
Stephens walked (3-2 BBKBFB).	0	0
D. Johnson grounded out to c, SAC, bunt (0-0); Stephens advanced to second.	0	0
Brown singled to right field, RBI (2-1 BBK); Stephens scored.	0	1
Baughcum struck out swinging (1-2 BFKK).	0	1
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 4th

Plays	SAM	MER
Carr singled to left field (0-1 F).	0	1
Souders hit into double play 2b to ss to 1b (3-2 FBKBFB); Carr out on the play.	0	1
McDonald grounded out to ss (3-2 BBKKB).	0	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 4th

Plays	SAM	MER
Frye grounded out to 3b (0-0).	0	1
Dalley lined out to cf (1-1 KB).	0	1
Kamaka struck out swinging (2-2 FFFBBFFK).	0	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 5th

Plays	SAM	MER
Strand singled through the left side (0-1 F).	0	1
Gupton homered to right center, 2 RBI (2-2 BKFBF); Strand scored.	2	1
Pitts struck out swinging (1-2 FBFK).	2	1
Prieto struck out swinging (1-2 KKBK).	2	1
Ince reached on an error by 2b (1-0 B).	2	1
Harris singled up the middle (0-0); Ince advanced to second, out at third ss to 3b.	2	1
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 5th

Plays	SAM	MER
Lester popped up to lf (0-0).	2	1
Z. Thompson struck out looking (2-2 KBKBK).	2	1
Stephens popped up to lf (0-1 K).	2	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 6th

Plays	SAM	MER
Busse to p for Gaspard.	2	1
Carr popped up to ss (0-0).	2	1
Souders singled to center field (1-2 KBK).	2	1
McDonald struck out looking (1-2 FFBK).	2	1
Strand grounded out to p (0-1 K).	2	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 6th

Plays	SAM	MER
D. Johnson struck out swinging (0-2 KFK).	2	1
Brown grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK).	2	1
Baughcum singled to center field (1-1 BK).	2	1
Baughcum out at second c to 2b.	2	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 7th

Plays	SAM	MER
Gupton doubled to left field (0-1 K).	2	1
Pitts walked (3-0 BBBB).	2	1
Broome to rf for Prieto.	2	1
Broome popped up to 3b, bunt (0-0).	2	1
Ince singled to right field (0-1 K); Pitts advanced to second; Gupton advanced to third.	2	1
Harris walked (3-0 BBBB); Ince advanced to second; Pitts advanced to third; Gupton scored.	3	1
Carr walked (3-2 KBBFBB); Harris advanced to second; Ince advanced to third; Pitts scored.	4	1
Kalkbrenner to p for Busse.	4	1
Souders flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Harris advanced to third; Ince scored.	5	1
McDonald doubled through the left side, RBI (3-2 BBKFB); Carr advanced to third; Harris scored.	6	1
Strand singled to right field, RBI (1-1 KB); McDonald advanced to third; Carr scored.	7	1
Garnett to p for Kalkbrenner.	7	1
Gupton popped up to cf (0-0).	7	1
5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 7th

Plays	SAM	MER
Frye flied out to rf (2-0 BB).	7	1
Dalley doubled down the lf line (2-2 KBBF).	7	1
Kamaka doubled to left center, RBI (2-1 BKB); Dalley scored.	7	2
Lester singled through the right side (2-0 BB); Kamaka advanced to third.	7	2
Z. Thompson flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Kamaka scored.	7	3
Steckmesser to p for Blasche.	7	3
Falloon to dh for Stephens.	7	3
Falloon flied out to cf (2-1 BBK).	7	3
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 8th

Plays	SAM	MER
Pitts struck out swinging (2-2 KBBKK).	7	3
Broome flied out to cf (0-1 K).	7	3
Ince singled to right center (0-0).	7	3
Harris doubled down the lf line, RBI (2-1 BBF); Ince scored.	8	3
Carr doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 F); Harris scored.	9	3
Cole to p for Garnett.	9	3
Souders singled up the middle, RBI (2-1 KBB); Carr scored.	10	3
Souders stole second.	10	3
McDonald struck out swinging (1-2 KFBK).	10	3
3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 8th

Plays	SAM	MER
Graziano to lf for D. Johnson.	10	3
Graziano singled through the left side.	10	3
Brown singled to right center (2-2 BFBK); Graziano advanced to second.	10	3
Baughcum flied out to lf (1-0 B).	10	3
Frye out at first 2b to ss to 1b (0-0); Brown advanced to second; Graziano advanced to third.	10	3
Dalley hit by pitch (1-2 FBF).	10	3
Kamaka struck out swinging (1-2 BKKFK).	10	3
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 9th

Plays	SAM	MER
Norton to c for Z. Thompson.	10	3
Strand doubled down the lf line (1-1 KB).	10	3
Strand advanced to third on a wild pitch.	10	3
Gupton flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); Strand scored.	11	3
Alvey to p for Cole.	11	3
Pitts singled through the left side (3-2 BBKKB).	11	3
Broome fouled out to 1b (0-0).	11	3
Ince doubled down the lf line (1-0 B); Pitts advanced to third.	11	3
Harris homered to right field, 3 RBI (0-1 K); Ince scored; Pitts scored.	14	3
Bozeman to dh for Carr.	14	3
Bozeman grounded out to 2b (2-2 FKBFFB).	14	3
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 9th

Plays	SAM	MER
Lester flied out to cf (0-1 K).	14	3
Norton singled through the left side (3-1 BKBB).	14	3
Falloon walked (3-1 BKBBB); Norton advanced to second.	14	3
Graziano struck out swinging (1-2 KFBFK).	14	3
Brown grounded out to 1b unassisted.	14	3
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
42	At Bats	32
14	Runs	3
19	Hits	9
6	Doubles	2
0	Triples	0
2	Home Runs	0
12	RBI's	3
4	Walks (BB)	2
7	Strikeouts	7
Pitching
9	Hits	19
3	Runs	14
3	Earned Runs	14
2	Walks	4
7	Strikeouts	7
37	Batters Faced	48
0	Errors	1
Fielding
27	Putouts	27
10	Assists	10
1.000	Fielding %	.974
1	Double Plays	2

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