Baseball vs VMI on 05/10/2026 - Box Score - Mercer University Athletics

05/10/2026

OrthoGeorgia Park

1:07 PM

VMI

27-23, 3-15

Final

Mercer

39-13, 12-6

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	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
VMI	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Mercer	0	1	5	1	0	2	1	1	11	13	1

Win: Ackerman, Jess (3-2)Loss: Jones, Andrew (1-2)

Scoring Summary

Team	VMI	MER
1st Fitzwater,Grayson homered to right field, RBI (1-2 KKFB).	1	0
2nd LaPointe,Dylan homered (386 ft), 12th of season, RBI (0-0).	1	1
3rd Katz,Chris homered (398 ft), 18th of season, 2RBI (3-1 BKBB); Shepherd,Logan scored from first base.	1	3
3rd LaPointe,Dylan homered (402 ft), 13th of season, 3RBI (0-0); Kamaka,Titan scored from second base; Baughcum,Brant scored from first base.	1	6
4th Shepherd,Logan homered to center field (401 ft), 17th of season, RBI (2-1 SBB).	1	7
6th Stephens,Eli homered (369 ft), 17th of season, 2RBI (2-2 BSBFF); Shepherd,Logan scored from first base.	1	9
7th Graziano,Michael sacrifice fly to cf, RBI (1-1 KB); LaPointe,Dylan scored.	1	10
8th Kamaka,Titan singled, RBI (1-2 FFB); Katz,Chris scored, unearned; Rowland,Nathan advanced to second base.	1	11

VMI


Prince, Owen	CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4
Fitzwater, Grayson	1B	4	1	1	1	0	2	1
Garner, Bradley	2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Raile, Cole	C	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Schnarrs, Ayden	3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Jenkins, Gabe	RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	2
Cardone, Benjamin	DH	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
Cook, Cole	LF	3	0	1	0	0	2	0
Buchanan, Seth	SS	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jones, Andrew	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sipe, Hunter	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bassett, Tyler	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Baker, Buddy	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Douthat, Jim	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		30	1	5	1	2	13	7

Batting

HR: Fitzwater, Grayson (1)

Baserunning

SB: Schnarrs, Ayden (1)

Mercer


Shepherd, Logan	1B	3	3	2	1	1	0	1
Katz, Chris	LF	4	2	1	2	0	1	0
Stephens, Eli	RF	4	1	2	2	1	0	0
Rowland, Nathan	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kamaka, Titan	SS	5	1	3	1	0	0	0
Baughcum, Brant	3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	3
Kersey, Braydon	DH	3	0	0	0	1	2	0
Lapointe, Dylan	C	4	3	3	4	0	0	0
Gonzalez, Gabe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buffone, Ethan	2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Graziano, Michael	CF	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ewaldsen, Collin	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ackerman, Jess	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hughes, Caleb	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Garnett, Andrew	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		33	11	13	11	3	3	6

Batting

2B: Kamaka, Titan (1); Lapointe, Dylan (1); Stephens, Eli (1)

HR: Lapointe, Dylan (2); Stephens, Eli (1); Shepherd, Logan (1); Katz, Chris (1)

SF: Graziano, Michael (1)

Baserunning

HBP: Baughcum, Brant (1); Shepherd, Logan (1); Katz, Chris (1)

Fielding

E: Kamaka, Titan (1)

VMI


Jones, Andrew	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	10	11	4	1	41
Sipe, Hunter	2.2	4	4	4	1	1	0	1	12	14	2	5	44
Bassett, Tyler	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	1	5	6	1	1	29
Baker, Buddy	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	6	2	2	26
Douthat, Jim	0.0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	13
Totals		13	11	10	3	3	1	3	33	40	9	9	153

Mercer


Ewaldsen, Collin	1.2	3	1	1	1	2	8	9	2	1	37
Ackerman, Jess	4.1	2	0	0	1	8	15	16	4	1	69
Hughes, Caleb	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	1	0	16
Garnett, Andrew	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	1	13
Totals		5	1	1	2	13	30	32	8	3	135

Win: Ackerman, Jess (3-2)

Loss: Jones, Andrew (1-2)

HBP: Douthat, Jim (1); Sipe, Hunter (1); Bassett, Tyler (1) ;

PB: Raile, Cole (1) ;

VMI

Final

Mercer

VMI - Top of 1st

Plays	VMI	MER
Prince,Owen flied out to cf (0-0).	0	0
Fitzwater,Grayson homered to right field, RBI (1-2 KKFB).	1	0
Garner,Bradley popped up to 2b (0-1 K).	1	0
Raile,Cole grounded out, 2b to 1b (1-0 B).	1	0
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 1st

Plays	VMI	MER
Shepherd,Logan singled through the left side of the infield (1-1 FB).	1	0
Katz,Chris fouled out to 1b (0-0).	1	0
Stephens,Eli doubled to deep left field (2-1 KBB); Shepherd,Logan advanced from first base to third base.	1	0
Kamaka,Titan flied out to ss (0-2 FF).	1	0
Baughcum,Brant fouled out to rf (1-1 FB).	1	0
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

VMI - Top of 2nd

Plays	VMI	MER
Schnarrs,Ayden singled to left field (0-0).	1	0
Jenkins,Gabe struck out looking (2-2 BBFFFK).	1	0
Cardone,Benjamin struck out looking (2-2 FBKBK).	1	0
Cook,Cole singled to shallow center field (3-2 BBBKS); Schnarrs,Ayden advanced to second base.	1	0
Buchanan,Seth walked (3-2 FBKBFBFFB); Schnarrs,Ayden advanced to third base; Cook,Cole advanced to second base.	1	0
MER pitching change: Ackerman,Jess replaces Ewaldsen,Collin.	1	0
Prince,Owen struck out swinging (0-2 KSS).	1	0
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	VMI	MER
Kersey,Braydon struck out looking (2-2 SKBBFFFK).	1	0
LaPointe,Dylan homered (386 ft), 12th of season, RBI (0-0).	1	1
Buffone,Ethan flied out to cf (1-1 BS).	1	1
Graziano,Michael grounded out, ss to 1b (2-2 KBBF).	1	1
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

VMI - Top of 3rd

Plays	VMI	MER
Fitzwater,Grayson struck out looking (0-2 KKK).	1	1
Garner,Bradley struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS).	1	1
Raile,Cole singled to left field (0-0).	1	1
Schnarrs,Ayden singled to right center (3-2 BFBFFB); Raile,Cole advanced from first base to third base.	1	1
Schnarrs,Ayden stole second base.	1	1
Jenkins,Gabe struck out swinging (2-2 KBKBS).	1	1
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	VMI	MER
Shepherd,Logan walked (3-1 BBBKB).	1	1
Katz,Chris homered (398 ft), 18th of season, 2RBI (3-1 BKBB); Shepherd,Logan scored from first base.	1	3
VMI pitching change: Sipe,Hunter replaces Jones,Andrew.	1	3
Stephens,Eli grounded out, 2b to 1b (2-0 BB).	1	3
Kamaka,Titan doubled down the left field line (1-0 B).	1	3
Baughcum,Brant hit by pitch (3-0 BBBB).	1	3
Kersey,Braydon struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFFS).	1	3
LaPointe,Dylan homered (402 ft), 13th of season, 3RBI (0-0); Kamaka,Titan scored from second base; Baughcum,Brant scored from first base.	1	6
Buffone,Ethan grounded out, ss to 1b (1-1 FB).	1	6
5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

VMI - Top of 4th

Plays	VMI	MER
Cardone,Benjamin walked (3-2 BBKSBFB).	1	6
Cook,Cole struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBFS).	1	6
Buchanan,Seth struck out looking (0-2 FFK).	1	6
Prince,Owen grounded out, ss to 1b (0-1 K).	1	6
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 4th

Plays	VMI	MER
Graziano,Michael grounded out, p to 1b (0-0).	1	6
Shepherd,Logan homered to center field (401 ft), 17th of season, RBI (2-1 SBB).	1	7
Katz,Chris flied out to rf (3-1 KBBB).	1	7
Stephens,Eli grounded out to 1b, unassisted (0-0).	1	7
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

VMI - Top of 5th

Plays	VMI	MER
Fitzwater,Grayson flied out to cf (3-2 BFFFBB).	1	7
Garner,Bradley flied out to lf (0-0).	1	7
Raile,Cole flied out to rf (1-0 B).	1	7
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 5th

Plays	VMI	MER
Kamaka,Titan fouled out to 1b (0-0).	1	7
Baughcum,Brant singled to shallow left field (2-1 BBS).	1	7
Kersey,Braydon walked (3-2 KBBBKB); Baughcum,Brant advanced to second base.	1	7
LaPointe,Dylan reached on a fielder's choice (0-2 FS); Baughcum,Brant out at third base, ss to 3b; Kersey,Braydon advanced to second base.	1	7
VMI pitching change: Bassett,Tyler replaces Sipe,Hunter.	1	7
Buffone,Ethan flied out to cf (3-1 BSBB).	1	7
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

VMI - Top of 6th

Plays	VMI	MER
Schnarrs,Ayden struck out looking (2-2 KBFFBK).	1	7
Jenkins,Gabe flied out to cf (1-2 KFBFF).	1	7
Cardone,Benjamin struck out swinging (3-2 SBBBKS).	1	7
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 6th

Plays	VMI	MER
Graziano,Michael grounded out, ss to 1b (3-1 BBBK).	1	7
Shepherd,Logan hit by pitch (0-1 SB).	1	7
Katz,Chris struck out swinging (1-2 KKBFFS).	1	7
Stephens,Eli homered (369 ft), 17th of season, 2RBI (2-2 BSBFF); Shepherd,Logan scored from first base.	1	9
Kamaka,Titan singled through the left side of the infield (3-1 BBKB).	1	9
VMI pitching change: Baker,Buddy replaces Bassett,Tyler.	1	9
Baughcum,Brant grounded out, ss to 1b (2-1 SBB).	1	9
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

VMI - Top of 7th

Plays	VMI	MER
MER pitching change: Hughes,Caleb replaces Ackerman,Jess.	1	9
Cook,Cole struck out looking (3-2 BBBKSK).	1	9
Buchanan,Seth reached on a throwing error throwing by ss by Kamaka,Titan (E6) (3-1 BFBB).	1	9
Prince,Owen flied out to lf (0-0).	1	9
Fitzwater,Grayson struck out looking (1-2 SSBK).	1	9
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 7th

Plays	VMI	MER
Kersey,Braydon grounded out to 1b, unassisted (2-1 KBB).	1	9
LaPointe,Dylan doubled to deep left field (3-2 BFBKB).	1	9
Buffone,Ethan singled through the left side of the infield (2-0 BB); LaPointe,Dylan advanced to third base.	1	9
Graziano,Michael sacrifice fly to cf, RBI (1-1 KB); LaPointe,Dylan scored.	1	10
Shepherd,Logan flied out to rf (3-2 BKFBB).	1	10
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

VMI - Top of 8th

Plays	VMI	MER
MER pitching change: Garnett,Andrew replaces Hughes,Caleb.	1	10
MER defensive substitution: Gonzalez,Gabe replaces LaPointe,Dylan at c	1	10
Garner,Bradley popped up to p (0-0).	1	10
Raile,Cole struck out swinging (2-2 BFSBS).	1	10
Schnarrs,Ayden grounded out, 2b to 1b (3-2 BBKBKF).	1	10
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 8th

Plays	VMI	MER
VMI pitching change: Douthat,Jim replaces Baker,Buddy.	1	10
Katz,Chris hit by pitch (2-0 BBB).	1	10
Katz,Chris advanced to second base on a passed ball.	1	10
Katz,Chris advanced to third base on a wild pitch.	1	10
Stephens,Eli walked (3-2 KBBBKB).	1	10
MER substitution: Rowland,Nathan pinch running for Stephens,Eli.	1	10
Kamaka,Titan singled, RBI (1-2 FFB); Katz,Chris scored, unearned; Rowland,Nathan advanced to second base.	1	11
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
30	At Bats	33
1	Runs	11
5	Hits	13
0	Doubles	3
0	Triples	0
1	Home Runs	5
1	RBI's	11
2	Walks (BB)	3
13	Strikeouts	3
Pitching
13	Hits	5
11	Runs	1
10	Earned Runs	1
3	Walks	2
3	Strikeouts	13
40	Batters Faced	32
0	Errors	1
Fielding
21	Putouts	24
7	Assists	3
1.000	Fielding %	.964
0	Double Plays	0

VMI vs Mercer

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