Mercer University
21-5
Georgia State University
15-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Mercer | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | 15 | 10 | 1 |
Tuesday Night Statement
3/29/2022 9:47:00 PM | Baseball
Mercer uses big early innings to beat Georgia State
The Bears (21-5) scored five runs in the second and four more in the third to pull away early from the Panthers (15-10).
Mercer scored all five of its second-inning runs with two outs.
Jozsef Rohrbacher broke the scoring seal with a two-run single. Colby Thomas added an RBI single and then Bill Knight drove in two on a single as well.
The Bears continued their momentum in the following panel.
Antonio Brown laid down a bunt with two runners on, but the ball was thrown away at first, allowing Angelo DiSpigna to score from second base. Three batters later, Thomas cleared the bases with a three-run homer over the wall in left field.
After Georgia State scored its first two runs in the top of the sixth, Mercer responded with two of its own.
COACH GIBSON'S THOUGHTS
Hear from Head Coach @CraigGibson_MU after an impressive Tuesday Night win over the Panthers!#WinnersWin | #LightTheBridge pic.twitter.com/iM6XzxXhmf
— Mercer Baseball (@MercerBaseball) March 30, 2022
Treyson Hughes clubbed his seventh home run of the season, while Knight scored later in the stanza on a wild pitch.
Hughes came up big again in the seventh, as the freshman hit a two-run double to push the lead to 13-2. He later scored on Knight's RBI groundout.
David Burke drove in the Bears' final tally of the night in the eighth on a fielder's choice.
The Panthers were able to push across three late runs in the ninth before the game came to an end.
Four Mercer batters finished with two hits apiece. Thomas was 2 for 4 with four RBIs, including his ninth homer of the season. Hughes was 2 for 5 with three RBIs on a double and a home run. Knight had two hits and three RBIs, while Brown added a pair of singles.
Colton Cosper (3-0) earned the win after a strong start on the mound. The southpaw scattered four hits and a walk while striking out five.
Overall, the Mercer pitching staff racked up 12 strikeouts.
Georgia State starter Dylan Matela (0-1) was tagged with the loss after giving up five runs in only 1.2 innings.
The Bears will return to the road this weekend, traveling to South Orange, New Jersey, for a three-game series with Seton Hall. The set opens Friday at 4 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cosper, Colton (3-0)
L: Matela, Dylan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Riesselmann, Kyle 1 ; Boynton, Luke 2
RBI: Ryerson, Max 1 ; Riesselmann, Kyle 2 ; Cheney, Griffin 1
SF: Cheney, Griffin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ryerson, Max 1 ; Jones, Cameron 1 ; Marchman, Blaine 1 ; Donohoe, Jesse 1 ; Ponder, Jonathan 1
Batting:
2B: Thomas, Colby 1 ; Hughes, Treyson 1
HR: Thomas, Colby 1 ; Hughes, Treyson 1
RBI: Thomas, Colby 4 ; Hughes, Treyson 3 ; Knight, Bill 3 ; Rohrbacher, Jozsef 2 ; Burke, David 1
SH: Brown, Antonio 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thomas, Colby 3 ; Hughes, Treyson 2 ; Knight, Bill 1 ; Price, Collin 1 ; DiSpigna, Angelo 2 ; Mapes, William 1 ; Brown, Antonio 1 ; Franklin, Wesley 1 ; Archibald, Ryan 1 ; Rohrbacher, Jozsef 2
HBP: Thomas, Colby 1 ; DiSpigna, Angelo 1
