Mercer University
40-18
UNC Greensboro
31-28
Mercer Bows Out of SoCon Tournament
5/28/2022 7:47:00 PM | Baseball
Bears fall to UNCG on Saturday afternoon
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Mercer (40-18) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning following Collin Price's RBI single and David Burke's run-scoring groundout.
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However, in the top of the second, the Spartans (31-28) scored six unearned runs to take the lead. After tying the contest at 2-2, Pres Cavenaugh cleared the bases with a grand slam to put UNCG in front for good.
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The Spartans tacked on two more runs in the third, three in the fourth, two in the seventh and a pair in the eighth to secure the run-rule victory.
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The Bears plated two runs in the third inning, as Treyson Hughes hit an RBI triple and then scored on a wild pitch.
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Mercer's final tally came in the eighth on an Antonio Brown RBI double.
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UNCG racked up 24 hits in the contest, including seven extra-base knocks.
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Meanwhile, Mercer tallied eight hits. Hughes and Jozsef Rohrbacher led the way with two hits apiece.
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The Spartans will advance to face third-seeded Samford in another elimination game tonight.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sam Murchison (2-2)
L: Farmer, Josh (6-3)
Batting:
2B: Greg Hardison 1 ; Dallas Callahan 2 ; Zack Budzik 2
HR: Kennedy Jones 1 ; Pres Cavenaugh 1
RBI: Kennedy Jones 5 ; Pres Cavenaugh 4 ; Mitchell Smith 1 ; Greg Hardison 2 ; GC Jarman 1 ; Zack Budzik 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kennedy Jones 2 ; Hogan Windish 3 ; Pres Cavenaugh 2 ; Dallas Callahan 2 ; GC Jarman 3 ; Zack Budzik 4
HBP: Hogan Windish 1
Batting:
2B: Brown, Antonio 1
3B: Hughes, Treyson 1
RBI: Price, Collin 1 ; Hughes, Treyson 1 ; Burke, David 1 ; Brown, Antonio 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rohrbacher, Jozsef 1 ; Knight, Bill 1 ; Price, Collin 1 ; Hughes, Treyson 1 ; DiSpigna, Angelo 1
