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Post by The Cats on Mar 27, 2023 18:18:18 GMT -5
Who: Mercer Bears When: March 31 - Apr 2, 2023 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Time: 6:00 pm, 2 pm, & 1 pm Where: OrthoGeorgia Park, Macon, GA TV/video: ERPN3Colors: Orange & Black Head Coach: Craig Gibson, 20 seasons as Mercer Head Coach (Hired in 2004) Overall Record: 645-433 (20th); SoCon 105-62 (9th) This season's record: 16-9 overall, 9-6 home, 7-3 away, 0-0 neutral, 2-1 Southern. The Series: The Cats are 13-14 overall vs. the Bears, in a series that started in 2007. The Cats are 6-3 in games played in Macon, and are 9-10 in SoCon games since the Bears joined the SoCon. The two teams are 5-5 in the last ten games played between the two. Mercer was selected to finish second in both the SoCon preseason polls by the coaches and Media. Outfielder Treyson Hughes, was selected for first team preseason honors, while Jozsef Rohrbacher & Josh Harlow received second team honors. The Bears took two of three games against the Citadel to open conference play between those two teams. The Bears have an .269 batting average as a team and have hit a SoCon high 34 home runs.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 31, 2023 15:10:02 GMT -5
⚾ Game Day ⚾ 🆚 Radford🗓️ Friday, March 31 🕓 6 p.m. 🏟️ OrthoGeorgia Park, Macon, GA 📊 Live Stats
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Post by The Cats on Mar 31, 2023 17:29:47 GMT -5
END 1ST | Mercer 1, WCU 0
Brandon Butterworth with a lead-off double but is left on at third base; Bears with a two-out single to score the game's first run, James Hinson with a sliding grab to end the frame.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 31, 2023 17:49:24 GMT -5
END 2ND | Mercer 2, WCU 0
Catamounts threaten with two aboard, but a double-play and strikeout strand a runner at 3rd; Bears with a lead-off solo homer to stretch their lead.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 31, 2023 18:08:07 GMT -5
END 3RD | Mercer 2, WCU 0
Catamounts again put two runners aboard but are unable to find timely hitting to strand the pair; Nick Torres with a 1-2-3 inning including his second K of the day.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 31, 2023 18:08:33 GMT -5
END 4TH | Mercer 2, WCU 0
Despite a lead-off walk, Catamounts retired in order thanks to a second double play; a one-out walk turns into WCU's first defensive double-play on a line drive to Pascanel Ferreras to end the frame!
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Post by The Cats on Mar 31, 2023 18:22:47 GMT -5
END 5TH | Mercer 2, WCU 0
Catamounts held off the bases for the first time today, retired 1-2-3; another double-play by the Catamounts helps handle a couple of Bear base runners in the home half.
In the top of the 6th, the Bears bring in a new pitcher, Jaxon O'Neal, THROWS - left ERA - 8.64
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Post by The Cats on Mar 31, 2023 18:42:14 GMT -5
END 6TH | Mercer 2, WCU 0
Catamounts retired in order in the top of the frame; Nick Torres strands a pair of Bear runners in the home half to keep it a two-run game two-thirds of the way through Friday's opener.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 31, 2023 19:03:17 GMT -5
MID 7TH | Mercer 2, WCU 0
Catamounts load the bases including Kyle Rieselmann's double down the right-field line, BUT WCU strands the bases loaded to send us to #StretchTime. Catamounts with 7 LOB tonight. Bottom 7th straight ahead...
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Post by The Cats on Mar 31, 2023 19:04:42 GMT -5
End 7TH | Mercer 2, WCU 0
Still 2-0 Bears
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