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Hutchins vs Mercer
4
Winner Mercer MER 16-8, 2-0 SoCon
3
The Citadel CIT 13-9, 0-2 SoCon
Winner
Mercer MER
16-8, 2-0 SoCon
4
Final
3
The Citadel CIT
13-9, 0-2 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mercer MER 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 9 0
The Citadel CIT 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0

W: Josh Farmer (2-2) L: Cummiskey, Conner (1-3) S: Holton McGaha (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hutchins Strong Start Not Enough

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel got out to a lead in the third inning, but was a two-run double late that was the difference in Mercer's 4-3 victory over Bulldogs Saturday afternoon inside Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
 
Game Information
Score: Mercer 4, The Citadel 3
Records: Mercer (16-8, 2-0), The Citadel (13-9, 0-2)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: Mercer leads 2-0
 
How it Happened
  • The Bears got on the board in the first inning after a leadoff walk came in to score on a two-out single from Trevor Austin.
  • The Bulldogs got the offense going in the third inning as Travis Elliott hit a one-out double to the base of the wall in left field. After a Thomas Rollauer single, Sawyer Reeves drove in Elliott with a single to center. ON the next pitch, Travis Lott roped a two-run double into the corner in right field.
  • MU pulled within a run in the seventh inning after a one-out triple scored on a sacrifice fly to left from Treyson Hughes.
  • The Bears regained the lead in the eighth on a two-run double to right center from Ty Dalley.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The Bulldogs got another strong start from right hander Ben Hutchins. The junior allowed just one run on five hits and six strikeouts over 6.0 innings.
  • Conner Cummiskey (1-3) took the loss after he allowed three runs on four hits over the final 3.0 innings.
  • Travis Elliott collected the Bulldogs first hit of the game in the third inning, a double off the base of the wall in left. He would later score the first run.
  • Travis Lott drove in two runs with a double. He also drew a walk in the first inning, extending his streak to reaching safely to 31-straight games.
 
On Deck
The teams close out the three-game series Sunday afternoon at a new start time of noon.
 
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