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2020 BASEBALL PROSPECTUS Website: MercerBears.com l Twitter: @MercerBaseball l Facebook: /MercerBaseball l Instagram: @Mercer.Baseball QUICK FACTS TEAM INFORMATION Location ...................................................Macon, Ga. 2019 Overall Record ............................................. 35-29 2019 STATISTICS COMPARISON Enrollment ......................................................8,667 Home: 18-13 | Away: 11-14 | Neutral: 6-2 Founded ............................................................1833 2019 SoCon Record (Finish) .........................14-10 (4th) MERCER OPPONENTS Conference..................................................Southern 2019 SoCon Tournament ...........................6-1 (Champ) .269 BA .285 Affiliation ..........................................NCAA Division I 2019 Postseason .................0-2 (NCAA Athens Regional) 390 R 358 Colors ..............................Orange (PMS 716C) & Black Nickname ......................................................... Bears Regular Season Conference Titles ..............................7 589 H 589 President ...............................William D. Underwood ‘82, ‘94, ‘97, ‘13, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17 107 2B 104 Director of Athletics ...................................Jim Cole Conference Tournament Titles ...................................6 Athletic Dept. Office ....................... (478) 301-2994 ‘79, ‘81, ‘83, ‘10, ‘15, ‘19 7 3B 7 Ticket Office ..................................... (478) 301-5470 NCAA Tournament Appearances .................................4 73 HR 57 Baseball Office ................................ (478) 301-2738 2010, ‘13, ‘15, ‘19 363 RBI 337 First Year of Baseball.......................................1948 All-Time Record .......................1,570-1,359-5 (.536) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................... 22/16 263 BB 206 Position Starters Returning/Lost ........................... 8/1 458 SO 533 FACILITY INFORMATION Pitchers Returning/Lost ........................................ 11/9 Newcomers ..................................................................11 48 SB 63 Stadium .....OrthoGeorgia Park at Claude Smith Field High School: 8 | Transfer: 3 .968 FLD% .962 Year Opened .....................................................1962 First Game ...........................April 3, 1962 vs. Erskine 5.12 ERA 5.17 Capacity ........................... 1,500 (renovated in 2017) Surface .................................................Natural Grass Dimensions...........LF: 330; CF: 400; RF: 320; LC: 370; RC: 350 KEY RETURNER INFORMATION COACHING STAFF 2019 STATISTICS POSITION PLAYERS PITCHERS Head Coach ....................................Craig Gibson Pos. Name Yr. B/T G/GS AVG R H RBI Pos. Name Yr. W-L ERA G/GS SV IP OBA Alma Mater ...................................................Mercer (1986) 2B Kyle Dockus R-Sr. R/R 64/64 .323 52 80 24 LHP Tanner Hall Sr. 8-6 5.29 18/16 1 81.2 .265 3B Trevor Austin R-So. R/R 64/63 .294 37 68 29 LHP Beau Healy Jr. 2-5 5.54 16/9 0 50.1 .295 Career Record ........................................543-382 (16 years) 1B Angelo DiSpigna So. L/R 64/62 .289 51 66 43 RHP Will Bowdoin So. 1-0 6.27 19/0 0 18.2 .243 Record at Mercer ........................................................Same CF Collin Price So. R/R 54/54 .276 35 56 40 RHP Jackson Kelley So. 2-1 6.45 18/1 1 22.1 .283 Office ...........................................................(478) 301-2396 PERCENTAGES RETURNING FROM 2019 PERCENTAGES RETURNING FROM 2018 Assoc. HC/Recruiting Coord. ........ Brent Shade Category Returning/Total Pct. Category Returning/Total Pct. Alma Mater ................................................Defiance (2001) AB 1532/2187 70.1% W 16/35 45.7% R 275/390 70.5% L 16/29 55.2% Assistant Coach ..........................Willie Stewart H 426/589 72.3% APP 129/297 43.4% Alma Mater ........................................ UNC Asheville (2000) 2B 76/107 71.0% GS 33/64 51.6% 3B 5/7 71.4% SV 2/17 11.8% Volunteer Asst. Coach ...............Ian Humphrey HR 41/73 56.2% IP 241.0/562.1 42.9% Alma Mater ................................................Marshall (2013) RBI 242/363 66.7% H 276/638 43.3% Student Asst. Coach .....................Kyle Bialousz TB 635/929 68.4% R 184/358 51.4% BB 174/263 66.2% ER 168/320 52.5% SO 283/458 61.8% BB 97/206 47.1% SB 37/48 77.1% SO 219/533 41.1% SUPPORT STAFF Mercer head coach Craig Gibson has built his alma mater Baseball Admin ...........................................Jim Cole WINNING into one of the nation’s most consistent programs since Strength & Conditioning ..........................Jeff Ward taking over in 2004. Mercer is one of just five NCAA Athletic Trainer ....................................Alex McCrory Division I programs to win at least 35 games in each of the TRADITION past 10 seasons, joining the elite company of LSU, Florida State & Vanderbilt. MEDIA RELATIONS Baseball Contact .......................................Travis Rae Office ................................................ (478) 301-5219 Cell .................................................... (478) 973-4355 Email............................................rae_tj@mercer.edu 10 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 35 WINS OR MORE MERCER BASEBALL | 2020 PAGE 2 2020 ROSTER BREAKDOWN NUMERICAL ROSTER BY POSITION NO. NAME POS. B/T HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Catchers (8) No. Name Yr. 2 Kyle Dockus INF R/R 6-0 170 R-Sr. Loveland, Ohio / Moeller HS / Calhoun CC 17 Alex Crotty Sr. 3 RJ Yeager INF R/R 6-3 200 Jr. Lynn Haven, Fla. / Mosley HS 20 Collin Price So. 4 Bill Knight OF R/R 6-1 195 So. Augusta, Ga. / Burke County HS 24 Caden Smith Fr. 38 James MacCallum Fr. 5 Will Bowdoin RHP R/R 5-9 150 So. St. Simons Island, Ga. / Glynn Academy 42 CJ Keckler So. 6 Taylor Lobus RHP R/R 6-1 190 R-Sr. Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah HS 43 Clay Simpson Fr. 7 Mick Moody OF/INF R/R 5-9 165 R-Fr. Williamson, Ga. / Jackson County HS 46 Alex Alvord R-Jr. 8 Colby Thomas OF R/R 6-0 190 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. / Valdosta HS 49 Eli Young Jr. 9 David Burke INF R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Roswell, Ga. / Roswell HS Infielders (10) 10 Angelo DiSpigna INF L/R 6-5 220 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Brookwood HS No. Name Yr. 11 Le Bassett INF L/R 5-10 190 R-So. Tifton, Ga. / Tift County HS 2 Kyle Dockus R-Sr. 3 RJ Yeager Jr. 12 Garrett Mathes RHP/INF L/R 6-1 210 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. / Lawton Chiles HS / Santa Fe College 7 Mick Moody R-Fr. 13 Alex McKay RHP R/R 511 160 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. / Hillgrove HS 9 David Burke Fr. 14 Peyton Berry RHP R/R 6-2 220 So. Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison HS 10 Angelo DiSpigna So. 15 Beau Healy LHP L/L 6-3 235 Jr. Chattahoochee Hills, Ga. / Southern Union St. CC 11 Le Bassett R-So. 12 Garrett Mathis Jr. 16 Tanner Hall LHP L/L 6-0 210 Sr. Warner Robins, Ga. / Houston County HS / Armstrong St. 19 Brandon Michie R-Sr. 17 Alex Crotty C/INF L/R 6-1 225 Sr. Windermere, Fla. / Windermere Prep HS 34 Trevor Austin R-So. 18 Hunter Phillips RHP R/R 6-2 215 Gr. Warner Robins, Ga. / Houston County HS / South Alabama 35 Chance Lyon Fr. 19 Brandon Michie INF L/R 6-1 210 R-Sr. Brisbane, Australia / North Iowa CC Outfielders (6) 20 Collin Price C/OF R/R 6-4 200 So. Suwanee, Ga. / Lambert HS No. Name Yr. 21 Caleb Mitchell LHP L/L 6-0 190 Jr. Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview HS 4 Bill Knight So. 7 Mick Moody Fr. 22 Zach Graveno RHP R/R 6-2 220 Sr. Suwanee, Ga. / Lambert HS 8 Colby Thomas Fr. 23 Tommy Green RHP R/R 6-2 205 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial HS / Palm Beach State 20 Collin Price So. 24 Caden Smith C/OF L/R 6-5 210 Fr. Roswell, Ga. / Alan C. Pope HS 24 Caden Smith Fr. 25 Luke Sutko RHP R/R 6-4 210 Jr. Woodstock, Ga. / Forsyth Central HS / St. John’s River State 29 Jordan Ammons R-Jr. 26 Joe Molettiere RHP R/R 6-2 200 Gr. Sellersville, Pa. / Pennridge HS / Monmouth Right-Handed Pitchers (14) 27 Ryan Getz RHP R/R 6-3 190 Fr. Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter HS No. Name Yr. 28 Holton McGaha LHP L/L 6-2 195 So. Danielsville, Ga. / Madison County HS 5 Will Bowdoin So. 6 Taylor Lobus R-Sr. 29 Jordan Ammons OF R/R 6-3 220 R-Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall HS 12 Garrett Mathis Jr. 30 Zach Turner RHP R/R 6-2 190 Fr. Acworth, Ga. / North Cobb Christian School 13 Alex McKay Fr. 31 Jackson Kelley RHP R/R 6-0 175 So. Marietta, Ga. / The Walker School 14 Peyton Berry So. 32 Fred Wilson LHP L/L 6-0 160 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. / Hillgrove HS 18 Hunter Phillips Gr. 22 Zach Graveno Sr. 33 Josh Farmer RHP R/R 6-3 165 R-So. Bogart, Ga. / North Oconee HS 23 Tomy Green Jr. 34 Trevor Austin INF R/R 6-0 175 R-So. Suwanee, Ga. / Home School 25 Luke Sutko Jr. 35 Chance Lyon INF L/R 5-9 165 Fr. Shreveport, La. / Loyola College Prep. / Arkansas-Little Rock 26 Joe Molettiere Gr. 27 Ryan Getz Fr. 38 James MacCallum C R/R 5-11 205 Fr. Sandy Springs, Ga. / Marist School 30 Zach Turner Fr. 42 CJ Keckler C R/R 6-3 210 So. Biloxi, Miss. / D’Iberville HS / Hinds CC 31 Jackson Kelley So. 43 Clay Simpson C R/R 5-7 150 Fr. Jackson, Tenn. / Madison Magnet 33 Josh Farmer R-So. 46 Alex Alvord C R/R 6-1 200 R-Jr. Douglasville, Ga. / Woodward Academy Left-Handed Pitchers (5) 49 Eli Young C R/R 6-1 219 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Archer HS No. Name Yr. 15 Beau Healy Jr. COACHING STAFF 16 Tanner Hall Sr. 21 Caleb Mitchell Jr.. 1 Craig Gibson Head Coach 17th Season Mercer, 1986 28 Holton McGaha So. 50 Brent Shade Associate HC/Recruiting Coordinator 12th Season Defiance, 2001 32 Fred Wilson Fr. 00 Willie Stewart Assistant Coach Fifth Season UNC Asheville, 2000 51 Ian Humphrey Volunteer Assistant Coach Fourth Season Marshall, 2013 BY BATTING STANCE Hand No. Kyle Bialousz Student Assistant First Season Right 23 Left 13 BY THROWING HAND Hand No. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Right 31 Left 5 #29 Jordan AMMONS AM’-unz #15 BEAU Healy BO’ HEE’-lee BY STATE #11 LE Bassett LEE #6 Taylor LOBUS LOH’-bus State No.