2021 BASEBALL GAME NOTES Website: MercerBears.com l Twitter: @MercerBaseball l Facebook: /MercerBaseball l Instagram: @Mercer.Baseball SCHEDULE ON DECK OVERALL: 24-16 | SOCON: 10-5 | H: 15-6 | A: 9-10 | N: 0-0 MERCER (24-16, 10-5 SOCON) vs. ETSU (18-18, 8-9 SOCON) FEBRUARY FRIDAY • APRIL 30 • 6 P.M. • MACON, GA. • ORTHOGEORGIA PARK • TV N/A 20 JACKSON STATE (DH) W, 9-0 | W, 10-0 (G1) SATURDAY • MAY 1 •2 P.M. • MACON, GA. • ORTHOGEORGIA PARK • TV N/A 21 JACKSON STATE W, 14-0 24 at Georgia Tech ACC Network L, 7-3 (G2) SATURDAY • MAY 1 • 5:30 P.M. • MACON, GA. • ORTHOGEORGIA PARK • TV N/A 26 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 17-7 27 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 11-5 PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS 28 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 5-2 MERCER ETSU MARCH FRI GR RHP GARETT DELANO (3-1, 3.22 ERA) VS. SO RHP HUNTER LOYD (4-3, 3.09 ERA) 2 at Florida State ACCNX PPD FRI SO RHP JACKSON KELLEY (2-3, 3.80 ERA) VS. JR LHP COLBY STUART (5-1, 2.74 ERA) 5 at South Carolina SECN+ L, 5-1 SAT R-JR RHP JOSH FARMER (4-0, 4.31 ERA) VS. JR RHP NATHANIAL TATE (3-3, 4.22 ERA) 6 at South Carolina SECN+ L, 4-0 7 at South Carolina SEC Network L, 1-0 MERCER ETSU 10 FLORIDA A&M W, 10-3 IN & OUT 12 MARSHALL W, 3-1 .282 BA .234 13 MARSHALL L, 11-10 » Mercer is one of just four NCAA Division I programs to win at 14 MARSHALL L, 19-9 least 35 games in each of the past 10 full seasons, joining 301 R 180 16 at Florida A&M W, 13-4 Florida State, LSU and Vanderbilt. 375 H 274 17 at Florida A&M W, 10-6 » Following the 2020 season, the Bears’ Colby Thomas was named 19 BRADLEY W, 11-9 to the 2020 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team. 81 2B 71 20 BRADLEY (DH) W, 12-11 | W, 15-5 This marked the sixth straight year Mercer had a player named 23 at Georgia State W, 5-3 4 3B 1 26 WOFFORD* ESPN+ W, 6-4 to the team. 27 WOFFORD (DH)* ESPN+ W, 13-7 | L, 12-2 » Since 2010, the Bears are the winningest Division I baseball 62 HR 36 30 at Florida SECN+ PPD program in the state of Georgia. The Bears have won 410 games. 271 RBI 171 31 at Florida State L, 8-1 » RJ Yeager has been named one of 30 student-athletes named to 183 BB 158 APRIL the Senior CLASS Award, who excel both on and off the field. 2 at The Citadel* ESPN+ W, 12-2 » Garett Delano was named to John Olerud Two-Way Player of the 326 SO 324 3 at The Citadel (DH)* ESPN+ W, 6-5 | W, 12-2 Year Watch List. He is one of 17 players named to the list. The 6 GEORGIA STATE ESPN+ W, 5-1 award will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation. 40 SB 29 10 UNCG* W, 7-4 » Mercer is one of two schools, along with Minnesota, to only 31 E 43 11 UNCG (DH)* W, 17-0 | W, 7-3 have three coaches since the 1948 season. 14 at Georgia Southern ESPN+ L, 3-2 .978 FLD% .968 16 at VMI ESPN+ L, 4-3 17 at VMI (DH)* L, 5-4 | L, 10-0 SERIES HISTORY 5.18 ERA 4.08 21 GEORGIA STATE ESPN+ W, 17-4 Series History 35-14 342.0 IP 315.2 23 at Samford (DH)* ESPN+ L, 10-9 | W, 12-5 Streak W7 24 at Samford* ESPN+ W, 5-4 373 H 296 28 at Kennesaw State ESPN+ W, 12-10 First Meetings (1978) L, 4-3 30 ETSU* 6 p.m. Last Meeting (2019) W, 11-7 225 R 170 MAY Last Mercer Win (2019) 11-7 197 ER 143 1 ETSU (DH)* 2 p.m. Last ETSU Win (2017) 9-2 141 BB 131 5 KENNESAW STATE 6 p.m. Gibson vs. ETSU 35-13 7 at Western Carolina(DH)* ESPN+ 5 p.m. 333 SO 323 8 at Western Carolina* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 11 at Georgia State 6 p.m. .280 BAA .247 14 THE CITADEL* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 15 THE CITADEL (DH)* ESPN+ 2 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS 18 GEORGIA SOUTHERN ESPN+ 6 p.m. 20 at Wofford* 5 p.m. BY POSITION 21 at Wofford (DH)* 2 p.m. Pos. No. Name AVG. AB R H HR RBI OB% MERCER DEFENSE SOCON TOURNAMENT C 20 Collin Price .320 125 28 40 4 21 .403 25-30 TBD ^ TBD 1B 10 Angelo DiSpigna .277 137 32 38 10 30 .405 4 * Southern Conference game 2B 7 Garett Delano .322 121 28 39 7 32 .428 8 19 ^ in Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) 3B 34 Trevor Austin .281 121 28 35 0 12 .399 SS 3 RJ Yeager .289 159 32 46 9 33 .346 3 7 LF 8 Colby Thomas .246 134 29 33 5 26 .377 34 10 CF 4 Bill Knight .325 157 38 51 6 37 .407 RF 19 Brandon Michie .294 143 37 42 10 37 .408 20 DH 11 Le Bassett .278 36 6 10 2 7 .422 MERCER BASEBALL | 2021 PAGE 2 QUICK FACTS MERCER VS. ETSU Doubles!!! » Mercer (24-16) returns to Southern Conference play this weekend » The Bears lead the Southern Conference with 81 doubles this Location ...................................................Macon, Ga. when they host ETSU at OrthoGeorgia Park. season. The 81 doubles ranks 13th best in the NCAA. Enrollment ......................................................9,000 » The last time these two teams played was during the 2019 season » Charlotte leads the nation in doubles with 96. Founded ............................................................1833 when Mercer defeated ETSU 11-7 in the SoCon Tournament. » Fourteen different Bears have hit at least one double this season. Conference..................................................Southern » The Bears have won seven straight meetings against the » Bill Knight leads the team with 12 doubles, which is the SoCon Affiliation ..........................................NCAA Division I Bucs. lead. Colors ..............................Orange (PMS 716C) & Black » Head Coach Craig Gibson is 35-13 against the Bucs. POWER BEARS Nickname ......................................................... Bears Last Five Meetings (9-1) President ...............................William D. Underwood May 25, 2019 (Greenville) W 11-7 » This season, Mercer has hit 62 home runs and are led by Angelo Director of Athletics ...................................Jim Cole April 28, 2019 (Macon) W 6-0 DiSpigna and Brandon Michie, who have ten home runs. The 62 Athletic Dept. Office ....................... (478) 301-2994 April 27, 2019 (Macon) W 6-3 home runs ranks 3rd best in the nation and leads the Southern Ticket Office ..................................... (478) 301-5470 April 26, 2019 (Macon) W 5-4 Conference. » Twelve different Bears have hit a home run on the season. Baseball Office ................................ (478) 301-2738 March 31, 2018 (Johnson City) W 8-4 March 30, 2018 (Johnson City) W 5-3 » Saturday, DiSpigna hit two bombs for his first multi-home run game of the season. He now has 25 home runs for his career and is March 29, 2018 (Johnson City) W 10-4 PROGRAM HISTORY the active home run leader on the Bears. March 26, 2017 (Macon) L 9-2 First Year of Baseball.......................................1948 » David Burke hit his first two home runs of his career on Friday March 25, 2017 (Macon) W 10-6 against Samford. He is now one of four players this season to hit All-Time Record .....................1,797-1,513-16 (.543) March 24, 2017 (Macon) W 5-2 multiple home runs in a game. Reg. Season Conference Titles .............................7 » The Bears showed off their power since April 21. In the Bears five 1982, ‘94, ‘97, 2013, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17 A PEACH OF A PROGRAM games, Mercer hit 18 home runs, including nine on the weekend Conference Tournament Titles ............................6 at Samford. The nine bombs at Samford was the most in a » Since 2010, the Mercer Bears have won the most games out of single series this season for Mercer. Mercer hit four home runs at 1979, ‘81, ‘83, 2010, ‘15, ‘19 Division I Baseball teams in Georgia. Kennesaw State on Wednesday. NCAA Tournament Appearances ..........................4 » The Bears have won 15 more games than the second team on » Mercer has hit a home run in 10 of its last 11 games and 2010, ‘13, ‘15, ‘19 the list, which is Georgia Tech. have a home run in the last four games. » Below are the six programs in Georgia and their wins since 2010. FACILITY INFORMATION » Mercer is one of two programs in the state with over 400 wins since the start of the 2010 season. Mercer accomplished that feat PLAYING IN-STATE PROGRAMS Stadium .....OrthoGeorgia Park at Claude Smith Field on March 17 with a 10-6 win over Florida A&M. Year Opened .....................................................1962 » This season, the Bears will play nine games against in-state First Game ...........................April 3, 1962 vs. Erskine Most Wins in Georgia opponents. Mercer 418 » Mercer will play every NCAA D1 in-state opponent but Georgia this Capacity ........................... 1,500 (renovated in 2017) season. Surface .................................................Natural Grass Georgia Tech 403 Georgia Southern 375 » Four of the nine in-state matchups will happen at OrthoGeorgia Dimensions...........LF: 330; CF: 400; RF: 320; LC: 370; RC: 350 Park. Georgia 354 Kennesaw State 326 COACHING STAFF Most Wins Against Georgia Schools In 2021 (April 29) Georgia State 292 Mercer 4-2 Head Coach ....................................Craig Gibson Georgia Tech 3-1 Alma Mater ...................................................Mercer (1986) BROOKS WALLACE WATCH LIST Georgia Southern 4-3 Career Record ........................................580-401 (18 years) » The College Baseball Foundation announced its watch Georgia 4-3 Record at Mercer ........................................................Same list for the Brooks Wallace Award.