2020 BASEBALL GAME NOTES Website: MercerBears.com l Twitter: @MercerBaseball l Facebook: /MercerBaseball l Instagram: @Mercer.Baseball SCHEDULE ON DECK OVERALL: 11-0 | SOCON: 0-0 | H: 9-0 | A: 2-0 | N: 0-0 MERCER FLORIDA STATE FEBRUARY GAME 12 14 MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE W, 13-4 11-0 0-0 8-3 0-0 15 MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (DH) W, 3-2/ W, 5-1 TUESDAY, MARCH 3 • 4 P.M. OVERALL SOCON OVERALL SUN BELT 16 MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE Canceled Tallahassee, Fla. | Dick Howser Stadium 18 at Florida A&M W, 7-5 PROJECTED STARTERS 19 at Florida A&M W, 7-2 MU: RSo. RHP 33 Josh Farmer 1-0 1.04 Craig GIBSON Mike MARTIN JR 21 RADFORD W, 9-2 FSU: Fr. LHP 43 Bryce Hubbart 0-1 8.31 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 22 RADFORD W, 6-1 23 RADFORD W, 7-6 554-382 554-382 8-3 8-3 CAREER at MERCER CAREER at FSU 25 at Georgia Southern PPD 17th Season 17th Season 1st Season 1st Season 28 UT MARTIN W, 7-2 29 UT MARTIN W, 8-4 .307 BA .258 MARCH IN & OUT 1 UT MARTIN W, 11-4 83 R 103 3 at Florida State 4 p.m. » Mercer is one of just four NCAA Division I programs to win at 6 WEST VIRGINIA 6 p.m. 115 H 94 7 WEST VIRGINIA 2 p.m. least 35 games in each of the past nine seasons, joining Florida 8 WEST VIRGINIA 1 p.m. State, LSU and Vanderbilt. 28 2B 23 10 at Georgia State 6 p.m. » The Bears Colby Thomas was named to the Top 150 Freshmen by 13 BRADLEY 6 p.m. 3 3B 2 14 BRADLEY 2 p.m. Division 1 Baseball. 15 BRADLEY 1 p.m. » Eight of Mercer’s 10 games in February will be played at home. 10 HR 8 17 FLORIDA A&M 6 p.m. 18 FLORIDA A&M 4 p.m. » Mercer is one of six teams in the NCAA that remain undefeated 78 RBI 93 20 at ETSU * 6 p.m. and are the only team in the Southern Conference with a 21 at ETSU * 2 p.m. perfect record. 41 BB 88 22 at ETSU * 1 p.m. 25 at Georgia Tech 7 p.m. » The Bears were hit by six pitches in Sunday’s series finale against 74 SO 132 Radford. This moved the total for the season to 21, the fifth 27 THE CITADEL * 6 p.m. 14 SB 12 28 THE CITADEL * 4 p.m. most in the NCAA. 29 THE CITADEL * 1 p.m. » Since 2010, the Bears are the winningest Division I baseball 18 E 26 APRIL program in the state of Georgia. The Bears have won 392 games. 1 at Kennesaw State 6:30 p.m. .957 FLD% .937 3 FURMAN * 6 p.m. 2.27 ERA 2.32 4 FURMAN * 2 p.m. 5 FURMAN * 1 p.m. 99.0 IP 101.0 7 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 6 p.m. 9 at Samford * 7 p.m. 79 H 71 10 at Samford * 7 p.m. 11 at Samford * 2 p.m. 33 R 38 13 at Georgia Southern 6 p.m. 15 GEORGIA STATE 6 p.m. 25 ER 26 17 at UNCG * 6 p.m. 18 at UNCG * 2 p.m. 18 BB 45 19 at UNCG * 1 p.m. 21 GEORGIA TECH 6 p.m. 111 SO 134 24 VMI * 6 p.m. 25 VMI * 2 p.m. .212 BAA .187 26 VMI * 1 p.m. MAY 1 WOFFORD * 6 p.m. 2 WOFFORD * 2 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS 3 WOFFORD * 1 p.m. 6 KENNESAW STATE 6 p.m. BY POSITION 8 at Western Carolina * 5 p.m. Pos. No. Name AVG. AB R H HR RBI OB% 9 at Western Carolina * 6 p.m. MERCER DEFENSE 10 at Western Carolina * 2 p.m. C 20 Collin Price .048 21 7 1 0 1 .231 13 at Northwestern State 7 p.m. 1B 10 Angelo DiSpigna .375 40 14 15 2 5 .510 4 14 vs. Houston (at Natchitoches, La.) 2 p.m. 2B 2 Kyle Dockus .226 31 7 7 0 4 .368 15 at Northwestern State 7:30 p.m. 8 19 3B 34 Trevor Austin .355 31 3 11 0 4 .375 SOCON TOURNAMENT SS 3 RJ Yeager .275 40 9 11 1 10 .412 3 2 19-24 TBD ^ SDN TBD LF 8 Colby Thomas .340 47 10 16 3 15 .404 34 10 * Southern Conference game CF 4 Bill Knight .351 37 9 13 1 8 .429 ^ in Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) RF 19 Brandon Michie .366 41 13 15 2 8 .435 20 DH 11 Le Bassett .265 34 6 9 1 11 .419 MERCER BASEBALL | 2020 PAGE 2 QUICK FACTS MERCER AT FLORIDA STATE POWERFUL PEN » Mercer (11-0) travels to Tallahassee, Fla. to face No. 11 » The Bears bullpen has been has been dominate this season. They Location ...................................................Macon, Ga. Florida State in a nonconference midweek matchup at Dick Howser have pitched 43 innings in 11 games. Enrollment ......................................................8,667 Stadium. » On Feb. 18, the Bears’ pen dominated in a comeback win at Florida Founded ............................................................1833 » The Bears trail Florida State, 63-8, in the all-time series. A&M. Mercer’s pen pitched eight innings and limited the Rattlers Conference..................................................Southern » Craig Gibson is 0-5 as a head coach against the Seminoles. to six hits, while striking out nine. Affiliation ..........................................NCAA Division I » Mercer has lost 25 straight games to Florida State, the longest » On the season, the Bears have only allowed 34 hits. streak in their all-time history. » The arms coming out of the pen have struckout 53 batters while Colors ..............................Orange (PMS 716C) & Black » Mercer’s last meeting with the Seminoles was a three game series only issuing 11 free passes. Nickname ......................................................... Bears last season. Mercer was swept by the Seminoles. » Mercer has used 11 different relief pitchers and they have President ...............................William D. Underwood » The Bears and Seminoles met in the 2015 Tallahassee Regional. combined for a 1.67 ERA on the season. Director of Athletics ...................................Jim Cole The Bears were defeated 5-4 extra-inning . » Twice this season, the Bears pen have combined for nine Athletic Dept. Office ....................... (478) 301-2994 » The Seminoles are 8-3 on the season and are coming off strikeouts in the season opener and on Feb. 18. Ticket Office ..................................... (478) 301-5470 two straight losses to Texas Tech. Florida State’s mid-week games » One of the most effective outtings out of the bullpen this season Baseball Office ................................ (478) 301-2738 against Jacksonville have been postponed. was on Feb. 18 at FAMU. Garrett Mathes came out of the pen » Florida State is led by head coach Mike Martin Jr., who is with the Bears down 5-1 and pitched 4.1 innings of one-hit ball. PROGRAM HISTORY in his 1st year at the helm. He recorded five strikeouts in the contest. First Year of Baseball.......................................1948 Last 13 Meetings (0-13) Mercer Top 100 Program 3/3/19 Tallahassee L 5-1 All-Time Record .......................1,581-1,359-5 (.536) » This fall, D1Baseball released its top 100 programs and Mercer Reg. Season Conference Titles .............................7 3/2/19 Tallahassee L 12-1 3/1/19 Tallahassee L 9-5 came in at #86. 1982, ‘94, ‘97, 2013, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17 5/29/15 Tallahassee L 5-4 (10) » Mercer was the only Southern Conference team to appear on the Conference Tournament Titles ............................6 3/7/06 Tallahassee L 8-4 list. » The rankings award points for making regionals and having 1979, ‘81, ‘83, 2010, ‘15, ‘19 3/26/02 Tallahassee L 11-2 posteason success over the last five years. NCAA Tournament Appearances ..........................4 4/3/01 Tallahassee L 15-1 2010, ‘13, ‘15, ‘19 » The Bears have been named on all three of the Top 100 rankings 3/28/00 Tallahassee L 15-5 that D1Baseball has released - No. 82 in 2015, No. 75 in 2017. 3/30/99 Tallahassee L 14-1 FACILITY INFORMATION 4/1/98 Tallahassee L 11-0 3/31/98 Tallahassee L 13-3 PERFECT 11-0 START Stadium .....OrthoGeorgia Park at Claude Smith Field 4/30/97 Macon L 9-2 » Mercer has have opened the 2020 season with a perfect 11-0 mark, Year Opened .....................................................1962 4/2/97 Tallahassee L 12-6 which is the best start in program history. First Game ...........................April 3, 1962 vs. Erskine » Mercer is one of six teams in the nation that have a perfect record. Capacity ........................... 1,500 (renovated in 2017) POWER BEARS » During the 2014 season, the Bears opened the season a perfect 9-0, Surface .................................................Natural Grass for the second best start in program history. » The Bears lineup in 2020 could be a power threat. They have nine Dimensions...........LF: 330; CF: 400; RF: 320; LC: 370; RC: 350 » The Bears look to increase its winning streak to 12 games with a players on the roster that have hit home runs. win in Tuesday’s midweek contest at Florida State. » Out of the nine players, they have combined to hit 78 home COACHING STAFF runs in their careers at Mercer. Head Coach ....................................Craig Gibson » Leading the way is Le Bassett, who had 17 home runs as a WELCOME BACK LE! freshman to set a school record. Bassett has one home run this Alma Mater ...................................................Mercer (1986) » After missing the 2019 season with a an injury, Le Bassett returns season for 18 career bombs.