@MercerBaseball #WinTheMoment 2018 BASEBALL QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS 2017 BY THE NUMBERS ALL-TIME RECORD: 1,497-1,308-5 (.534) Overall: 39-17 SoCon: 17-6 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Home: 18-9 Location Macon, Ga. 2017 Overall Record 39-17 Away: 20-6 Founded 1833 SoCon Record (Finish) 17-6 (1st) Neutral: 1-2 Enrollment 8,667 SoCon Tournament Record 1-2 Nickname Bears Postseason N/A Colors Orange (PMS 716 C) and Black Letterwinners Returning/Lost 24/11 MERCER OPPONENTS Affiliation NCAA Division I Poisition Starters Returning/Lost 4/5 .295 BA .290 Conference Southern Pitchers Returning/Lost 15/3 405 R 311 President William D. Underwood Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 (Oklahoma Baptist, 1982) Newcomers 17 569 H 589 Athletics Director Jim Cole 123 2B 95 (Mercer, 1993) HISTORY 2 3B 6 First Year of Baseball 1948 STADIUM INFORMATION All-Time Record 1,497-1,308-5 79 HR 56 Stadium OrthoGeorgia Park Regular Season Conference Titles 6 373 RBI 290 Capacity 1,500 1982, ‘94, ‘97, 2013, ‘15, ‘16, '17 299 BB 184 Opened 1962 Conference Tournament Titles 5 Dimensions LF: 330 1979, ‘81, ‘83, 2010, ‘15 443 SO 522 LC: 370 NCAA Tournament Appearances 3 70 SB 56 CF: 400 2010, ‘13, ‘15 RC: 350 .974 FLD% .966 RF: 320 4.82 ERA 6.27 Surface Natural Grass KEY RETURNERS COACHING STAFF 2017 Statistics Head Coach Craig Gibson Alma Mater Mercer (1986) POSITION PLAYERS PITCHERS Overall Record 470-331 (14 years) Pos. Name Yr. B/T G/GS AVG R H RBI Pos. Name Yr. W-L ERA G/GS SV IP OBA Record at Mercer Same C/DH JT Thomas Sr. R/R 55/55 .357 49 75 62 RHP Robert Broom Jr. 8-2 2.04 31/0 1 61.2 .194 OF Alex Hanson Sr. R/R 52/52 .332 45 64 35 RHP Kevin Coulter Jr. 5-3 4.86 15/12 1 70.1 .313 OF Jackson Ware Sr. R/R 56/56 .282 39 49 25 LHP Austin Cox Jr. 4-2 5.69 15/15 0 68.0 .291 Assistant Coaches OF Trey Truitt Sr. R/R 51/50 .263 33 47 21 RHP Nick Spear Jr. 6-2 2.94 28/0 8 37.0 .180 3B Alex Crotty So. S/R 38/21 .315 10 29 13 LHP Christian Vann Sr. 1-2 4.14 30/0 0 37.0 .257 Assoc. HC/Recruiting Coord. Brent Shade RHP Zach Graveno So. 6-1 5.10 21/2 0 30.0 .300 Assistant Coach Willie Stewart RHP Chase Burks Sr. 1-1 5.77 20/7 1 39.0 .325 Volunteer Assistant Coach Ian Humphrey % RETURNING FROM 2017 % RETURNING FROM 2017 Quality Control Manager Anthony Perez BATTING (.303 AVG) PITCHING (4.50 ERA) Category Returning/Total Pct. SUPPORT STAFF AB 932/1927 48.3% Category Returning/Total Pct. R 199/405 49.1% W 33/39 84.6% Athletics Director/Baseball Admin Jim Cole H 283/569 49.7% L 14/17 82.3% Strength & Conditioning Carl Miller 2B 56/123 45.5% APP 213/245 86.9% 3B 1/2 50.0% GS 40/56 71.4% Athletic Trainer Isabella Haswell HR 32/49 40.5% SV 11/11 100.0% RBI 168/373 45.0% IP 406.6/508.0 80.0% TB 437/933 46.8% H 439/589 74.5% MERCER MEDIA RELATIONS BB 139/299 46.4% R 235/311 75.5% Baseball Contact Gerrit Van Genderen HBP 38/60 63.3% ER 203/272 74.6% SO 218/443 49.2% BB 169/184 91.8% Office (478) 301-5209 GDP 9/23 39.1% SO 453/522 86.7% Cell (478) 733-4239 SF 8/26 30.7% 2B 77/95 81.0% SH 43/74 58.1% 3B 2/6 33.3% Email [email protected] SB 42/70 60.0% HR 38/56 67.8% ONLINE Athletics Website MercerBears.com Twitter @MercerBaseball Instagram mercer.baseball Facebook /MercerBaseball ON THE AIR Video ESPN3 Audio Mercer Sports Network iHeartRadio 2018 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER BY POSITION NO. NAME POS. B/T HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 Kyle Dockus INF R/R 6-0 170 R-So. Loveland, Ohio / Calhoun CC / Moeller HS Catchers (5) 3 R.J. Yeager INF R/R 6-3 185 Fr. Lynn Haven, Fla. / Mosley HS No. Name Yr. 4 Jackson Ware OF R/R 5-11 185 Sr. Statesboro, Ga. / Statesboro HS -- Alex Alvord So. 5 Alex Hanson OF R/R 5-10 185 Sr. Tampa, Fla. / St. Petersburg CC / Steinbrenner HS 17 Alex Crotty So. 6 Taylor Lobus RHP R/R 6-1 190 R-So. Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah HS 26 Josh Henderson Fr. 7 Robert Broom RHP R/R 6-1 180 Jr. Rising Fawn, Ga. / Gordon Lee HS 25 JT Thomas Sr. 49 Eli Young Fr. 8 Trey Truitt OF R/R 6-1 190 Sr. Dothan, Ala. / Rehobeth HS 9 Austin Lord LHP L/L 6-0 185 R-Sr. Toccoa, Ga. / Stephens County HS Infielders (10) 10 Conrad Cornell OF R/R 6-1 200 Sr. Conyers, Ga. / Wesminster HS No. Name Yr. 11 Le Bassett INF L/R 5-10 180 Fr. Tifton, Ga. / Tift County HS 34 Trevor Austin Fr. 12 Steven Taylor INF R/R 6-0 185 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. / Marist HS 11 Le Bassett Fr. 13 David Posas OF S/R 6-0 198 R-So. Valdosta, Ga. / Valdosta HS 2 Kyle Dockus R-So. 14 Austin Cox LHP L/L 6-3 205 Jr. Forsyth, Ga. / First Presbyterian Day HS 44 Brody Frazier Fr. 15 Trey Woodham OF L/L 6-0 185 Fr. Auburn, Ala. / Auburn HS 31 Drew Lingo R-Sr. 39 Sean McDermott Jr. 16 Tanner Hall LHP L/L 6-0 185 Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. / Houston County HS 19 Brandon Michie Jr. 17 Alex Crotty C/3B S/R 6-1 205 So. Lake Mary, Fla. / Windermere Prep HS 12 Steven Taylor Sr. 18 Sawyer Gipson-Long RHP R/R 6-4 225 So. Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah HS 20 Cory Wright Jr. 19 Brandon Michie INF L/R 6-1 195 Jr. Brisbane, Australia / North Iowa CC 3 R.J. Yeager Fr. 20 Cory Wright INF L/L 6-0 190 Jr. South Elgin, Ill. / Parkland CC / Kansas St. / St. Charles North HS 21 Caleb Mitchell LHP L/L 6-0 170 Fr. Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview HS Outfielders (8) 22 Zach Graveno RHP R/R 6-2 210 So. Suwanee, Ga. / Lambert HS No. Name Yr. 23 Carter Varga RHP R/R 6-2 200 Sr. Clermont, Fla. / East Ridge HS 29 Jordan Ammons R-Fr. 10 Conrad Cornell Sr. 24 Chase Burks RHP R/R 6-4 230 Sr. Marietta, Ga. / CVCC / Walton HS 5 Alex Hanson Sr. 25 JT Thomas C R/R 5-10 185 Sr. Woodstock, Ga. / CVCC / Etowah HS 13 David Posas R-So. 26 Josh Henderson C R/R 5-10 185 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga. / Lakeview Academy 36 Andrew Tarrer Fr. 27 Kevin Coulter RHP R/R 6-5 210 Jr. Buford, Ga. / Buford HS 8 Trey Truitt Sr. 28 Christian Vann LHP L/L 6-2 195 Sr. Lilburn, Ga. / CVCC / Parkview HS 4 Jackson Ware Sr. 29 Jordan Ammons OF R/R 6-3 195 R-Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall HS 15 Trey Woodham Fr. 30 Ben Brock RHP R/R 6-2 190 R-Fr. Acworth, Ga. / Harrison HS 31 Drew Lingo INF R/R 5-11 190 R-Sr. Hamilton, Ga. / CVCC / Brookstone HS Right-Handed Pitchers (13) No. Name Yr. 32 Nick Spear RHP R/R 5-11 175 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. / St. Pius X HS 42 Kyle Bialousz Jr. 33 Josh Farmer RHP R/R 6-3 160 Fr. Bogart, Ga. / North Oconee HS 47 Matt Blair Fr. 34 Trevor Austin INF R/R 6-0 175 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. / Home School 30 Ben Brock R-Fr. 36 Andrew Tarrer OF R/R 6-2 185 Fr. Ideal, Ga. / Perry HS 7 Robert Broom Jr. 37 Jacob Hester LHP L/L 6-2 185 Fr. Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter HS 24 Chase Burks Sr. 38 Andrew Kane RHP R/R 6-7 235 Jr. Windermere, Fla. / Windermere Prep HS 27 Kevin Coulter Jr. 39 Sean McDermott 1B R/R 6-4 240 Jr. Cartersville, Ga. / Cleveland St. / Adairsville HS 33 Josh Farmer Fr. 18 Sawyer Gipson-Long So. 42 Kyle Bialousz RHP R/R 6-0 175 Jr. Brunswick, Ga. / Brunswick HS 22 Zach Graveno So. 44 Brody Frazier INF R/R 6-1 210 Fr. Chatsworth, Ga. / North Murray HS 38 Andrew Kane Jr. 47 Matt Blair RHP R/R 6-3 215 Fr. Lizella, Ga. / Tattnall Square Academy 6 Taylor Lobus R-So. 49 Eli Young C R/R 6-1 220 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Archer HS 32 Nick Spear Jr. -- Alex Alvord C R/R 6-1 200 So. Atlanta, Ga. / Woodward Academy 23 Carter Varga Sr. -- Connor Herd LHP L/L 6-4 205 Sr. Cologne, Minn. / Holy Family Catholic HS Left-Handed Pitchers (7) No. Name Yr. COACHING STAFF 14 Austin Cox Jr. 1 Craig Gibson Head Coach 15th Season Mercer, 1986 16 Tanner Hall Fr. 50 Brent Shade Associate HC/Recruiting Coordinator 10th Season Defiance, 2001 -- Connor Herd Sr. 00 Willie Stewart Assistant Coach Third Season UNC Asheville, 2000 37 Jacob Hester Fr. 51 Ian Humphrey Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season Marshall, 2013 9 Austin Lord R-Sr. -- Anthony Perez Qualty Control Manager First Season Georgia Tech, 2017 21 Caleb Mitchell Fr.