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Keldrin Rodriguez
Erin Kelley
6
Towson TOW 15-22, 4-14 CAA
8
Winner Mercer MER 28-12, 4-5 SoCon
Towson TOW
15-22, 4-14 CAA
6
Final
8
Mercer MER
28-12, 4-5 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Towson TOW 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 6 6 1
Mercer MER 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 X 8 9 5

W: Ewaldsen, Collin (2-1) L: Whiteman, Jacob (1-2) S: Kersey, Braydon (4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Eric Ryan

Towson Baseball Defeated by Mercer in Series Finale

MACON, Ga. – The Towson University baseball team faced Mercer on Sunday afternoon in the final game of a three-game series.
 
After Mercer (28-12) jumped out to an early lead, Towson (15-22) tied the game at three, then twice later in the game. Tied 6-6, the Bears hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to go back ahead by two. The Tigers were held scoreless in the final inning, falling 8-6 in the final game against the Bears.
Key Stats:­­
  • Towson pitcher Jacob Whiteman (1-2) took the loss, allowing two earned runs on two hits in 2.1 relief innings. Whiteman struck out four and walked two batters.
  • Mercer pitcher Collin Ewaldsen (2-1) earned the win after allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits in 2.0 innings pitched.
 
How it Happened:
  • Eli Stephens put Mercer on the board with a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning.
  • Nick LoBello drove in Towson's first run of the game on a bases-loaded fielder's choice in the fourth inning. Keldrin Rodriguez scored on Janove's subsequent reach on error to cut the Tigers' deficit to one run.
  • Ethan Brand scored from first base on Nich Francuzenko's reach on error in the top of the fifth, tying the game for the Tigers.
  • The Bears reclaimed a one-run lead in the bottom half on Huffman's bases-loaded walk.
  • K. Rodriguez led off the sixth inning with a double to right field.  After moving to third on LoBello's sacrifice bunt, he scored on AJ Kolb's single through the left side to tie the game.
  • Katz's homer and Baughcum's RBI single through the left side put the Bears back up by two.
  • Brian Heckelman tied the game at six with a two-run homer to left field.
  • Back-to-back homers from Kamaka and Baughcum gave Mercer an 8-6 lead with one inning to play.
  • The Tigers were held scoreless in the top of the ninth inning and fell by that score in the final game of the series.
 
On Deck:
The Tigers cap their ten-game road stand against UMBC on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
 
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