MACON, GA – The Saint Peter's University baseball team lost to the Mercer Bears 17-4 in the first of a three game series on Friday afternoon. Junior infielder Sam Haney hit his first home run of the season for the Peacocks in the fourth inning.
Score: Saint Peter's 4, Mercer 17
Records: Saint Peter's (3-7, 0-0 MAAC) | Mercer (13-1, 0-0 SoCon)
Pitchers: W: Josh Harlow (3-0) L:
Kyle Mahady (1-1) S: None
Location: OrthoGeorgia Park | Macon, GA
How It Happened
- Mercer jumped out to a 10-0 lead over the course of the first three innings.
- To kick off the top of the fourth inning, sophomore outfielder Collin Jensen hit a lead off double to give the Peacocks a runner in scoring position. The next batter, Sam Haney, hit his first home run of the season to put two runs on the board for the Peacocks.
- The Bears responded in the bottom of the fourth with five runs.
- Mercer tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the eighth.
- Junior catcher Michael Cardone hit an RBI single in the top of the ninth, scoring freshman outfielder Michael Pollard.
- The next batter, sophomore infielder Parker Gray, also hit an RBI single, scoring junior infielder Jeff Massicotte.
Notes
- Haney had two RBI's, scored one run, and had one hit.
- Jensen scored one run and recorded a hit.
- Cardone and Gray each had one hit and one RBI.
- Pollard had a hit and scored a run.
- Sophomore infielder Jack Eichler and Massicotte were able to get one hit.
Coach's Quote (Lou Proietti)
- Today we ran into a very good team who competes at all facets of the game. We made some mistakes early that inevitably we weren't able to overcome.
- There were some bright spots, Jack Gannon did a fantastic job out of the bullpen for us. He kept some very good hitters off balance.
- We also had three guys come off the bench and get a hit for us. Hopefully we can put an entire game together on Sunday.
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