2018 BASEBALL GAME NOTES GAME 22

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1 @MercerBaseball #RoarTogether SCHEDULE OVERALL: 16-5 SOCON: 0-0 H: 14-3 A: 2-2 N: 0-0 All times eastern. FEBRUARY 16 Bethune-Cookman W Bethune-Cookman W Bethune-Cookman L Florida A&M W (10) 21 Florida A&M L UNC Asheville W UNC Asheville W UNC Asheville W at Kennesaw State W Kennesaw State W 7-5 MARCH 4 Holy Cross W Holy Cross W Holy Cross L Savannah State W at Kansas State L at Kansas State W at Kansas State L Georgia Southern W Eastern Kentucky W Eastern Kentucky W Eastern Kentucky W at Georgia Tech ACC + 6 p.m. 23 Wofford * ESPN3 6 p.m. 24 Wofford * ESPN3 2 p.m. 25 Wofford * ESPN3 1 p.m. 27 at Florida A&M 4 p.m. 29 at ETSU * 6:30 p.m. 30 at ETSU * 2 p.m. 31 at ETSU * 1 p.m. APRIL 3 at Savannah State 6 p.m. 4 at Georgia Southern 6 p.m. 6 Furman * ESPN3 6 p.m. 7 Furman * ESPN3 2 p.m. 8 Furman * ESPN3 1 p.m. 10 Georgia Tech ESPN3 6 p.m. 13 at Samford * 7 p.m. 14 at Samford * 3 p.m. 15 at Samford * 2 p.m. 18 at Georgia State 6 p.m. 20 at Western Carolina * 5 p.m. 21 at Western Carolina * 2 p.m. 22 at Western Carolina * 1 p.m. 24 at Florida 6 p.m. 27 VMI * ESPN3 6 p.m. 28 VMI * ESPN3 2 p.m. 29 VMI * ESPN3 1 p.m. MAY 5 at UNCG * 6 p.m. 6 at UNCG * 2 p.m. 7 at UNCG * 1 p.m. 10 Alcorn State ESPN3 6 p.m. 11 Alcorn State ESPN3 6 p.m. 12 Alcorn State ESPN3 6 p.m. 15 Georgia State 6 p.m. 17 The Citadel * 6 p.m. 18 The Citadel * ESPN3 6 p.m. 19 The Citadel * ESPN3 2 p.m. SOCON TOURNAMENT TBD ^ SDN TBD * Southern Conference game ^ in Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) ON DECK 2018 BASEBALL GAME NOTES GAME 22 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 6 P.M. Atlanta, Ga. Russ Chandler Stadium Forecast: 53 /33 ; Cloudy; WNW 26 MPH PROJECTED STARTERS MU: Sr. LHP 28 Christian Vann GT: LHP 34 Will Shirah BATTING PRACTICE Mercer is 4-0 against in-state foes this season. Mercer is 5-1 in midweek contests this season. Wednesday's contest will serve as only Mercer's fifth road game of the season. Craig Gibson ( ) is 14 wins away from career victory No The Bears lead the nation with 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings. It is one of nine statistical categories that Mercer ranks inside the top 10 nationally. Austin Cox ranks second nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (16.05). Trey Truitt ranks among the top five in numerous Southern Conference categories including total bases (60), slugging percentage (.800), RBI (21), runs scored (28), on base percentage (.511), home runs (7), hits (32) and batting average (.427). Mercer's extra-inning win vs. Florida A&M on Feb. 20 was the program's 1,500th all-time win. Mercer is the only team nationally with eight players to have 14-plus runs batted in this season. (Auburn has nine with 12+). Mercer is one of nine teams nationally with 10 different players who have hit at least one home run this season. (Arkansas, 11; FAU, 11; South Carolina, 11; Davidson, 11; Georgia Tech, 10; Wichita State, 10; Elon, 10; Ohio, 10) The Bears currently have four players with hit streaks of five games or better and six players with reached base streaks of 10 games or better. PROJECTED STARTERS BY POSITION Pos. No. Name AVG. AB R H HR RBI OB% C 25 JT Thomas B 20 Cory Wright B 2 Kyle Dockus B 4 Jackson Ware SS 3 RJ Yeager LF 13 David Posas CF 5 Alex Hanson RF 8 Trey Truitt DH 11 Le Bassett MERCER OVERALL SOCON Craig GIBSON HEAD COACH CAREER 15th Season at MU 15th Season VS. GEORGIA TECH.318 BA R H B B 5 31 HR RBI BB SO SB 7 24 E FLD ERA IP H R ER BB SO BAA MERCER DEFENSE OVERALL ACC 5 25 Danny HALL HEAD COACH 1, CAREER 31st Season 2 20 at GT 25th Season 8

2 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Macon, Ga. Founded 1833 Enrollment 8,667 Nickname Bears Colors Orange (PMS 716 C) and Black Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Southern President William D. Underwood (Oklahoma Baptist, 1982) Athletics Director Jim Cole (Mercer, 1993) STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium OrthoGeorgia Park Capacity 1,500 Opened 1962 Dimensions LF: 330 / LC: 370 / CF: 400 / RC: 350 / RF: 320 Surface Natural Grass COACHING STAFF Head Coach Craig Gibson Alma Mater Mercer (1986) Overall Record (15th season) Record at Mercer Same Assistant Coaches Assoc. HC/Recruiting Coord. Assistant Coach Volunteer Asssistant Coach Quality Control Manager Brent Shade Willie Stewart Ian Humphrey Anthony Perez SUPPORT STAFF Athletics Director/Baseball Admin Jim Cole Strength & Conditioning Carl Miller Athletic Trainer Isabella Haswell MERCER MEDIA RELATIONS Baseball Contact Gerrit Van Genderen Office (478) Cell (478) vangenderen_gw@mercer.edu TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Overall Record SoCon Record (Finish) 17-6 (1st) SoCon Tournament Record 1-2 Postseason N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost 24/11 Poisition Starters Returning/Lost 4/5 s Returning/Lost 15-3 Starting s Returning/Lost 3/1 Newcomers 17 HISTORY First Year of Baseball 1948 All-Time Record 1,513-1,313-5 (.534) Regular Season Conference Titles , 94, 97, 2013, 15, 16, '17 Conference Tournament Titles , 81, 83, 2010, 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances , 13, 15 WINNING TRADITION A LOOK AT GEORGIA TECH The Yellow Jackets are two weeks into Atlantic Coast Conference play and own an overall record of 11-8 (2-4 ACC). They are in the midst of a difficult fivegame week as they face No. 6 Auburn (19-2) Tuesday before hosting Mercer and then travel to Raleigh, N.C. for a three-game series at NC State. GT head coach Danny Hall enters the week one victory shy of career win number 1,000 as the Yellow Jackets' skipper. The Yellow Jackets are 2-0 against in-state foes, having defeated Georgia Southern (Feb. 20) and Georgia State (March 7). Georgia Tech is led by an impressive offense, which entered the week batting.323 with 219 hits, 28 home runs and a collective slugging percentage of.510. The Bears will face freshman left-hander Will Shirah, who will be making his first career start on the mound Wednesday. A LOOK AT THE SERIES After winning three straight games in the series in , Mercer has fallen to the Yellow Jackets in five of the last six meetings. Mercer and Georgia Tech have met 166 times since their first clash in The two teams have played every year at least once since Series: Georgia Tech Last Meeting: April 18, 2017 Georgia Tech, 8-5 Streak: Georgia Tech, 2 K'S FOR DAYS The Bears are the nation's leaders with 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Mercer's 260 strikeouts in innings pitched have been highlighted by a pair of 23-strikeout performances on Feb. 23 and March 5. Only two teams nationally have thrown 23 strikeouts in a game this season (Harvard), with Mercer being the only team to do it twice. Mercer set a program record with 522 strikeouts in SOCON #4PEAT? Since joining the Southern Conference in 2015, Mercer has established a dominance with three consecutive regular season titles. The Bears became the first SoCon team to three-peat since Western Carolina claimed three SoCon South Division titles and the overall league title from The last program to win the title four consecutive years was West Virginia, which won it in Mercer head coach Craig Gibson has made his mark at his alma mater, helping the Bears reach the 35-win mark in each of the past eight years. Only five NCAA Division I programs entered the 2018 season with seven in a row: Mercer, Coastal Carolina, Florida State, LSU and Vanderbilt. EIGHT CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 35 WINS OR MORE DEFEND YOUR TURF Mercer's steady dominance at OrthoGeorgia Park since the 2012 campaign has played a key role in eight consecutive seasons with 35 wins or more. The Bears are at home since '12, including a 14-3 mark so far in LIGHTNING ROD Senior right fielder Trey Truitt has been a catalyst for a Mercer offense averaging 9.6 runs per game this season. He was named the SoCon Player of the Week and a Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week on Monday for a staggering four-game stretch in which he batted.588 with 14 RBI, four home runs, eight runs scored and two stolen bases. Truitt is batting.427 for the season and is currently riding a career-long 13-game hit streak. He ranks among the top five in numerous SoCon statistical categories including total bases (60), slugging percentage (.800), RBI (21), runs scored (28), on base percentage (.511), home runs (7) and hits (32). VANN'S THE MAN After impressing in his first career start with a 6.2-inning, seven-strikeout effort at Kennesaw State on Feb. 27, senior left-hander Christian Vann emerged as a capable starting pitcher for the Bears. He cracked the weekend rotation at Kansas State and despite taking the loss, has proven to be one of Mercer's top arms. Vann will get the start Wednesday at Georgia Tech. Opposing batters are hitting a miniscule.169 against him over 22.0 innings. He ranks 34th nationally with strikeouts per nine innings. YOUR CHOICE: BROOM OR SPEAR Junior right-handed pitchers Robert Broom and Nick Spear are two of 52 players on the preseason watch list for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award. Mercer is the only school with multiple players named to the watch list. The award is given annually to the top relief pitcher at the NCAA Division I level. Both have been excellent out of the bullpen this season. Broom (3-0, 1.54 ERA) has recorded one save and 41 strikeouts in 23.1 innings. His strikeouts per nine innings rank fifth nationally. Spear (1-0, 3.45 ERA) owns a team-best four saves after recording a pair in Mercer's sweep of Eastern Kentucky on March He has tossed 15.2 innings over a team-leading 10 appearances and has 27 strikeouts while opposing batters are hitting only.203 against him. 2 MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES

3 JACK OF ALL TRADES After three years of anchoring Mercer's left field corner, senior Jackson Ware had a "first" experience on Feb. 23 vs. UNC Asheville at OrthoGeorgia Park. The Statesboro, Ga., native made his first career start at third base after making 145 starts in left field dating back to Since Ware took over the starting role at the hot corner, Mercer is Ware is batting.297 in 74 at bats this season with 20 runs, 14 RBI and seven extra base hits. A former high school infielder, Ware was recruited to Mercer as an infielder, but made himself at home in left field mid-way through his freshman year when he claimed the starting role. COX IN CONTROL The odds have tended to be in Mercer's favor whenever Austin Cox takes the mound this season. Mercer is undefeated (5-0) when its left-handed ace starts this season and has outscored its opponents in such games. Cox (4-0, 5.11 ERA) ranks second nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (16.05). MERCER'S HOUND DOG Basset hounds are often considered to be reliable, easy-natured and peaceful dogs. Mercer freshman Le Bassett compares to the dog breed in more than a name similarity, as he has emerged as one of the Bears' smoothest bats. Six of Bassett's 17 hits this season are home runs, including a pinch-hit three-run blast that rallied Mercer to a 5-4 victory over UNC Asheville on Feb. 24. Although the freshman has cooled off of late, he is still fourth on the team with 20 RBI. J-TEE BALL? Senior catcher JT Thomas was named the 2018 preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year, as voted by the league's coaches. Thomas earned two preseason All-America First Team nods by Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA as well after an impressive junior campaign for the Bears. A product of Woodstock, Ga., Thomas has picked up where he left off in 2017 with a torrid start through 18 games this season. Thomas has already tallied a career-long 16-game hit streak and despite cooling off offensively of late, is still batting.354 for the season. Thomas was also named to the 2018 Johnny Bench Award Watch List, proving his defensive caliber. The award is presented to the top catcher in NCAA Division I by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. HAVE A DAY, RJ While he was projected as one of the Southern Conference's top freshmen before ever playing a game, shortstop RJ Yeager showed growing pains early this season. Those days already seem to be in the rearview mirror just 18 games into his rookie campaign. After batting.171 (6-for-35) through the first 11 games of the season, Yeager has hit a scorching team-high.461 (18-for-39) in the last 10 contests. He has recorded at least one hit in each of those 10 games, including seven multi-hit games, while adding 15 RBI. FIREWORKS IN MARCH Mercer set a pair of program records with 33 runs scored on 28 hits in its 33-6 defeat of Holy Cross on March 5. The 33 runs are the third most in Southern Conference history and the second most by a NCAA Division I team this season. Mercer's 28 hits are tied for the eighth most in SoCon history. All but one of Mercer's 15 batters notched at least one hit while nine Bears recorded at least two hits. Brandon Michie (4-for-4), RJ Yeager (3-for-6), David Posas (3- for-4) and Cory Wright (3-for-4) led the Bears in the hits category. THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER Junior transfer and Australian product Brandon Michie has provided serious pop in the middle of Mercer's lineup. Michie has reached base in all 14 games he has played season and is batting a team-leading.460. Michie is one of four nationally players to record six hits in a single game this season; he went 6-for-6 with four RBI and two runs scored against UNC Asheville on Feb. 23. LOVING THE LONG BALL The Orange and Black have consistently been one of the nation s premier power teams over the last seven years, as they own 515 home runs during that span HOME RUN ROLL CALL PLAYER TOTAL Trey Truitt Jackson Ware JT Thomas Alex Hanson Le Bassett Brandon Michie Sean McDermott David Posas Alex Crotty Conrad Cornell Cory Wright Drew Lingo Series-by-Series Home Runs OPPONENT GAMES HOME RUNS Bethune-Cookman 3 4 Florida A&M 3 4 UNC Asheville 3 6 Kennesaw State 2 1 Holy Cross 3 8 Savannah State 2 0 Kansas State 3 2 Georgia Southern 2 1 Eastern Kentucky 3 5 Georgia Tech 2 -- Wofford 3 -- ETSU 3 -- Furman 3 -- Samford 3 -- Georgia State 2 -- Western Carolina 3 -- Florida 1 -- VMI 3 -- UNCG 3 -- Alcorn State 3 -- The Citadel 3 -- A PEACH OF A PROGRAM Over the last six years Mercer has registered more wins overall and more wins per year than any other Division I program in Georgia. ENTERING THE 2018 SEASON... School Total Wins Avg. Wins/Year Mercer Georgia Tech Georgia Southern Kennesaw State Georgia State Georgia Savannah State HONORS AND ACCOLADES SOCON PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR JT Thomas SOCON PRESEASON FIRST TEAM JT Thomas, C Robert Broom, NCBWA STOPPER OF THE YEAR PRESEASON WATCH LIST Robert Broom Nick Spear NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA JT Thomas First Team COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA JT Thomas First Team JOHNNY BENCH AWARD WATCH LIST JT Thomas SOCON STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Sawyer Gipson-Long March 14 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Trey Truitt March 19 MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES 3

4 AROUND THE SOCON SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS TEAM RECORD PCT HOME AWAY STREAK RECORD PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK Mercer W4 UNCG L1 Wofford W8 Furman W2 ETSU L1 VMI L2 Samford W3 The Citadel L3 Western Carolina W1 PREVIEWING THE SOCON 2018 PRESEASON COACHES POLL Pl. Team (1st-place votes) Points T-1. UNCG (4) 58 T-1. Mercer (3) Samford (2) 43 T-4. ETSU 34 T-4. Western Carolina Furman 32 T-7. Wofford 28 T-7. VMI The Citadel PRESEASON MEDIA POLL Pl. Team (1st-place votes) Points 1. Mercer (8) UNCG (6) Samford Furman Western Carolina Wofford ETSU VMI The Citadel 18 SOCON PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Feb. 19 Player Jake Crawford, 3B, Furman Micah Kaczor,, Jr., ETSU Feb. 26 Player Matt Dunlevy, OF, VMI Samuel Strickland, LHP,, Sam March 5 Player Matt Pita, OF, VMI Samuel Strickland, LHP,, Sam March 12 Player Cesar Trejo, IF/OF, Jr., UNCG Jack Maynard,, Sr., UNCG March 19 Player Trey Truitt, OF, Sr., Mercer Adam Scott, LHP, Jr., WOF March 26 Player April 2 Player April 9 Player April 16 Player April 23 Player April 30 Player May 7 Player May 15 Player May 20 Player SOCON PLAYERS OF THE MONTH February Player Cesar Trejo, IF/OF, Jr., UNCG Andrew Wantz,, Sr., UNCG March Player April Player May Player 2017 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE Preseason Player of the Year JT Thomas, Sr., C, Mercer Preseason of the Year Josh Winder, Jr.,, VMI FIRST TEAM SP Cody Shelton, Samford SP Josh Winder, VMI RP Robert Broom, Mercer C JT Thomas, Mercer 1B Brandon Elmy, Furman 2B Austin Embler, UNCG SS Chris Cook, ETSU 3B Caleb Webster, UNCG OF Andrew Moritz, UNCG OF Dillon Stewart, UNCG OF Matt Pita, VMI OF McClain Bradley, Wofford DH Devin Ruiz, UNCG SECOND TEAM SP Ryan Simpler, ETSU SP Matt Frisbee, UNCG RP Wyatt Burns, Samford C Peyton Maddox, VMI 1B Collin Fleischer, VMI 2B Reed Massey, Wofford SS Tripp Shelton, UNCG 3B Jonathan Sabo, The Citadel OF Aaron Maher, ETSU OF Landon Kay, Furman OF Troy Dixon, Samford DH Ayrton Schafer, Samford DH Andrew Bullock, Western Carolina 4 MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES

5 LAST SERIES: VS. EASTERN KENTUCKY GAME 19 Game 1 (Friday) // EASTERN KENTUCKY MARCH 16, 2018 // ORTHOGEORGIA PARK / MACON, GA. GAME 21 Game 3 (Sunday) // EASTERN KENTUCKY MARCH 18, 2018 // ORTHOGEORGIA PARK / MACON, GA. Eastern Kentucky 9 (7-12) Mercer 14 (14-5) Eastern Kentucky 4 (7-14) Mercer 5 (16-4) Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg Alex Hanson NIXON, Cornell 3b cf David Posas lf KERR, Ryland ss Conrad Cornell BOTSOE, Chris cf lf JT Thomas c HOLDERBACH, Alex c Trey Truitt rf ROMANIK, Tyler 1b Jackson Ware HOWIE, Nick lf b Alex Crotty 3b HARRIS IV, Daniel 2b Le Bassett dh ABBOTT, Jacob dh RJ Yeager ss JONES, Miles ph Cory Wright MCFARLAND, Daniel rf b Drew Lingo ph JOHNSON, Will pr Sean McDermott PERRY, Austin p b Kyle Dockus 2b PIEKOS, Jack p Austin Cox p LASTER, Nick p Zach Graveno BLAIR, Jaxson p p Taylor Lobus p MCWHORTER, Andrew p Nick Spear p Totals Totals H Score by Innings R E Eastern Kentucky Mercer X E - KERR, R.(3); HARRIS IV, D(2); J. Thomas(2); K. Dockus 2(3). DP - EKU 1. LOB - EKU 11; Mercer 6. 2B - NIXON, C.(2); HOWIE, N.(3); HARRIS IV, D(2); T. Truitt 2(3); J. Ware(5); R. Yeager(7). HR - ROMANIK, T.(2); T. Truitt(5); L. Bassett(6). HBP - MCFARLAND; K. Dockus. SH - KERR, R.(2); T. Truitt(2). SB - NIXON, C. 2(8); BOTSOE, C. 2(5); JOHNSON, W.(4); A. Hanson(9); J. Ware(5); R. Yeager(1). Reached on CI - HOWIE, N.. Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg Alex Hanson NIXON, Cornell 3b cf David Posas lf BOTSOE, Chris lf Conrad Cornell HOLDERBACH, Alex dh pr JT Thomas c MCFARLAND, Daniel pr Trey Truitt rf JOHNSON, Will cf Jackson Ware ROMANIK, Tyler 1b b RJ Yeager ss STEPHENS, Logan pr Drew Lingo 1b LEWIS, Jake 1b Cory Wright 1b KERR, Ryland ss Sean McDermott DEHASS, Brandon c b Jordan Ammons dh HARRIS IV, Daniel 2b Alex Crotty ph HOWIE, Nick rf Kyle Dockus 2b COLLINS, Casey p Sawyer Gipson-Long FORD, Max p p Kevin Coulter p MCWHORTER, Andrew p Robert Broom p BLAIR, Jaxson p Nick Spear p BROWN, Kaven p Totals OCHSENBEIN, Aaron p Totals Score by Innings 9 R H E Eastern Kentucky Mercer X E - N. Spear(1). DP - EKU 1. LOB - EKU 11; Mercer 8. 2B - J. Ammons(1). HR - BOTSOE, C.(2); HOLDERBACH(3); D. Lingo(1). HBP - D. Posas; J. Ware; R. Yeager. SB - NIXON, C. 2(10); KERR, R.(4); T. Truitt(4). CS - A. Hanson(2). Eastern Kentucky ip h r er bb so ab bf np era Mercer ip h r er bb so ab bf np era Austin PERRY, Austin Cox Zach Graveno PIEKOS, Jack Taylor Lobus LASTER, Nick Nick Spear BLAIR, Jaxson MCWHORTER, Andrew Win - A. Cox (4-0). Loss - PIEKOS, J. (0-2). Save - N. Spear (3). WP - PIEKOS, J.(1); LASTER, N. 2(2); A. Cox(5). HBP - by A. Cox (MCFARLAND); by PIEKOS, J. (K. Dockus). PB - J. Thomas(3). CI - J. Thomas. Inherited runners/scored: LASTER, N. 2/2; N. Spear 1/0. Pitches/strikes: PERRY, A. 71/45; PIEKOS, J. 35/18; LASTER, N. 7/6; BLAIR, J. 45/26; MCWHORTER, A 10/9; A. Cox 95/57; Z. Graveno 18/10; T. Lobus 12/6; N. Spear 51/30. Umpires - HP: Jay Pierce 1B: Harper Hyer 3B: Will Prestwood Start: 6 PM Time: 3:44 Attendance: 477 Weather: 72 degrees; Cloudy; WSW 8MPH Eastern Kentucky ip h r er bb so ab bf np era Mercer ip h r er bb so ab bf np era Sawyer COLLINS, Casey Gipson-Long Kevin Coulter FORD, Max Robert Broom MCWHORTER, Andrew Nick Spear BLAIR, Jaxson BROWN, Kaven OCHSENBEIN, Aaron Win - R. Broom (3-0). Loss - COLLINS, C. (0-2). Save - N. Spear (4). WP - COLLINS, C.(3); R. Broom(3). HBP - by FORD, M. (R. Yeager); by MCWHORTER, A (D. Posas); by BROWN, K. (J. Ware). Inherited runners/scored: FORD, M. 1/1; BLAIR, J. 2/0; BROWN, K. 2/0; OCHSENBEIN 3/1. Pitches/strikes: COLLINS, C. 55/30; FORD, M. 40/20; MCWHORTER, A 35/21; BLAIR, J. 4/2; BROWN, K. 6/2; OCHSENBEIN 21/14; S. Gipson 23/15; K. Coulter 30/17; R. Broom 65/41; N. Spear 41/25. Umpires - HP: Billy Square 1B: Andrew Tomlin 3B: Craig Mirr Start: 1 PM Time: 3:15 Attendance: 688 Weather: 78 degrees; Cloudy; NW 6 MPH GAME 20 Game 2 (Saturday) // EASTERN KENTUCKY MARCH 17, 2018 // ORTHOGEORGIA PARK / MACON, GA. EASTERN KENTUCKY SERIES STATS Eastern Kentucky 3 (7-13) Mercer 10 (15-5) Record: 3-0 Home: 3-0 Away: 0-0 SoCon: 0-0 Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg NIXON, Cornell 3b KERR, Ryland ss CONKLIN, Corey ph HOLDERBACH, Alex c DEHASS, Brandon ph ROMANIK, Tyler 1b JONES, Miles ph BOTSOE, Chris lf ABBOTT, Jacob ph JOHNSON, Will cf HOWIE, Nick rf COLLINS, Casey dh STEPHENS, Logan ph HARRIS IV, Daniel 2b TEAGUE, Logan p BRIAN, Will p WILLIAMS, Darren p QUILLENS, Bryan p Totals Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg Alex Hanson cf David Posas lf Conrad Cornell lf JT Thomas c Trey Truitt rf Jackson Ware 3b Alex Crotty 3b Le Bassett dh RJ Yeager ss Cory Wright 1b Drew Lingo ph Jordan Ammons pr Sean McDermott 1b Kyle Dockus 2b Chase Burks p Christian Vann p Tanner Hall p Totals Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 8 Trey Truitt Drew Lingo RJ Yeager David Posas Le Bassett Kyle Dockus JT Thomas Jackson Ware Cory Wright Alex Hanson Jordan Ammons Sean McDermott Alex Crotty Conrad Cornell Totals Opponents LOB - Team (19), Opp (27). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (4). CI - Team (1), J. Thomas 1. Score by Innings R H E Eastern Kentucky Mercer X E - KERR, R.(3); JOHNSON, W.(1). DP - EKU 2; Mercer 1. LOB - EKU 5; Mercer 5. 2B - KERR, R.(6); JOHNSON, W.(4); HOWIE, N.(3); K. Dockus(2). 3B - L. Bassett(2). HR - HOLDERBACH(2); T. Truitt 2(7). SH - STEPHENS, L.(2). SF - ROMANIK, T.(1); HARRIS IV, D(1). CS - NIXON, C.(1); R. Yeager 2(2). Eastern Kentucky ip h r er bb so ab bf np era Mercer ip h r er bb so ab bf np era Chase TEAGUE, Logan Burks Christian Vann BRIAN, Will Tanner Hall WILLIAMS, Darren QUILLENS, Bryan Win - C. Burks (3-1). Loss - TEAGUE, L. (1-3). Save - None. Inherited runners/scored: BRIAN, W. 1/1; WILLIAMS, D. 1/0; QUILLENS, B. 3/3; C. Vann 2/0. Pitches/strikes: TEAGUE, L. 65/33; BRIAN, W. 19/11; WILLIAMS, D. 26/18; QUILLENS, B. 22/18; C. Burks 86/54; C. Vann 24/17; T. Hall 17/12. Umpires - HP: Will Prestwood 1B: Caleb Smith 3B: Ken Couch Start: 4 PM Time: 2:54 Attendance: 503 Weather: 74 degrees; Cloudy; WSW 9 MPH (Eastern Kentucky Series Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 32 Nick Spear / Robert Broom / Chase Burks / Austin Cox / Christian Vann / Kevin Coulter / Tanner Hall / Sawyer Gipson-Long / Zach Graveno / Taylor Lobus / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), J. Thomas 1. Pickoffs - Team (1), S. Gipson 1. MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES 5

6 RESULTS OVERALL: 16-5 // HOME: 14-3 // AWAY: 2-2 // NEUTRAL: 0-0 // SOCON: 0-0 MER OPP DATE OPPONENT Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Overall SoCon WP ATT. TOG Feb 16, 2018 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W A. Cox (W 1-0) :18 Feb 17, 2018 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W C. Vann (W 1-0) 749 3:22 Feb 18, 2018 BETHUNE-COOKMAN L K. Coulter (L 0-1) 396 3:55 Feb 20, 2018 FLORIDA A&M W (10) N. Spear (W 1-0) 371 3:56 Feb 21, 2018 FLORIDA A&M L Z. Graveno (L 0-1) 398 3:56 Feb 23, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE W A. Cox (W 2-0) :42 Feb 24, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE W C. Burks (W 1-0) 806 2:56 Feb 24, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE W S. Gipson (W 1-0) 782 2:59 Feb 27, 2018 at Kennesaw State W C. Vann (W 2-0) 558 2:57 Feb 28, 2018 KENNESAW STATE W Z. Graveno (W 1-1) 612 3:15 Mar 04, 2018 HOLY CROSS W A. Cox (W 3-0) 194 3:19 Mar 05, 2018 HOLY CROSS W C. Burks (W 2-0) 350 3:36 Mar 05, 2018 HOLY CROSS L K. Coulter (L 0-2) 276 3:09 Mar 07, 2018 SAVANNAH STATE W S. Gipson (W 2-0) 294 2:50 Mar 09, 2018 at Kansas State L C. Vann (L 2-1) :06 Mar 10, 2018 at Kansas State W R. Broom (W 1-0) :17 Mar 11, 2018 at Kansas State L C. Burks (L 2-1) :15 Mar 14, 2018 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W R. Broom (W 2-0) 922 3:24 Mar 16, 2018 EASTERN KENTUCKY W A. Cox (W 4-0) 477 3:44 Mar 17, 2018 EASTERN KENTUCKY W C. Burks (W 3-1) 503 2:54 Mar 18, 2018 EASTERN KENTUCKY W R. Broom (W 3-0) 688 3:15 6 MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES

7 OVERALL STATS OVERALL: 13-5 // HOME: 11-3 // AWAY: 2-2 // NEUTRAL: 0-0 // SOCON: 0-0 INDIVIDUAL HITTING STATISTICS # Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 19 Brandon Michie Trey Truitt JT Thomas David Posas RJ Yeager Alex Hanson Jackson Ware Cory Wright Le Bassett Sean McDermott Drew Lingo Jordan Ammons Kyle Dockus Alex Crotty Conrad Cornell Steven Taylor Totals Opponents LOB - Team (202), Opp (173). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (11). CI - Team (1), J. Thomas 1. INDIVIDUAL PITCHING STATISTICS # Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 7 Robert Broom Christian Vann Austin Cox Sawyer Gipson-Long Chase Burks Kyle Bialousz Nick Spear Andrew Kane Ben Brock Tanner Hall Zach Graveno Austin Lord Taylor Lobus Carter Varga Kevin Coulter Caleb Mitchell Totals Opponents PB - Team (5), J. Thomas 3, A. Crotty 2, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (4), A. Cox 1, S. Gipson 1, C. Vann 1, T. Hall 1, Opp (2). MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES 7

8 HOME STATS HOME: 14-3 // SOCON: 0-0 INDIVIDUAL HITTING STATISTICS # Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 19 Brandon Michie Trey Truitt JT Thomas Jackson Ware David Posas Alex Hanson Le Bassett RJ Yeager Sean McDermott Jordan Ammons Drew Lingo Kyle Dockus Cory Wright Alex Crotty Conrad Cornell Steven Taylor Totals Opponents LOB - Team (163), Opp (140). DPs turned - Team (11), Opp (9). CI - Team (1), J. Thomas 1. INDIVIDUAL PITCHING STATISTICS # Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 7 Robert Broom Chase Burks Sawyer Gipson-Long Austin Cox Kyle Bialousz Nick Spear Christian Vann Andrew Kane Ben Brock Carter Varga Tanner Hall Zach Graveno Taylor Lobus Kevin Coulter Austin Lord Caleb Mitchell Totals Opponents PB - Team (3), J. Thomas 2, A. Crotty 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (4), A. Cox 1, S. Gipson 1, C. Vann 1, T. Hall 1, Opp (1). 8 MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES

9 ROAD/NEUTRAL STATS OVERALL: 2-2 // AWAY: 2-2 // NEUTRAL: 0-0 // SOCON: 0-0 INDIVIDUAL HITTING STATISTICS # Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 8 Trey Truitt RJ Yeager David Posas JT Thomas Cory Wright Kyle Dockus Alex Hanson Sean McDermott Jackson Ware Le Bassett Conrad Cornell Jordan Ammons Brandon Michie Alex Crotty Drew Lingo Totals Opponents LOB - Team (39), Opp (33). DPs turned - Team (2), Opp (2). INDIVIDUAL PITCHING STATISTICS # Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 7 Robert Broom Austin Cox Christian Vann Chase Burks Caleb Mitchell Zach Graveno Ben Brock Nick Spear Taylor Lobus Kevin Coulter Carter Varga Totals Opponents PB - Team (2), J. Thomas 1, A. Crotty 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES 9

10 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME MERCER HITTING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E LOB Avg Feb 16, 2018 BETHUNE-COOKMAN Feb 17, 2018 BETHUNE-COOKMAN Feb 18, 2018 BETHUNE-COOKMAN Feb 20, 2018 FLORIDA A&M Feb 21, 2018 FLORIDA A&M Feb 23, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE Feb 24, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE Feb 24, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE Feb 27, 2018 at Kennesaw State Feb 28, 2018 KENNESAW STATE Mar 04, 2018 HOLY CROSS Mar 05, 2018 HOLY CROSS Mar 05, 2018 HOLY CROSS Mar 07, 2018 SAVANNAH STATE Mar 09, 2018 at Kansas State Mar 10, 2018 at Kansas State Mar 11, 2018 at Kansas State Mar 14, 2018 GEORGIA SOUTHERN Mar 16, 2018 EASTERN KENTUCKY Mar 17, 2018 EASTERN KENTUCKY Mar 18, 2018 EASTERN KENTUCKY Totals MERCER PITCHING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB SCORE W L SV ERA FEB 16, 2018 BETHUNE-COOKMAN FEB 17, 2018 BETHUNE-COOKMAN FEB 18, 2018 BETHUNE-COOKMAN FEB 20, 2018 FLORIDA A&M FEB 21, 2018 FLORIDA A&M FEB 23, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE FEB 24, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE FEB 24, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE FEB 27, 2018 AT KENNESAW STATE FEB 28, 2018 KENNESAW STATE MAR 04, 2018 HOLY CROSS MAR 05, 2018 HOLY CROSS MAR 05, 2018 HOLY CROSS MAR 07, 2018 SAVANNAH STATE MAR 09, 2018 AT KANSAS STATE MAR 10, 2018 AT KANSAS STATE MAR 11, 2018 AT KANSAS STATE MAR 14, 2018 GEORGIA SOUTHERN MAR 16, 2018 EASTERN KENTUCKY MAR 17, 2018 EASTERN KENTUCKY MAR 18, 2018 EASTERN KENTUCKY Totals MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES

11 BY THE NUMBERS Total 16-5 Conference 0-0 Non-Conf 16-5 Home 14-3 Away 2-2 Neutral 0-0 Day 8-4 Night 8-1 vs Left 7-0 vs Right Run games Run games Run games 9-3 Extra inns 1-0 Shutouts 1-0 Scoring 0-2 runs 0-0 Scoring 3-5 runs 3-2 Scoring 6-9 runs 3-3 Scoring 10+ runs 10-0 Opponent 0-2 runs 3-0 Opponent 3-5 runs 8-0 Opponent 6-9 runs 4-2 Opponent 10+ runs 1-3 Scored in 1st inning 8-2 Scores first 9-1 Opp. scores first 7-4 After 6 leading 13-1 After 6 trailing 2-4 After 6 tied 1-0 After 7 leading 14-0 After 7 trailing 1-5 After 7 tied 1-0 After 8 leading 15-0 After 8 trailing 0-5 After 8 tied 1-0 Hit 0 home runs 3-2 Hit 1 home run 5-2 Hit 2+ home runs 8-1 Opponent 0 home runs 7-2 Opponent 1 home run 4-1 Opponent 2+ HRs 5-2 Made 0 errors 5-1 Made 1 error 6-3 Made 2+ errors 5-1 Opp. made 0 errors 5-1 Opp. made 1 error 4-2 Opp. made 2+ errors 7-2 Out-hit opponent 12-0 Out-hit by opponent 3-5 Hits are tied 1-0 INNING-BY-INNING SUMMARY Runs by inning: Total Mercer Opponents Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L GENERAL SUMMARY Current winning streak 4 Longest winning streak 7 Longest losing streak 1 Home attendance (17 dates avg = 591) Away attendance 4281 (4 dates avg = 1070 ) MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES 11

12 LINEUPS BREAKDOWN TEAM RECORD BY POSITION GS RECORD 24 Chase Burks 5 (4-1) 14 Austin Cox 5 (5-0) 18 Sawyer Gipson-Long 5 (5-0) 27 Kevin Coulter 3 (1-2) 28 Christian Vann 2 (1-1) 16 Tanner Hall 1 (0-1) CATCHER: 25 JT Thomas 18 (15-3) 17 Alex Crotty 3 (1-2) FIRST BASE: 39 Sean McDermott 11 (9-2) 20 Cory Wright 8 (5-3) 31 Drew Lingo 2 (2-0) SECOND BASE: 19 Brandon Michie 14 (11-3) 2 Kyle Dockus 7 (5-2) THIRD BASE: 4 Jackson Ware 16 (13-3) 17 Alex Crotty 2 (2-0) 13 David Posas 2 (1-1) 12 Steven Taylor 1 (0-1) SHORTSTOP: 3 RJ Yeager 21 (16-5) LEFT FIELD: 13 David Posas 13 (9-4) 29 Jordan Ammons 6 (6-0) 4 Jackson Ware 2 (1-1) CENTER FIELD: 5 Alex Hanson 21 (16-5) RIGHT FIELD: 8 Trey Truitt 18 (14-4) 4 Jackson Ware 3 (2-1) DESIGNATED HITTER: 11 Le Bassett 17 (13-4) 25 JT Thomas 2 (1-1) 29 Jordan Ammons 1 (1-0) 31 Drew Lingo 1 (1-0) TEAM RECORD BY BATTING ORDER GS RECORD LEADOFF: 8 Trey Truitt 14 (10-4) 5 Alex Hanson 7 (6-1) 2ND SPOT: 5 Alex Hanson 10 (9-1) 13 David Posas 10 (7-3) 11 Le Bassett 1 (0-1) 3RD SPOT: 25 JT Thomas 15 (13-2) 19 Brandon Michie 3 (2-1) 5 Alex Hanson 2 (0-2) 11 Le Bassett 1 (1-0) CLEANUP: 19 Brandon Michie 7 (5-2) 11 Le Bassett 5 (4-1) 25 JT Thomas 5 (3-2) 8 Trey Truitt 4 (4-0) 5TH SPOT: 4 Jackson Ware 16 (13-3) 11 Le Bassett 4 (2-2) 19 Brandon Michie 1 (1-0) 6TH SPOT: 11 Le Bassett 6 (6-0) 4 Jackson Ware 5 (3-2) 19 Brandon Michie 3 (3-0) 5 Alex Hanson 2 (1-1) 39 Sean McDermott 2 (1-1) 3 RJ Yeager 1 (1-0) 31 Drew Lingo 1 (1-0) 13 David Posas 1 (0-1) 7TH SPOT: 39 Sean McDermott 8 (7-1) 20 Cory Wright 4 (1-3) 3 RJ Yeager 4 (3-1) 29 Jordan Ammons 2 (2-0) 13 David Posas 2 (2-0) 31 Drew Lingo 1 (1-0) 8TH SPOT: 29 Jordan Ammons 5 (5-0) 17 Alex Crotty 5 (3-2) 3 RJ Yeager 4 (2-2) 20 Cory Wright 3 (3-0) 13 David Posas 2 (1-1) 31 Drew Lingo 1 (1-0) 39 Sean McDermott 1 (1-0) 9TH SPOT: 3 RJ Yeager 12 (10-2) 2 Kyle Dockus 7 (5-2) 12 Steven Taylor 1 (0-1) 20 Cory Wright 1 (1-0) 12 MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES

13 LINEUPS BREAKDOWN STARTERS SUMMARY Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 3 RJ Yeager Jackson Ware Alex Hanson JT Thomas Trey Truitt Le Bassett David Posas Brandon Michie Sean McDermott Cory Wright Kyle Dockus Jordan Ammons Austin Cox Alex Crotty Chase Burks Sawyer Gipson-Lon Drew Lingo Kevin Coulter Christian Vann Tanner Hall Steven Taylor MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES 13

14 MISC. STATS HITTING STREAKS CURRENT 2018 CAREER PLAYER STREAK LONG LONG JT Thomas Alex Hanson Trey Truitt Jackson Ware RJ Yeager Brandon Michie David Posas Le Bassett Alex Crotty Drew Lingo Conrad Cornell Jordan Ammons Kyle Dockus Cory Wright Sean McDermott Steven Taylor REACHED BASE STREAKS CURRENT 2018 CAREER PLAYER STREAK LONG LONG Alex Hanson JT Thomas Trey Truitt Jackson Ware Brandon Michie David Posas RJ Yeager Le Bassett Alex Crotty Kyle Dockus Conrad Cornell Cory Wright Drew Lingo Steven Taylor Jordan Ammons Sean McDermott PINCH HITTING PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI JT Thomas Le Bassett Drew Lingo Jordan Ammons Alex Crotty Conrad Cornell Cory Wright David Posas Kyle Dockus Sean McDermott Trey Truitt Steven Taylor Alex Hanson Brandon Michie RJ Yeager Jackson Ware TOTAL MULTI-HIT GAMES PLAYER TOTAL Trey Truitt Jackson Ware JT Thomas Alex Hanson Alex Crotty Brandon Michie David Posas RJ Yeager Le Bassett Sean McDermott Cory Wright Kyle Dockus Jordan Ammons Conrad Cornell MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER TOTAL Trey Truitt JT Thomas Jackson Ware Alex Hanson David Posas Brandon Michie Le Bassett RJ Yeager Alex Crotty Conrad Cornell Sean McDermott Jordan Ammons Cory Wright Drew Lingo TWO-OUT RBI PLAYER 2018 CAREER JT Thomas Alex Hanson RJ Yeager 9 9 Jordan Ammons 6 6 Brandon Michie 5 5 David Posas 6 6 Le Bassett 5 5 Alex Crotty 3 6 Jackson Ware 2 41 Conrad Cornell 1 12 Drew Lingo 3 4 Trey Truitt 6 45 Sean McDermott 1 1 Cory Wright 1 1 Kyle Dockus 1 1 W/RISP PLAYER AVG. H AB Kyle Dockus Brandon Michie Jordan Ammons Alex Crotty Alex Hanson Sean McDermott JT Thomas Jackson Ware Le Bassett David Posas RJ Yeager Drew Lingo Trey Truitt Cory Wright Conrad Cornell Steven Taylor TOTAL MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES

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16 THE GIBSON FILE Hometown: Macon, Ga. Alma Mater: Mercer 85 Wife: Diane Children: Lindsey, Tyler GIBSON S CAREER BREAKDOWN Mercer Graduate Assistant Jupiter H.S. Head Coach Suncoast H.S. Head Coach 1991 Palm Beach Gardens H.S. Head Coach Mercer Assistant Coach Mercer Head Coach 2004-Present Year Overall Record Pct. Conf. Record Pct. Place Postseason th th rd Atlantic Sun Semifinals nd Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals th Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals th Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals nd Atlantic Sun Tournament Champion, NCAA Atlanta Regional th Atlantic Sun Tournament Runner-up th Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals st Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals, NCAA Starkville Regional nd Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals st SoCon Tournament Champion, NCAA Tallahassee Regional st Southern Conference Tournament Runner-Up st 1-2 at Southern Conference Tournament Total MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES CRAIG GIBSON HEAD COACH 15TH SEASON With a philosophy based in the concepts of striving for excellence in the classroom, reaching out in the community and team achievement on the field, Mercer head coach Craig Gibson has led his alma mater to unparalleled success as he enters his 15th season at the baseball program s helm. Since taking over for the legendary Barry Myers in 2004, Gibson ( ) has guided the Bears from the depths of the Atlantic Sun Conference to the top of the Southern Conference, all while establishing Mercer as one of the most respected programs in the southeast. Consistency has become the standard under Gibson, as Mercer is one of just five NCAA Division I programs with 35 wins in each of the last eight years, joining Coastal Carolina, Florida State, LSU and Vanderbilt. A large part of that success is due to the program s dominance at OrthoGeorgia Park at Claude Smith Field. The program is overall at home since the start of the 2012 campaign, including a 24-4 mark in 2014 to rank seventh in the nation with a.857 winning percentage. The Bears have captured a number of program-defining victories over some of the nation s elite with Gibson at the helm. Mercer has secured 17 wins over ranked foes under Gibson s tenure including wins over then No. 1 ranked Florida and No. 1 ranked Clemson in 2006, a two-game series sweep at No. 2 ranked Miami to start the 2007 season, a neutral site win over No. 6 Ole Miss in the Coca Cola Classic in 2009, a pair of wins against a No. 6 and No. 9 ranked Georgia Tech team in 2011, a three-game home series sweep of No. 24 FGCU in 2013 and a three-game road sweep of No. 8 East Carolina in The Bears are poised to reload in 2018 after capturing their third consecutive Southern Conference regular season title last year, when they went overall (17-6 SoCon). Mercer won 12 straight conference games at one point and cracked Baseball America s top 25 poll at No. 24 despite going 1-2 at the SoCon Tournament. Gibson was named the 2017 SoCon Coach of the Year the second time he has earned the conference's honor while senior shortstop Ryan Hagan claimed co-player of the year honors. Three Bears Danny Edgeworth, Charlie Madden and Ryan Askew were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft, pushing the total to 18 players drafted under Gibson s lead. There was no shortage of individual success for Gibson who earned career victory No. 400 on March 1, 2016 and Mercer in 2016, which was highlighted by Golden Spikes Award winner and consensus All-American Kyle Lewis rise to stardom. Lewis became Mercer s highest draft selection, going at No. 11 overall to the Seattle Mariners. Gibson s mentorship helped the junior center fielder develop into one of college baseball s premier position players as he ranked among national statistical leaders in batting average (.395), bases on balls (66), hits (88), home runs (20), on-base percentage (.535), runs scored (70), RBIs (72) and slugging percentage (.731). Lewis became the most decorated student-athlete in Mercer University history has he captured his second straight SoCon Player of the Year honor, was named a Rawlings Gold Glove winner and earned five National Player of the Year recognitions from the likes of USA Baseball, Baseball America and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), among others.

17 MERCER BASEBALL 2018 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. B/T HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 Kyle Dockus INF R-So. Loveland, Ohio / Calhoun CC / Moeller HS 3 RJ Yeager INF Lynn Haven, Fla. / Mosley HS 4 Jackson Ware OF Sr. Statesboro, Ga. / Statesboro HS 5 Alex Hanson OF Sr. Tampa, Fla. / St. Petersburg CC / Steinbrenner HS 6 Taylor Lobus R-So. Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah HS 7 Robert Broom Jr. Rising Fawn, Ga. / Gordon Lee HS 8 Trey Truitt OF Sr. Dothan, Ala. / Rehobeth HS 9 Austin Lord LHP L/L R-Sr. Toccoa, Ga. / Stephens County HS 10 Conrad Cornell OF Sr. Conyers, Ga. / Wesminster HS 11 Le Bassett INF L/R Tifton, Ga. / Tift County HS 12 Steven Taylor INF Sr. Atlanta, Ga. / Marist HS 13 David Posas OF S/R R-So. Valdosta, Ga. / Valdosta HS 14 Austin Cox LHP L/L Jr. Forsyth, Ga. / First Presbyterian Day HS 15 Trey Woodham OF L/L Auburn, Ala. / Auburn HS 16 Tanner Hall LHP L/L So. Warner Robins, Ga. / Armstrong St. / Houston County HS 17 Alex Crotty C/3B S/R So. Lake Mary, Fla. / Windermere Prep HS 18 Sawyer Gipson-Long So. Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah HS 19 Brandon Michie INF L/R Jr. Brisbane, Australia / North Iowa CC 20 Cory Wright INF L/L Jr. South Elgin, Ill. / Parkland CC / Kansas St. / St. Charles North HS 21 Caleb Mitchell LHP L/L Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview HS 22 Zach Graveno So. Suwanee, Ga. / Lambert HS 23 Carter Varga Sr. Clermont, Fla. / East Ridge HS 24 Chase Burks Sr. Marietta, Ga. / CVCC / Walton HS 25 JT Thomas C Sr. Woodstock, Ga. / CVCC / Etowah HS 27 Kevin Coulter Jr. Buford, Ga. / Buford HS 28 Christian Vann LHP L/L Sr. Lilburn, Ga. / CVCC / Parkview HS 29 Jordan Ammons OF R- Minneapolis, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall HS 30 Ben Brock R- Acworth, Ga. / Harrison HS 31 Drew Lingo INF R-Sr. Hamilton, Ga. / CVCC / Brookstone HS 32 Nick Spear Jr. Atlanta, Ga. / St. Pius X HS 33 Josh Farmer Bogart, Ga. / North Oconee HS 34 Trevor Austin INF Suwanee, Ga. / Home School 36 Andrew Tarrer OF Ideal, Ga. / Perry HS 37 Jacob Hester LHP L/L Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter HS 38 Andrew Kane Jr. Windermere, Fla. / Windermere Prep HS 39 Sean McDermott 1B Jr. Cartersville, Ga. / Cleveland St. / Adairsville HS 42 Kyle Bialousz Jr. Brunswick, Ga. / Brunswick HS 44 Brody Frazier INF Chatsworth, Ga. / North Murray HS 47 Matt Blair Lizella, Ga. / Tattnall Square Academy 49 Eli Young C Lawrenceville, Ga. / Archer HS -- Alex Alvord C So. Atlanta, Ga. / Woodward Academy -- Connor Herd LHP L/L Sr. Cologne, Minn. / Holy Family Catholic HS COACHING STAFF 1 Craig Gibson Head Coach 15th Season Mercer, Brent Shade Associate HC/Recruiting Coordinator 10th Season Defiance, Willie Stewart Assistant Coach Third Season UNC Asheville, Ian Humphrey Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season Marshall, Anthony Perez Qualty Control Manager First Season Georgia Tech, 2017 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. -- Alex Alvord C 29 Jordan Ammons OF 34 Trevor Austin INF 11 Le Bassett INF 42 Kyle Bialousz 47 Matt Blair 30 Ben Brock 7 Robert Broom 24 Chase Burks 10 Conrad Cornell OF 27 Kevin Coulter 14 Austin Cox LHP 17 Alex Crotty C/3B 2 Kyle Dockus INF 33 Josh Farmer 44 Brody Frazier INF 18 Sawyer Gipson-Long 22 Zach Graveno 16 Tanner Hall LHP 5 Alex Hanson OF No. Name Pos. -- Connor Herd LHP 37 Jacob Hester LHP 38 Andrew Kane 31 Drew Lingo INF 6 Taylor Lobus 9 Austin Lord LHP 39 Sean McDermott 1B 19 Brandon Michie INF 21 Caleb Mitchell LHP 13 David Posas OF 32 Nick Spear 36 Andrew Tarrer OF 12 Steven Taylor INF 25 JT Thomas C 8 Trey Truitt OF 28 Christian Vann LHP 23 Carter Varga 4 Jackson Ware OF 15 Trey Woodham OF 20 Cory Wright INF No. Name Pos. 3 RJ Yeager INF 49 Eli Young C PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Le Bassett LEE Kyle Bialousz bee-al -ish Alex Crotty KRAHT -ee Kyle Dockus DOCK -us Kevin Coulter COLE-ter Zach GRAVENO gruh-vee -no Taylor LOBUS LOW -bus Brandon MICHIE MEE -chee David POSAS POH -sus Andrew TARRER TARE -er Trey TRUITT TRUE -it Carter VARGA VAR -guh RJ YEAGER YAY -ger Trey Woodham WOOD -um BY POSITION Catchers (4) No. Name Yr. -- Alex Alvord So. 17 Alex Crotty So. 25 JT Thomas Sr. 49 Eli Young Infielders (10) No. Name Yr. 34 Trevor Austin 11 Le Bassett 2 Kyle Dockus R-So. 44 Brody Frazier 31 Drew Lingo R-Sr. 39 Sean McDermott Jr. 19 Brandon Michie Jr. 12 Steven Taylor Sr. 20 Cory Wright Jr. 3 RJ Yeager Outfielders (8) No. Name Yr. 29 Jordan Ammons R- 10 Conrad Cornell Sr. 5 Alex Hanson Sr. 13 David Posas R-So. 36 Andrew Tarrer 8 Trey Truitt Sr. 4 Jackson Ware Sr. 15 Trey Woodham Right-Handed s (13) No. Name Yr. 42 Kyle Bialousz Jr. 47 Matt Blair 30 Ben Brock R- 7 Robert Broom Jr. 24 Chase Burks Sr. 27 Kevin Coulter Jr. 33 Josh Farmer 18 Sawyer Gipson-Long So. 22 Zach Graveno So. 38 Andrew Kane Jr. 6 Taylor Lobus R-So. 32 Nick Spear Jr. 23 Carter Varga Sr. Left-Handed s (7) No. Name Yr. 14 Austin Cox Jr. 16 Tanner Hall So. -- Connor Herd Sr. 37 Jacob Hester 9 Austin Lord R-Sr. 21 Caleb Mitchell 28 Christian Vann Sr. BY BATTING STANCE Hand No. Right-Handed Hitters 29 Left-Handed Hitters 11 Switch Hitters 2 BY THROWING Hand No. Right 33 Left 9 BY STATE State No. Alabama 2 Australia 1 Florida 5 Georgia 30 Illinois 1 Minnesota 2 Ohio 1 MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES 17

18 2018 TV/RADIO ROSTER 2 Kyle DOCKUS 9 Austin LORD 16 Tanner HALL 23 Carter VARGA R-So. INF Loveland, Ohio 3 R.J. YEAGER INF Lynn Haven, Fla. 4 Jackson WARE Sr. OF Statesboro, Ga. 10 Conrad CORNELL 11 Le BASSETT 17 Alex CROTTY Chase BURKS Drew LINGO 32 Nick SPEAR Sean MCDERMOTT 42 Kyle BIALOUSZ R-Sr. LHP Toccoa, Ga. L/L So. LHP L/L Warner Robins, Ga. Sr. Orlando, Fla. R-Sr. INF Hamilton, Ga. Jr. 1B Cartersville, Ga. Sr. OF Conyers, Ga. So. C/3B S/R Lake Mary, Fla. Sr. Marietta, Ga. Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Jr. Brunswick, Ga. 5 Alex HANSON Sr. OF Tampa, Fla. 6 Taylor LOBUS R-So. Woodstock, Ga. 12 Steven TAYLOR 13 David POSAS Sawyer GIPSON-LONG 19 Brandon MICHIE 20 Cory WRIGHT 25 JT THOMAS 27 Kevin COULTER Josh FARMER 34 Trevor AUSTIN 44 Brody FRAZIER 47 Matt BLAIR INF Tifton, Ga. L/R So. Woodstock, Ga. Sr. C Woodstock, Ga. Bogart, Ga. INF Chatsworth, Ga. 18 MERCER BASEBALL GAME NOTES Sr. INF Atlanta, Ga. Jr. INF L/R Brisbane, Australia Jr. Buford, Ga. INF Suwanee, Ga. Lizella, Ga. 7 Robert BROOM Jr. Rising Fawn, Ga. 14 Austin COX 21 Christian VANN 36 Andrew TARRER 49 Eli YOUNG R-So. OF Valdosta, Ga. S/R Jr. INF L/L South Elgin, Ill. Sr. LHP Lilburn, Ga. OF Ideal, Ga. L/L C Lawrenceville, Ga. 8 Trey TRUITT Sr. OF Dothan, Ala. 15 Trey WOODHAM Caleb MITCHELL 22 Zach GRAVENO 29 Jordan AMMONS 30 Ben BROCK 37 Jacob HESTER 38 Andrew KANE Jr. LHP Forsyth, Ga. LHP Lilburn, Ga. L/L L/L R- OF Minneapolis, Minn. LHP Marietta, Ga. L/L OF Auburn, Ala. L/L So. Suwanee, Ga. R- Acworth, Ga. Jr. Windermere, Fla.