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1 @MercerBaseball #WinTheMoment QUICK FACTS ALL-TIME RECORD: 1,497-1,308-5 (.534) UNIVERSITY ORMATION 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 ORMATION Stadium 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 (14 years) Record at Mercer Same Assistant Coaches Assoc. HC/Recruiting Coord. Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant 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 2018 BASEBALL QUICK FACTS TEAM ORMATION 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 Pitchers Returning/Lost 15/3 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 Newcomers 17 HISTORY First Year of Baseball 1948 All-Time Record 1,497-1,308-5 Regular Season Conference Titles , 94, 97, 2013, 15, 16, '17 Conference Tournament Titles , 81, 83, 2010, 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances , 13, 15 KEY RETURNERS 2017 Statistics POSITION PLAYERS Pos. Name Yr. B/T G/GS AVG R H RBI C/DH JT Thomas 55/ Alex Hanson 52/ Jackson Ware 56/ Trey Truitt 51/ B Alex Crotty So. S/R 38/ % RETURNING FROM 2017 BATTING (.303 AVG) Category Returning/Total Pct. AB 932/ % R 199/ % H 283/ % 2B 56/ % 3B 1/2 50.0% HR 32/ % RBI 168/ % TB 437/ % BB 139/ % HBP 38/ % SO 218/ % GDP 9/ % SF 8/ % SH 43/ % SB 42/ % 2017 BY THE NUMBERS Overall: SoCon: 17-6 Home: 18-9 Away: 20-6 Neutral: 1-2 MERCER OPPONENTS.295 BA R H B B 6 79 HR RBI BB SO SB FLD% ERA 6.27 PITCHERS Pos. Name Yr. W-L ERA G/GS SV IP OBA Robert Broom / Kevin Coulter / Austin Cox / Nick Spear / Christian Vann / Zach Graveno So / Chase Burks / % RETURNING FROM 2017 PITCHING (4.50 ERA) Category Returning/Total Pct. W 33/ % L 14/ % APP 213/ % GS 40/ % SV 11/ % IP 406.6/ % H 439/ % R 235/ % ER 203/ % BB 169/ % SO 453/ % 2B 77/ % 3B 2/6 33.3% HR 38/ % ONLINE Athletics Website Twitter Instagram Facebook ON THE AIR Video Audio mercer.baseball /MercerBaseball ESPN3 Mercer Sports Network iheartradio

2 2018 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. B/T HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 Kyle Dockus R-So. Loveland, Ohio / Calhoun CC / Moeller HS 3 R.J. Yeager Lynn Haven, Fla. / Mosley HS 4 Jackson Ware Statesboro, Ga. / Statesboro HS 5 Alex Hanson Tampa, Fla. / St. Petersburg CC / Steinbrenner HS 6 Taylor Lobus R-So. Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah HS 7 Robert Broom Rising Fawn, Ga. / Gordon Lee HS 8 Trey Truitt Dothan, Ala. / Rehobeth HS 9 Austin Lord R- Toccoa, Ga. / Stephens County HS 10 Conrad Cornell Conyers, Ga. / Wesminster HS 11 Le Bassett L/R Tifton, Ga. / Tift County HS 12 Steven Taylor Atlanta, Ga. / Marist HS 13 David Posas S/R R-So. Valdosta, Ga. / Valdosta HS 14 Austin Cox Forsyth, Ga. / First Presbyterian Day HS 15 Trey Woodham Auburn, Ala. / Auburn HS 16 Tanner Hall Warner Robins, Ga. / 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 L/R Brisbane, Australia / North Iowa CC 20 Cory Wright South Elgin, Ill. / Parkland CC / Kansas St. / St. Charles North HS 21 Caleb Mitchell Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview HS 22 Zach Graveno So. Suwanee, Ga. / Lambert HS 23 Carter Varga Clermont, Fla. / East Ridge HS 24 Chase Burks Marietta, Ga. / CVCC / Walton HS 25 JT Thomas C Woodstock, Ga. / CVCC / Etowah HS 26 Josh Henderson C Flowery Branch, Ga. / Lakeview Academy 27 Kevin Coulter Buford, Ga. / Buford HS 28 Christian Vann Lilburn, Ga. / CVCC / Parkview HS 29 Jordan Ammons R- Minneapolis, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall HS 30 Ben Brock R- Acworth, Ga. / Harrison HS 31 Drew Lingo R- Hamilton, Ga. / CVCC / Brookstone HS 32 Nick Spear Atlanta, Ga. / St. Pius X HS 33 Josh Farmer Bogart, Ga. / North Oconee HS 34 Trevor Austin Suwanee, Ga. / Home School 36 Andrew Tarrer Ideal, Ga. / Perry HS 37 Jacob Hester Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter HS 38 Andrew Kane Windermere, Fla. / Windermere Prep HS 39 Sean McDermott 1B Cartersville, Ga. / Cleveland St. / Adairsville HS 42 Kyle Bialousz Brunswick, Ga. / Brunswick HS 44 Brody Frazier 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 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 BY POSITION Catchers (5) -- Alex Alvord So. 17 Alex Crotty So. 26 Josh Henderson 25 JT Thomas 49 Eli Young Infielders (10) 34 Trevor Austin 11 Le Bassett 2 Kyle Dockus R-So. 44 Brody Frazier 31 Drew Lingo R- 39 Sean McDermott 19 Brandon Michie 12 Steven Taylor 20 Cory Wright 3 R.J. Yeager Outfielders (8) 29 Jordan Ammons R- 10 Conrad Cornell 5 Alex Hanson 13 David Posas R-So. 36 Andrew Tarrer 8 Trey Truitt 4 Jackson Ware 15 Trey Woodham Right-Handed Pitchers (13) 42 Kyle Bialousz 47 Matt Blair 30 Ben Brock R- 7 Robert Broom 24 Chase Burks 27 Kevin Coulter 33 Josh Farmer 18 Sawyer Gipson-Long So. 22 Zach Graveno So. 38 Andrew Kane 6 Taylor Lobus R-So. 32 Nick Spear 23 Carter Varga Left-Handed Pitchers (7) 14 Austin Cox 16 Tanner Hall -- Connor Herd 37 Jacob Hester 9 Austin Lord R- 21 Caleb Mitchell 28 Christian Vann ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. -- Alex Alvord C 29 Jordan Ammons 34 Trevor Austin 11 Le Bassett 42 Kyle Bialousz 47 Matt Blair 30 Ben Brock 7 Robert Broom 24 Chase Burks 10 Conrad Cornell 27 Kevin Coulter 14 Austin Cox 17 Alex Crotty C/3B 2 Kyle Dockus 33 Josh Farmer 44 Brody Frazier 18 Sawyer Gipson-Long 22 Zach Graveno 16 Tanner Hall No. Name Pos. 5 Alex Hanson 26 Josh Henderson C -- Connor Herd 37 Jacob Hester 38 Andrew Kane 31 Drew Lingo 6 Taylor Lobus 9 Austin Lord 39 Sean McDermott 1B 19 Brandon Michie 21 Caleb Mitchell 13 David Posas 32 Nick Spear 36 Andrew Tarrer 12 Steven Taylor 25 JT Thomas C 8 Trey Truitt 28 Christian Vann 23 Carter Varga No. Name Pos. 4 Jackson Ware 15 Trey Woodham 20 Cory Wright 3 R.J. Yeager 49 Eli Young C PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kyle Bialousz Kevin Coulter Zach GRAVENO Taylor LOBUS Brandon MICHIE David POSAS Andrew TARRER Trey TRUITT Carter VARGA R.J. YEAGER BIA-lou-s COLE-ter Gruh-VEE-no LOW-bus ME-chee POE-suss TARE-er (rhymes w/ hair) TRUE-it VAR-GUH YAY-ger (rhymes w/ hey) BY BATTING STANCE Hand No. Right-Handed Hitters 30 Left-Handed Hitters 11 Switch Hitters 2 BY THROWING Hand No. Right 34 Left 9 BY STATE State No. Alabama 2 Australia 1 Florida 5 Georgia 31 Illinois 1 Minnesota 2 Ohio 1 2 MERCER BASEBALL QUICK FACTS

3 2018 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY Fri. 16 BETHUNE-COOKMAN Macon, Ga. 4 p.m. Sat. 17 BETHUNE-COOKMAN Macon, Ga. 2 p.m. Sun. 18 BETHUNE-COOKMAN Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Tue. 20 FLORIDA A&M Macon, Ga. 4 p.m. Wed. 21 FLORIDA A&M Macon, Ga. 4 p.m. Fri. 23 UNC ASHEVILLE Macon, Ga. 4 p.m. Sat. 24 UNC ASHEVILLE Macon, Ga. 2 p.m. Sun. 25 UNC ASHEVILLE Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Tue. 27 at KENNESAW STATE Kennesaw, Ga. 6 p.m. Stillwell Stadium Wed. 28 KENNESAW STATE Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. MARCH APRIL Sat. 3 HOLY CROSS Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Sun. 4 HOLY CROSS Macon, Ga. 2 p.m. Mon. 5 HOLY CROSS Macon, Ga. 4 p.m. Wed. 7 SAVANNAH STATE Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Fri. 9 at KANSAS STATE Manhattan, Kan. 4 p.m. Tointon Family Stadium Sat. 10 at KANSAS STATE Manhattan, Kan. 3 p.m. Tointon Family Stadium Sun. 11 at KANSAS STATE Manhattan, Kan. 2 p.m. Tointon Family Stadium Wed. 14 GEORGIA SOUTHERN Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Fri. 16 EASTERN KENTUCKY Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Sat. 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY Macon, Ga. 2 p.m. Sun. 18 EASTERN KENTUCKY Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Wed. 21 at GEORGIA TECH Atlanta, Ga. 6 p.m. Russ Chandler Stadium Fri. 23 WFORD * Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Sat. 24 WFORD * Macon, Ga. 2 p.m. Sun. 25 WFORD * Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Tue. 27 at FLORIDA A&M Tallahassee, Fla. 4 p.m. Moore-Kittles Field Thur. 29 at ETSU * Johnson City, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. Thomas Stadium Fri. 30 at ETSU * Johnson City, Tenn. 2 p.m. Thomas Stadium Sat. 31 at ETSU * Johnson City, Tenn. 1 p.m. Thomas Stadium Tue. 3 at SAVANNAH STATE Savannah, Ga. 6 p.m. Tiger Baseball Field Wed. 4 at GEORGIA SOUTHERN Statesboro, Ga. 6 p.m. J.I. Clements Stadium MAY Fri. 6 FURMAN * Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Sat. 7 FURMAN * Macon, Ga. 2 p.m. Sun. 8 FURMAN * Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Tue. 10 GEORGIA TECH Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Fri. 13 at SAMFORD * Birmingham, Ala. 7 p.m. Joe Lee Griffin Field Sat. 14 at SAMFORD * Birmingham, Ala. 3 p.m. Joe Lee Griffin Field Sun. 15 at SAMFORD * Birmingham, Ala. 2 p.m. Joe Lee Griffin Field Wed. 18 at GEORGIA STATE Atlanta, Ga. 6 p.m. GSU Baseball Complex Fri. 20 at WESTERN CAROLINA * Cullowhee, N.C. 5 p.m. Hennon Stadium Sat. 21 at WESTERN CAROLINA * Cullowhee, N.C. 2 p.m. Hennon Stadium Sun. 22 at WESTERN CAROLINA * Cullowhee, N.C. 1 p.m. Hennon Stadium Tue. 24 at FLORIDA Gainesville, Fla. 6 p.m. Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Fri. 27 VMI * Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Sat. 28 VMI * Macon, Ga. 2 p.m. Sun. 29 VMI * Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Sat. 5 at UNCG * Greensboro, N.C. 6 p.m. UNCG Baseball Stadium Sun. 6 at UNCG * Greensboro, N.C. 3 p.m. UNCG Baseball Stadium Mon. 7 at UNCG * Greensboro, N.C. 1 p.m. UNCG Baseball Stadium Thu. 10 ALCORN STATE Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Fri. 11 ALCORN STATE Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Sat. 12 ALCORN STATE Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Tue. 15 GEORGIA STATE Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Thu. 17 THE CITADEL * Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Fri. 18 THE CITADEL * Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Sat. 19 THE CITADEL * Macon, Ga. 2 p.m. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Tue. 22 vs. TBA Greenville, S.C. TBA Wed. 23 vs. TBA Greenville, S.C. TBA Thu. 24 vs. TBA Greenville, S.C. TBA Fri. 25 vs. TBA Greenville, S.C. TBA Sat. 26 vs. TBA Greenville, S.C. TBA All Times Eastern. All dates and times subject to change. * - denotes Southern Conference game. MERCER BASEBALL QUICK FACTS 3

4 2017 STATISTICS OVERALL HOME 18-9 AWAY 20-6 NEUTRAL 1-2 SOCON 17-6 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% 25 JT Thomas Danny Edgeworth Alex Hanson Alex Crotty Matt Meeder Ryan Hagan Jackson Ware Charlie Madden Trey Truitt Hunter Bening Alex Alvord Conrad Cornell Ben Upton Drew Lingo Howard Joe Adam Moore Steven Taylor David Posas Christian Vann Totals Opponents LOB - Team (492), Opp (463). DPs turned - Team (43), Opp (42). CI - Team (1), Thomas 1. (All games 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 7 Robert Broom / Kevin Coulter / Ryan Askew / Austin Cox / Connor Herd / Nick Spear / Andrew Kane / Christian Vann / Zach Graveno / Sawyer Gipson-Long / Chase Burks / Carter Varga / Kyle Bialousz / Josh Knies / Adam Corn / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (12), Madden 7, Thomas 4, Crotty 1, Opp (12). Pickoffs - Team (6), Madden 2, Broom 2, Askew 1, Cox 1, Opp (12). 4 MERCER BASEBALL QUICK FACTS

5 2017 SOCON STATISTICS OVERALL 17-6 HOME 6-5 AWAY 11-1 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% 3 Ryan Hagan JT Thomas Alex Hanson Alex Crotty Danny Edgeworth Jackson Ware Hunter Bening Trey Truitt Charlie Madden Matt Meeder Conrad Cornell Ben Upton Howard Joe David Posas Adam Moore Steven Taylor Totals Opponents LOB - Team (185), Opp (199). DPs turned - Team (14), Opp (18). (SoCon games only 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 7 Robert Broom / Kevin Coulter / Austin Cox / Ryan Askew / Sawyer Gipson-Long / Kyle Bialousz / Connor Herd / Nick Spear / Christian Vann / Carter Varga / Josh Knies / Andrew Kane / Zach Graveno / Chase Burks / Adam Corn / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (3), Thomas 2, Madden 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (2), Cox 1, Madden 1, Opp (5). MERCER BASEBALL QUICK FACTS 5

6 2018 TV/RADIO ROSTER 2 Kyle DOCKUS 9 Austin LORD 16 Tanner HALL 23 Carter VARGA 30 Ben BROCK 38 Andrew KANE R-So. Loveland, Ohio R- Toccoa, Ga. R- Acworth, Ga. R.J. YEAGER Lynn Haven, Fla. 4 Jackson WARE Statesboro, Ga. 10 Conrad CORNELL 11 Le BASSETT 17 Alex CROTTY Chase BURKS 31 Drew LINGO 39 Sean MCDERMOTT Warner Robins, Ga. Orlando, Fla. 3 Windermere, Fla. Conyers, Ga. So. C/3B S/R Lake Mary, Fla. Marietta, Ga. R- Hamilton, Ga. 1B Cartersville, Ga. 5 Alex HANSON 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 26 Josh HENDERSON Nick SPEAR 33 Josh FARMER 42 Kyle BIALOUSZ 44 Brody FRAZIER Tifton, Ga. L/R So. Woodstock, Ga. C Woodstock, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. 6 MERCER BASEBALL QUICK FACTS Atlanta, Ga. L/R Brisbane, Australia C Flowery Branch, Ga. Bogart, Ga. Chatsworth, Ga. 7 Robert BROOM Rising Fawn, Ga. 14 Austin COX 21 Kevin COULTER 34 Trevor AUSTIN 47 Matt BLAIR R-So. Valdosta, Ga. S/R South Elgin, Ill. Buford, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Lizella, Ga. 8 Trey TRUITT Dothan, Ala. 15 Trey WOODHAM Caleb MITCHELL 22 Zach GRAVENO 28 Christian VANN 29 Jordan AMMONS 36 Andrew TARRER 37 Jacob HESTER 49 Eli YOUNG Forsyth, Ga. Lilburn, Ga. Lilburn, Ga. Ideal, Ga. C Lawrenceville, Ga. Auburn, Ala. So. Suwanee, Ga. R- Minneapolis, Minn. Marietta, Ga.