Baseball vs Mercer on 3/18/2023 - Box Score - Rutgers University Athletics

3/18/2023

OrthoGeorgia Park

2:00pm

Rutgers

9-8

Final

Mercer

14-6

Team	1st innning 1	2nd innning 2	3rd innning 3	4th innning 4	5th innning 5	6th innning 6	7th innning 7	8th innning 8	9th innning 9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Rutgers	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	9	13	1
Mercer	0	0	0	1	4	2	4	0	X	11	9	0

Win: Mcgaha (4-0)Loss: Besser, Grant (1-3)Save: Franklin (4)

Scoring Summary

Team	RU	MER
1st Cohen singled to right center, RBI (0-1 F); Lasko scored.	1	0
2nd Love reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (2-2 FBFB); Lasko advanced to second; Axelson advanced to third; Sleight scored.	2	0
4th Love singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Lasko advanced to second; Axelson advanced to third; Sleight scored.	3	0
4th Kuroda-Graue singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Love advanced to third; Lasko scored.	4	0
4th Runyan homered to right field, RBI (0-1 K).	4	1
5th Hughes homered to right center, 3 RBI (2-1 BSB); Underhill scored; Frye scored.	4	4
5th Kops homered to right center, RBI (2-1 BBS).	4	5
6th Kuroda-Graue singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Cohen advanced to second; Love scored.	5	5
6th Geier scored on a wild pitch.	5	6
6th Rohrbacher singled to right field, RBI (2-2 BSBK); Dalley scored.	5	7
7th Sleight homered to right center, RBI (0-2 KSF).	6	7
7th Runyan homered to right center, 3 RBI (1-2 KSB); Kops scored, unearned; Hughes scored.	6	10
7th Frye walked, RBI (3-2 BSBSFBB); Geier scored on a passed ball.	6	11
9th Melnick homered to left field, 3 RBI (0-2 FK); Sleight scored; Sweeney scored.	9	11

Rutgers


Lasko, Ryan	CF	4	2	1	0	2	0	2
Love, Cameron	2B	5	1	3	2	1	0	0
Cohen, Trevor	RF	6	0	2	1	0	1	4
Kuroda-grauer, Josh	SS	6	0	2	2	0	1	1
Pinkney, Hugh	DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	3
Brito, Chris	3B	4	0	0	0	1	2	0
Sweeney, Jordan	1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	3
Sleight, Evan	LF	2	4	2	1	2	0	0
Axelson, Andy	C	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Melnick, Danny	PH/C	2	1	1	3	0	0	0
Coppola, Christian	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portnoy, Sam	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Besser, Grant	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mazza, Joe	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parliament, Wyatt	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		37	9	13	9	7	6	13

Batting

2B: Love, Cameron (1)

HR: Sleight, Evan (1); Melnick, Danny (1)

SH: Pinkney, Hugh (1)

Baserunning

HBP: Sweeney, Jordan (1); Sleight, Evan (1); Axelson, Andy (2)

Fielding

E: Mazza, Joe (1)

Mercer


Rohrbacher	C/RF	5	0	1	1	0	3	1
Austin	SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	1
Hughes	CF	3	2	1	3	2	1	1
R. Brown	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Kops	PH/DH	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
Runyan	LF	5	2	3	4	0	1	1
Geier	3B	3	2	1	0	1	2	0
Dalley	1B	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
Frye	2B	3	1	1	1	1	0	1
Underhill	RF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Olson	PH/C	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lobus	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
O'neal	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
McGaha	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Franklin	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		33	11	9	10	6	12	6

Batting

2B: Geier (1)

HR: Hughes (1); Kops (1); Runyan (2)

SH: Kops (1)

Baserunning

SB: Austin (1)

HBP: Austin (1)

Fielding

DP: Austin (2); Dalley (2); Frye (2)

Rutgers


Coppola, Christian	4.1	4	3	3	1	6	0	1	17	19	2	5	89
Portnoy, Sam	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	4	4	1	0	15
Besser, Grant	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	3	4	0	1	17
Mazza, Joe	0.1	2	4	3	2	0	1	0	3	6	1	0	26
Parliament, Wyatt	2.0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	6	8	0	2	36
Totals		9	11	10	6	12	1	1	33	41	4	8	183

Mercer


Lobus	4.0	4	4	4	6	1	1	4	16	26	5	5	97
O'neal	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	5	0	1	10
McGaha	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	7	8	3	1	29
Franklin	2.0	4	3	3	1	2	0	0	9	10	1	2	33
Totals		13	9	9	7	6	1	4	37	49	9	9	169

Win: McGaha (4-0)

Loss: Besser, Grant (1-3)

HBP: Coppola, Christian (1) ; Lobus (4)

Save: Franklin (4)

PB: Melnick, Danny (2) ;

Rutgers

Final

Mercer

Rutgers - Top of 1st

Plays	RU	MER
Lasko walked (3-2 BKKBBB).	0	0
Lasko advanced to second on a wild pitch.	0	0
Love flied out to rf (2-2 FBBF).	0	0
Cohen singled to right center, RBI (0-1 F); Lasko scored.	1	0
Kuroda-Graue reached on a fielder's choice (2-0 BB); Cohen out at second 3b to 2b.	1	0
H. Pinkney grounded out to 2b (2-1 BSB).	1	0
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 1st

Plays	RU	MER
Rohrbacher grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK).	1	0
Austin struck out swinging (2-2 BKBKFS).	1	0
Hughes walked (3-2 BBBKSFB).	1	0
R. Brown grounded out to ss (2-2 BBKS).	1	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 2nd

Plays	RU	MER
Brito grounded out to 3b (1-1 SB).	1	0
Sweeney hit by pitch (3-2 BFBSBF).	1	0
Sleight walked (3-1 FBBBB); Sweeney advanced to second.	1	0
Axelson hit by pitch (0-0); Sleight advanced to second; Sweeney advanced to third.	1	0
Lasko reached on a fielder's choice (2-2 KBBFF); Axelson advanced to second; Sleight advanced to third; Sweeney out at home 3b to c.	1	0
Love reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (2-2 FBFB); Lasko advanced to second; Axelson advanced to third; Sleight scored.	2	0
Cohen grounded out to ss (0-1 K).	2	0
1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	RU	MER
Runyan singled to left center (0-0).	2	0
Geier struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS).	2	0
Dalley reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 BK); Runyan out at second ss to 2b.	2	0
Frye flied out to lf (1-2 BSS).	2	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 3rd

Plays	RU	MER
Kuroda-Graue popped up to 2b (0-1 K).	2	0
H. Pinkney walked (3-2 KBBKBB).	2	0
Brito struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS).	2	0
Sweeney popped up to c (1-1 FB).	2	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	RU	MER
Underhill popped up to ss (3-2 BKSFBFFBF).	2	0
Rohrbacher struck out looking (2-2 KBBKK).	2	0
Austin hit by pitch (3-1 BBKB).	2	0
Hughes grounded out to 2b (1-1 FB).	2	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 4th

Plays	RU	MER
Sleight walked (3-0 BBBB).	2	0
Axelson hit by pitch (1-1 KB); Sleight advanced to second.	2	0
Lasko walked (3-1 BBFBB); Axelson advanced to second; Sleight advanced to third.	2	0
Love singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Lasko advanced to second; Axelson advanced to third; Sleight scored.	3	0
Axelson out at home rf to 1b to c.	3	0
Lasko advanced to third.	3	0
Cohen popped up to ss (0-0).	3	0
Kuroda-Graue singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Love advanced to third; Lasko scored.	4	0
H. Pinkney flied out to rf (0-0).	4	0
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 4th

Plays	RU	MER
R. Brown grounded out to ss (3-2 KBBKBF).	4	0
Runyan homered to right field, RBI (0-1 K).	4	1
Geier struck out looking (2-2 BKKBFFK).	4	1
Dalley struck out swinging (3-2 KBBFBFK).	4	1
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 5th

Plays	RU	MER
Brito walked (3-2 BBBKKB).	4	1
Sweeney singled to left field (3-1 BBBK); Brito advanced to second.	4	1
Sleight hit by pitch (2-2 KBFBF); Sweeney advanced to second; Brito advanced to third.	4	1
O'Neal to p for Lobus.	4	1
Axelson struck out looking (1-2 FBFK).	4	1
Lasko grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-0 B); Sleight out on the play.	4	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 5th

Plays	RU	MER
Frye singled to left center (1-2 FFB).	4	1
Underhill singled to left field (0-0); Frye advanced to second.	4	1
Rohrbacher struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS).	4	1
Portnoy to p for Coppola.	4	1
Austin flied out to rf (2-1 BKB); Frye advanced to third.	4	1
Hughes homered to right center, 3 RBI (2-1 BSB); Underhill scored; Frye scored.	4	4
Kops pinch hit for R. Brown.	4	4
Kops homered to right center, RBI (2-1 BBS).	4	5
Runyan struck out swinging (0-2 FFS).	4	5
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 6th

Plays	RU	MER
Love doubled to right field (0-0).	4	5
Cohen singled to left field (1-0 B); Love advanced to third.	4	5
Kuroda-Graue singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Cohen advanced to second; Love scored.	5	5
McGaha to p for O'Neal.	5	5
H. Pinkney out at first 1b to 2b, SAC (0-0); Kuroda-Graue advanced to second; Cohen advanced to third.	5	5
Brito popped up to 2b (2-2 BKBKFF).	5	5
Sweeney struck out looking (1-2 BSFK).	5	5
1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 6th

Plays	RU	MER
Besser to p for Portnoy.	5	5
Geier doubled down the lf line (3-2 BBBKK).	5	5
Dalley walked (3-2 BSSBBB).	5	5
Frye grounded out to c (0-0); Dalley advanced to second; Geier advanced to third.	5	5
Olson pinch hit for Underhill.	5	5
Olson struck out looking (1-2 SBFK).	5	5
Mazza to p for Besser.	5	5
Geier scored on a wild pitch.	5	6
Dalley advanced to third.	5	6
Rohrbacher singled to right field, RBI (2-2 BSBK); Dalley scored.	5	7
Austin popped up to 2b (2-2 BKFFB).	5	7
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 7th

Plays	RU	MER
Rohrbacher to rf.	5	7
Kops to dh.	5	7
Olson to c.	5	7
Sleight homered to right center, RBI (0-2 KSF).	6	7
Melnick pinch hit for Axelson.	6	7
Melnick popped up to 1b (1-1 BF).	6	7
Lasko popped up to 2b (2-1 BBK).	6	7
Love singled to third base, bunt (1-0 B).	6	7
Cohen struck out looking (1-2 FBFK).	6	7
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 7th

Plays	RU	MER
Melnick to c.	6	7
Hughes walked (3-1 SBBBB).	6	7
Kops reached on a fielding error by p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Hughes advanced to second.	6	7
Runyan homered to right center, 3 RBI (1-2 KSB); Kops scored, unearned; Hughes scored.	6	10
Geier walked (3-1 BBSBB).	6	10
Parliament to p for Mazza.	6	10
Dalley grounded out to p (1-0 B); Geier advanced to second.	6	10
Geier advanced to third on a passed ball.	6	10
Frye walked, RBI (3-2 BSBSFBB); Geier scored on a passed ball.	6	11
Olson struck out swinging (0-2 SSS).	6	11
Rohrbacher struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS).	6	11
4 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 8th

Plays	RU	MER
Franklin to p for McGaha.	6	11
Kuroda-Graue struck out swinging (0-2 KFS).	6	11
H. Pinkney grounded out to p (1-1 FB).	6	11
Brito struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS).	6	11
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 8th

Plays	RU	MER
Austin walked (3-2 BSBSBS).	6	11
Hughes struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBSFS); Austin stole second.	6	11
Kops struck out swinging (2-2 BSBSS).	6	11
Runyan grounded out to 2b (1-0 B).	6	11
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 9th

Plays	RU	MER
Sweeney singled to center field (0-2 KKF).	6	11
Sleight singled to left center (0-0); Sweeney advanced to second.	6	11
Melnick homered to left field, 3 RBI (0-2 FK); Sleight scored; Sweeney scored.	9	11
Lasko singled to right field (0-1 K).	9	11
Love walked (3-2 BFKBFBB); Lasko advanced to second.	9	11
Cohen grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-1 BBK); Love out on the play; Lasko advanced to third.	9	11
Kuroda-Graue flied out to rf (0-1 K).	9	11
3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Bottom of 9th

Plays	RU	MER
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
37	At Bats	33
9	Runs	11
13	Hits	9
1	Doubles	1
0	Triples	0
2	Home Runs	4
9	RBI's	10
7	Walks (BB)	6
6	Strikeouts	12
Pitching
9	Hits	13
11	Runs	9
10	Earned Runs	9
6	Walks	7
12	Strikeouts	6
41	Batters Faced	49
1	Errors	0
Fielding
24	Putouts	27
8	Assists	13
.970	Fielding %	1.000
0	Double Plays	2

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