ETSU drops 5-0 decision to Bears

MACON, Ga. (April 24, 2022) – Sunday did not go in favor of the Bucs as ETSU Softball dropped the series finale at Mercer by the final score of 5-0 at Sikes Field in Macon, Ga.

The Bears jumped ahead in the bottom of the third inning with one crack of the bat, a grand slam off the bat of Diamond Williams for the quick 4-0 advantage. Mercer added to its lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, scoring of an ETSU error to push its lead to 5-0.

ETSU had one final chance to score in the top of the seventh with runners on first and second and one away. However, the Bucs had back-to-back harmless fly outs to center field to conclude the series against Mercer with the 5-0 loss.

Pitchers of Record
» Win: Bailey Pattison (1-0)
» Loss: Allison Farr (4-14)

Notables
» The Bucs picked up two hits in the series finale from Andrea Sarhatt (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Cameron Young (Knoxville, Tenn.).  
» The loss belonged to Allison Farr (Knoxville, Tenn.), yielding four earned runs in 3.0 innings of play.
» Whitley Arnott (China Grove, N.C.) tossed 3.0 innings of action and surrendered one unearned run in the process.
» ETSU now falls to 17-28 all-time against Mercer, including 4-14 when playing in Macon, Ga.

Record Update
» ETSU: 6-41, 2-10 SoCon
» Mercer: 13-32, 5-10 SoCon

Up Next
ETSU is back in action with a full week of five games, beginning with a single game against Gardner-Webb on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Johnson City, Tenn.  

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