Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Mar 15, 2025)

 
Box Score
 

2025 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball
Tennessee Tech at Mercer
Mar 15, 2025 at Macon, Ga. (OrthoGeorgia Park)

Tennessee Tech 9 (15-5)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
ROOKER, Jackson 2b  2  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0 
   GARZA, Eddie 2b  3  1  1  0  0  1  2  3  0 
LEE, Owen ss  4  2  1  2  1  0  3  4  0 
WHITCOMB, Mack dh  4  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0 
JIMENEZ, Jorsixt rf  5  2  3  2  0  0  0  1  1 
   GREEN, Jackson rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
JORDAN, Nicho cf  4  1  0  0  1  1  4  0  2 
LEE, Ryan c  5  0  2  0  0  0  6  0  1 
BLACK, Riley 1b  3  1  1  3  0  0  8  2  0 
   VRABEL, Carter 1b  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0 
STEELE, Preston 3b  3  0  2  2  1  1  0  2  0 
SMELSER, Landon lf  5  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  5 
CASABELLA, Carter p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   BRAFA, Jack p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   VARGAS, Juan p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  39  9  13  9  4  7  27  12  9 
  

Mercer 7 (13-7)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Kamaka 2b  4  1  0  0  1  0  2  4  0 
Lester 1b  4  2  2  4  1  1  9  1  0 
Frye ss  5  1  2  2  0  1  0  2  2 
Dalley rf  3  1  1  1  2  0  2  0  0 
Baughcum 3b  4  0  1  0  1  2  1  0  1 
Brown cf  3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Thomas dh  4  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  4 
D. Johnson lf  4  1  0  0  0  0  3  0  0 
Z. Thompson c  1  1  1  0  1  0  5  0  0 
   Gegg ph  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
   Norton c  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Kersey p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0 
   J. Johnson p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Kalkbrenner p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ewaldsen p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Cruce p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Hawkins p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  33  7  7  7  6  6  27  9  7  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Tennessee Tech...... 000 120 501 -  9 13  2
Mercer.............. 005 000 200 -  7  7  1
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E - ROOKER(2); BLACK, R.(1); Baughcum(8). DP - TTU 2; Mercer 1. LOB - TTU 9; Mercer 7. 2B - WHITCOMB(6); VRABEL(4); Lester(3). HR - LEE, O.(5); BLACK, R.(2); Lester(5); Frye(6); Dalley(6). HBP - BLACK, R.; STEELE; Brown; Z. Thompson. SB - Kamaka(1); Z. Thompson(1).

Tennessee Tech   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
CASABELLA, Carter   3.0  4  5  4  0  2  0  0  2  0  14  16  1  6  51 
BRAFA, Jack W,4-1  3.0  1  1  1  3  1  0  0  0  0  9  12  2  4  61 
VARGAS, Juan S,3  3.0  2  1  1  3  3  1  0  0  0  10  13  4  1  56 
  
Mercer   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Kersey   4.0  8  3  3  0  2  0  0  1  0  19  20  4  5  56 
J. Johnson   2.1  1  2  2  1  1  0  0  1  0  8  10  2  3  31 
Kalkbrenner L,0-1  0.0  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  7 
Ewaldsen   0.1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  1  0  9 
Cruce   2.0  1  1  1  1  3  0  0  0  0  7  8  2  1  42 
Hawkins   0.1  1  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  2  2  0  0  8 

Win - BRAFA (4-1). Loss - Kalkbrenner (0-1). Save - VARGAS (3). WP - VARGAS(2). HBP - by Kersey (STEELE); by CASABELLA (Z. Thompson); by CASABELLA (Brown); by J. Johnson (BLACK, R.). BK - Hawkins(1). Pitches/strikes: CASABELLA 51/35; BRAFA 61/37; VARGAS 56/32; Kersey 56/38; J. Johnson 31/18; Kalkbrenner 7/3; Ewaldsen 9/3; Cruce 42/24; Hawkins 8/5.

Umpires - HP: Nick Katchur 1B: Kenny Hyatt 3B: Mike Cheek
Start: 2:00 Time: 3:10 Attendance: 1017
Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy, 15 mph SSE
Kersey faced 2 batters in the 5th.
Kalkbrenner faced 2 batters in the 7th.
BRAFA faced 1 batter in the 7th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2025 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball
Tennessee Tech at Mercer
Mar 15, 2025 at Macon, Ga. (OrthoGeorgia Park)

Tennessee Tech starters: 3/2b ROOKER; 11/ss LEE, O.; 47/dh WHITCOMB; 13/rf JIMENEZ; 26/cf JORDAN; 20/c LEE, R.; 22/1b BLACK, R.; 4/3b STEELE; 19/lf SMELSER; 2/p CASABELLA;

Mercer starters: 4/2b Kamaka; 15/1b Lester; 5/ss Frye; 3/rf Dalley; 7/3b Baughcum; 20/cf Brown; 43/dh Thomas; 10/lf D. Johnson; 26/c Z. Thompson; 27/p Kersey;

Tennessee Tech 1st - ROOKER struck out swinging (2-2). LEE, O. grounded out to 2b (0-0). WHITCOMB singled to left center (0-1). JIMENEZ singled to right field (1-0); WHITCOMB advanced to third. JORDAN flied out to cf (1-0). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mercer 1st - Kamaka grounded out to ss (1-0). Lester grounded out to ss (0-1). Frye grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 2nd - LEE, R. singled to left field (3-2). BLACK, R. flied out to lf (1-2). STEELE hit by pitch (1-0); LEE, R. advanced to second. STEELE out at first p to 1b, picked off. SMELSER struck out looking (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mercer 2nd - Dalley flied out to cf (1-2). Baughcum singled to left field (3-2). Brown grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-0); Baughcum advanced to second. Thomas out at first 1b to p (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 3rd - ROOKER flied out to cf (1-0). LEE, O. grounded out to 2b (0-2). WHITCOMB grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mercer 3rd - D. Johnson reached on a fielding error by 1b (0-1). Z. Thompson hit by pitch (1-2); D. Johnson advanced to second. Kamaka out at first 1b to 2b (0-1); Z. Thompson advanced to second; D. Johnson advanced to third. Lester doubled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); Z. Thompson scored; D. Johnson scored, unearned. Frye homered to right center, 2 RBI (1-0); Lester scored. Dalley homered to right center, RBI (0-0). Baughcum struck out swinging (0-2). Brown hit by pitch (0-0). Thomas struck out swinging (2-2). 5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 4th - JIMENEZ singled to left field (0-0). JORDAN flied out to rf (1-0). LEE, R. singled to left field (0-2); JIMENEZ advanced to second. BLACK, R. out at first 1b to p (0-0); LEE, R. advanced to second; JIMENEZ advanced to third. STEELE singled to pitcher, RBI (0-1); LEE, R. advanced to third; JIMENEZ scored. SMELSER grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mercer 4th - BRAFA to p for CASABELLA. D. Johnson lined out to 2b (2-2). Z. Thompson walked (3-2). Kamaka reached on a fielding error by 2b (1-2); Z. Thompson advanced to second. GARZA, E. to 2b for ROOKER. Lester struck out swinging (3-2); Kamaka stole second; Z. Thompson stole third. Frye flied out to cf (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 5th - GARZA, E. singled to center field (1-0). LEE, O. homered to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); GARZA, E. scored. J. Johnson to p for Kersey. WHITCOMB grounded out to ss (2-1). JIMENEZ reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second (2-2). JORDAN grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0); JIMENEZ advanced to third. LEE, R. flied out to rf (0-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mercer 5th - Dalley walked (3-2). Baughcum grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-2); Dalley out on the play. Brown grounded out to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 6th - BLACK, R. hit by pitch (2-2). STEELE struck out swinging (0-2). SMELSER grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-0); BLACK, R. out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mercer 6th - Thomas grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). D. Johnson grounded out to 2b (1-2). Z. Thompson singled to right center, out at second rf to ss (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 7th - GARZA, E. flied out to lf (1-1). LEE, O. walked (3-0). WHITCOMB doubled to right center (1-0); LEE, O. advanced to third. Kalkbrenner to p for J. Johnson. JIMENEZ singled to left field, 2 RBI (0-1); WHITCOMB scored; LEE, O. scored. JORDAN walked (3-1); JIMENEZ advanced to second. Ewaldsen to p for Kalkbrenner. LEE, R. infield fly to 3b (1-1). BLACK, R. homered to right field, 3 RBI (1-0); JORDAN scored; JIMENEZ scored. STEELE walked (3-0). Cruce to p for Ewaldsen. SMELSER struck out swinging (1-2). 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mercer 7th - Kamaka walked (3-2). VARGAS to p for BRAFA. Lester homered to right field, 2 RBI (1-1); Kamaka scored. Frye struck out swinging (1-2). Dalley walked (3-2). Dalley advanced to second on a wild pitch. Baughcum walked (3-2). Brown flied out to cf (1-1). Thomas flied out to cf (1-0). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 8th - GARZA, E. struck out swinging (3-2). LEE, O. lined out to 2b (3-2). WHITCOMB walked (3-2). JIMENEZ grounded out to p (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mercer 8th - GREEN to rf for JIMENEZ. VRABEL to 1b for BLACK, R.. D. Johnson popped up to ss (1-0). Gegg pinch hit for Z. Thompson. Gegg struck out swinging (3-2). Kamaka popped up to ss (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 9th - Norton to c for Gegg. JORDAN struck out swinging (2-2). LEE, R. flied out to lf (3-1). VRABEL doubled down the lf line (2-2). Hawkins to p for Cruce. VRABEL advanced to third on a balk. STEELE singled to left center, RBI (0-1); VRABEL scored. SMELSER struck out looking (3-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mercer 9th - Lester walked (3-2). Frye singled to second base (1-1); Lester advanced to second. Dalley grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-2); Frye out on the play; Lester advanced to third. Baughcum struck out looking (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.