Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Mar 16, 2025)

 
Box Score
 

2025 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball
Tennessee Tech at Mercer
Mar 16, 2025 at Macon, Ga. (OrthoGeorgia Park)

Tennessee Tech 3 (15-6)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
GREEN, Jackson rf  4  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0 
LEE, Owen ss  5  0  1  0  0  2  0  2  3 
WHITCOMB, Mack c  3  1  1  0  2  0  7  0  0 
LEE, Ryan dh  3  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0 
STEELE, Preston 3b  3  1  1  3  0  1  1  0  2 
VRABEL, Carter 1b  3  0  0  0  1  1  10  0  3 
GARZA, Eddie 2b  2  0  0  0  2  2  0  4  0 
JINKS, Kayne lf  4  0  0  0  0  1  4  0  2 
JORDAN, Nicho cf  3  1  0  0  1  2  2  0  0 
STRICKLIN, Lawson p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   JOHNSON, Patrick p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   McDUFFIE, Reece p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   PRIDGEN, Jaxon p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   VEGA, Lucas p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  30  3  3  3  7  13  24  8  10 
  

Mercer 6 (14-7)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Kamaka 2b  4  1  2  1  1  1  0  2  0 
D. Johnson lf  3  0  1  1  1  0  2  0  2 
Dalley rf  4  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  0 
Frye ss  5  0  1  0  0  1  2  1  4 
Lester 1b  3  1  0  0  1  1  5  0  1 
Thomas dh  2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Baughcum 3b  4  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  2 
Brown cf  4  1  2  2  0  1  4  0  0 
Norton c  2  0  0  0  1  1  12  0  1 
   Kersey ph  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Graziano pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Z. Thompson c  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Ackerman p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Ca. Cosper 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 
   Hawkins p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Busse p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  31  6  9  6  5  6  27  4  10  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Tennessee Tech...... 001 000 200 -  3  3  0
Mercer.............. 011 200 02X -  6  9  1
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E - Frye(4). LOB - TTU 10; Mercer 10. 2B - Kamaka(2); Baughcum 2(9); Brown(2). HR - STEELE(1). HBP - LEE, R.; STEELE; Thomas; Kersey. SH - GREEN(2); Thomas(3). SF - D. Johnson(1). SB - Frye(5).

Tennessee Tech   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
STRICKLIN, Lawson L,0-1  2.2  2  2  2  2  2  0  0  0  0  9  12  2  4  53 
JOHNSON, Patrick   1.0  3  2  2  1  1  0  1  0  0  6  7  0  2  28 
McDUFFIE, Reece   3.2  4  2  2  0  2  0  0  1  0  15  16  6  3  49 
PRIDGEN, Jaxon   0.0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  2  0  0  8 
VEGA, Lucas   0.2  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  1  0  16 
  
Mercer   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Ackerman   3.0  0  1  0  3  4  1  0  2  1  9  15  2  3  55 
Ca. Cosper W,2-0  2.0  2  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  8  8  2  1  31 
Kalkbrenner   0.0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  10 
Ewaldsen   1.1  1  2  2  2  3  0  0  0  0  5  7  0  1  37 
Hawkins   0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  0  10 
Busse S,5  2.0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  6  6  4  0  15 

Win - Ca. Cosper (2-0). Loss - STRICKLIN (0-1). Save - Busse (5). WP - Ackerman(2). HBP - by Ackerman (LEE, R.); by Ackerman (STEELE); by McDUFFIE (Thomas); by PRIDGEN (Kersey). BK - JOHNSON, P.(1). Pitches/strikes: STRICKLIN 53/30; JOHNSON, P. 28/15; McDUFFIE 49/34; PRIDGEN 8/1; VEGA 16/9; Ackerman 55/29; Ca. Cosper 31/22; Kalkbrenner 10/2; Ewaldsen 37/22; Hawkins 10/6; Busse 15/13.

Umpires - HP: Kenny Hyatt 1B: Mike Cheek 3B: Nick Katchur
Start: 1:00 Time: 2:55 Attendance: 549
Weather: 73 degrees, sunny, 13 mph WSW
Kalkbrenner faced 2 batters in the 6th.
PRIDGEN faced 2 batters in the 8th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2025 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball
Tennessee Tech at Mercer
Mar 16, 2025 at Macon, Ga. (OrthoGeorgia Park)

Tennessee Tech starters: 30/rf GREEN; 11/ss LEE, O.; 47/c WHITCOMB; 20/dh LEE, R.; 4/3b STEELE; 10/1b VRABEL; 7/2b GARZA, E.; 44/lf JINKS; 26/cf JORDAN; 16/p STRICKLIN;

Mercer starters: 4/2b Kamaka; 10/lf D. Johnson; 3/rf Dalley; 5/ss Frye; 15/1b Lester; 43/dh Thomas; 7/3b Baughcum; 20/cf Brown; 6/c Norton; 18/p Ackerman;

Tennessee Tech 1st - GREEN struck out swinging (3-2). LEE, O. grounded out to 2b (3-2). WHITCOMB grounded out to ss (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mercer 1st - Kamaka struck out swinging (0-2). D. Johnson walked (3-0). Dalley struck out swinging (1-2). Frye fouled out to c (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 2nd - LEE, R. walked (3-1). STEELE struck out swinging (0-2). VRABEL flied out to cf (3-2). GARZA, E. walked (3-2); LEE, R. advanced to second. JINKS flied out to rf (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mercer 2nd - Lester walked (3-2). Thomas grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Lester advanced to second. Baughcum grounded out to 2b (1-1); Lester advanced to third. Brown singled to center field, RBI (2-1); Lester scored. Norton grounded out to ss (2-1). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 3rd - JORDAN reached on a fielding error by ss (2-2). GREEN grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; JORDAN advanced to second. LEE, O. struck out swinging. WHITCOMB intentionally walked. LEE, R. hit by pitch; WHITCOMB advanced to second on a wild pitch; JORDAN advanced to third on a wild pitch. STEELE hit by pitch, RBI (1-0); LEE, R. advanced to second; WHITCOMB advanced to third; JORDAN scored, unearned. VRABEL struck out looking (3-2). 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Mercer 3rd - No play. Kamaka doubled down the lf line (2-2). D. Johnson flied out to cf (1-0); Kamaka advanced to third. Dalley grounded out to 2b, RBI (3-2); Kamaka scored. JOHNSON, P. to p for STRICKLIN. Frye grounded out to 2b (1-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 4th - Ca. Cosper to p for Ackerman. GARZA, E. struck out swinging (2-2). JINKS flied out to cf (1-0). JORDAN struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mercer 4th - Lester grounded out to 2b (1-2). Thomas singled to third base (2-1). Thomas advanced to second on a balk. Baughcum doubled to left center, RBI (2-1); Thomas scored. Brown struck out swinging (3-2). Norton walked (3-2). Kamaka singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Norton advanced to second; Baughcum scored. McDUFFIE to p for JOHNSON, P.. D. Johnson flied out to lf (0-0). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 5th - GREEN struck out looking (1-2). LEE, O. singled to shortstop (1-1). WHITCOMB singled to right field (1-1); LEE, O. advanced to second. LEE, R. infield fly to ss (1-2). STEELE grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mercer 5th - Dalley grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2). Frye singled to right field (0-0). Frye stole second. Lester fouled out to 3b (2-2). Thomas hit by pitch (0-0). Baughcum flied out to cf (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 6th - Kalkbrenner to p for Ca. Cosper. VRABEL walked (3-1). GARZA, E. walked (3-1); VRABEL advanced to second. Ewaldsen to p for Kalkbrenner. JINKS struck out swinging (2-2). JORDAN walked (3-1); GARZA, E. advanced to second; VRABEL advanced to third. GREEN struck out swinging (2-2). LEE, O. grounded out to 2b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Mercer 6th - Brown grounded out to ss (1-2). Norton struck out swinging (2-2). Kamaka popped up to 1b (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 7th - WHITCOMB walked (3-2). LEE, R. struck out swinging (3-2). STEELE homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1); WHITCOMB scored. Hawkins to p for Ewaldsen. VRABEL flied out to lf (1-1). GARZA, E. struck out swinging (3-2). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mercer 7th - D. Johnson singled to pitcher, bunt (0-0). Dalley flied out to lf (0-0). Frye grounded out to p (0-0); D. Johnson advanced to second. Lester struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 8th - Busse to p for Hawkins. JINKS flied out to cf (0-0). JORDAN struck out looking (1-2). GREEN flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mercer 8th - Thomas flied out to lf (0-2). Baughcum doubled down the lf line (0-1). Brown doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-1); Baughcum scored. PRIDGEN to p for McDUFFIE. Kersey pinch hit for Norton. Kersey hit by pitch (2-0). Graziano pinch ran for Kersey. Kamaka walked (3-1); Graziano advanced to second; Brown advanced to third. VEGA to p for PRIDGEN. D. Johnson flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2); Brown scored. Dalley walked (3-0); Kamaka advanced to second; Graziano advanced to third. Frye struck out swinging (1-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 9th - Z. Thompson to c for Graziano. LEE, O. struck out swinging (1-2). WHITCOMB lined out to ss (0-1). LEE, R. flied out to lf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.