STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern baseball team will take on the Mercer Bears in Macon, Ga, on Wednesday, March 16. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. from OrthoGeorgia Park.
The Eagles are entering the game with a 10-6 record, after coming off of a 4-1 week, including a neutral site win over the 20
th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs and a sweep of William & Mary. The Bears come into the game 15-1, downing #10 Florida State and #13 Georgia Tech in back-to-back weeks, along with a sweep of St. Peter's last weekend.
The Eagles will give redshirt-freshman LHP
Anthony DiMola his first collegiate start, while Mercer will go with sophomore RHP Ryan Lobus.
WEDNESDAY (3.15.22)
Georgia Southern at Mercer
6:00 p.m. (ET) – OrthoGeorgia Park (Macon, Ga)
RADIO – Georgia Southern Sports Network
WATCH
LIVE STATS
GS – LHP –
Anthony DiMola
MER – RHP – Ryan Lobus
QUICK HITS
- The Eagles and Bears have played a total of 167 times in their program's histories, with GS holding a dominant lead in the series, 117-49-1.
- Since 2000, the Eagles have won 21 of the 32 match-ups with the Bears.
- Both GS and Mercer have taken down Georgia Tech at their respective home sites this season.
- Austin Thompson currently sits at 99 career RBI, needing one more to get to 1000 career RBI.
- Eagles RHP Brooks Gorman is from Macon, Ga.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will continue the road trip and take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers in Boone, NC, for a weekend series starting on Friday, March 18. First pitch for the Friday game is set for 5 p.m.
