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Baseball Defeats Mercer to Clinch Series
Mar 19 | Baseball
MACON, Ga. – Rutgers baseball secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over Mercer on Sunday afternoon, clinching the road series over the Bears and wrapping up its spring break trip to Georgia with a 6-1 record.
The Scarlet Knights (10-8) used clutch pitching from Sam Bello and Ben Gorski out of the bullpen to hold onto their one-run advantage, which included Gorski picking up back-to-back strikeouts with the winning run on base to end the game.
RU got out to a 1-0 lead on Chris Brito's team-best fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to left. The lead stretched to 3-0 in the fourth thanks to a Jordan Sweeney sac fly and Evan Sleight RBI single.
The Bears were able to push 2 runs across in the sixth, but Sam Bello did a masterful job pitching around inherited runners. After entering the game with no outs, Bello induced a pair of groundouts and got a strikeout to end the frame with runners on second and third.
Bello remained in the game and pitched scoreless seventh and eighth innings, giving his team a huge lift.
Ben Gorski picked up his third save of the season, striking out back-to-back hitters with the winning run on base.
Jake Marshall got the start and pitched into the sixth inning, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on just one hit and one walk, while striking out eight hitters. He earned the win to improve to 2-1 on the season.
The Scarlet Knights return to New Jersey having gone 6-1 on their spring break trip to Georgia, picking up a three-game sweep at Georgia Southern, a midweek win at Kennesaw State and taking two-of-three from Mercer.
Up next for Rutgers is a pair of midweek games at Bainton Field. RU will take on Rider on Tuesday and Lafayette on Wednesday, with both games set for 3 p.m. first pitches.
The Scarlet Knights (10-8) used clutch pitching from Sam Bello and Ben Gorski out of the bullpen to hold onto their one-run advantage, which included Gorski picking up back-to-back strikeouts with the winning run on base to end the game.
RU got out to a 1-0 lead on Chris Brito's team-best fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to left. The lead stretched to 3-0 in the fourth thanks to a Jordan Sweeney sac fly and Evan Sleight RBI single.
The Bears were able to push 2 runs across in the sixth, but Sam Bello did a masterful job pitching around inherited runners. After entering the game with no outs, Bello induced a pair of groundouts and got a strikeout to end the frame with runners on second and third.
Bello remained in the game and pitched scoreless seventh and eighth innings, giving his team a huge lift.
Ben Gorski picked up his third save of the season, striking out back-to-back hitters with the winning run on base.
Jake Marshall got the start and pitched into the sixth inning, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on just one hit and one walk, while striking out eight hitters. He earned the win to improve to 2-1 on the season.
The Scarlet Knights return to New Jersey having gone 6-1 on their spring break trip to Georgia, picking up a three-game sweep at Georgia Southern, a midweek win at Kennesaw State and taking two-of-three from Mercer.
Up next for Rutgers is a pair of midweek games at Bainton Field. RU will take on Rider on Tuesday and Lafayette on Wednesday, with both games set for 3 p.m. first pitches.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Marshall, Jake (2-1)
L: Farmer (1-2)
S: Gorski, Ben (3)
Batting:
2B: Lasko, Ryan 1 ; Love, Cameron 1 ; Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 1
HR: Brito, Chris 1
RBI: Sweeney, Jordan 1 ; Sleight, Evan 1 ; Brito, Chris 1
SH: Melnick, Danny 1
SF: Sweeney, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cohen, Trevor 1 ; Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 1 ; Brito, Chris 1
SB: Lasko, Ryan 1
Batting:
2B: Cherry 1
RBI: Cherry 1
SH: Austin 1 ; Kops 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rohrbacher 1 ; Frye 1
SB: Geier 1
HBP: Frye 1
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