Mercer Baseball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule

            

Mercer Bears

Southern (35-27, 14-10)

 
 
Coach: Craig Gibson
 
Key Field Players:
Kyle Dockus, Junior, IF, .317 BA, 21 RBI, 17 SB
Kel Johnson, Senior, OF, .297 BA, 22 HR, 64 RBI
Trevor Austin, Freshman, IF, .295 BA, 28 RBI
Angelo DiSprigna, Freshman, IF, .294 BA, 13 HR, 43 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Kevin Coulter, Senior, P, 3.95 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 82.0 IP, 65 SO
Tanner Hall, Junior, P, 4.67 ERA, 8-5 W/L, 81.0 IP, 66 SO
Sawyer Gipson-Long, Junior, P, 4.90 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 79.0 IP, 96 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .264 (172nd in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.75 (96, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.56 (199, 8)
Earned Run Average: 4.88 (141, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .967 (156, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.12 (34, 1)
Scoring Offense: 5.9 (132, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .413 (99, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.87 (187, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.08 (288, 9)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015Regionallost to Florida State, eliminated by Auburn
2013Regionallost to South Alabama, eliminated by Central Arkansas
2010Regionallost to Georgia Tech, defeated Elon, eliminated by Alabama
 
*all team stats through 5/19