Mercer 10, at Georgia Southern 7

STATESBORO, Ga. (Interstat) — Jess Ackerman pitched three scoreless innings of relief and the Mercer Bears built a 10-run first inning en route to a 10-7 victory over the Georgia Southern Eagles on Wednesday night at J. I. Clements Stadium. Mercer improved to 36-13. Georgia Southern fell to 14-35. Ackerman entered with one out in the seventh inning and the Bears clinging to a 10-7 lead after the Eagles had scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth. The right-hander struck out four, walked none and allowed no hits over three innings to earn the save. He retired the… Read more...