Troy 3, at Mercer 4

MACON, Ga. (Interstat) — Mark Katz launched a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday, lifting the Mercer Bears to a 4-3 victory over the Troy Trojans in a season-opening baseball thriller at Claude Smith Field. The solo shot to right field off Troy reliever Zach Crotchfelt capped a back-and-forth contest where Mercer twice erased deficits. The Bears, who trailed 3-0 before their first at-bat and 3-2 entering the sixth, improved to 1-0. Troy fell to 0-1 despite being favored by national probability metrics. Troy struck immediately. Leadoff hitter Piasecki singled, stole second and, after two… Read more...