Game 8 - No. 4 Furman vs. No. 1 Mercer
SoCon Baseball Championship

5/25/2017
Fluor Field (Greenville, S.C.)



Final Stats






Furman
(31-26)
6
Mercer
(39-16)
1
Win - Schuermann (7-4).
Loss - Coulter (5-3).
Save - None.


Umpires - HP: Jon Merry; 1B: Randy Vestal; 2B: Vic Correll; 3B: Steve Sanders.
Start: 8:40pm. Duration: 2:57. Attendance: 449
Weather: 66, Clear with light winds.


Official Box Score - Final
Furman at Mercer
5/25/2017 at Fluor Field (Greenville, S.C.)

Furman 6 (31-26)

Playerabrhrbibbkpoalob
Overton cf513100300
Richards dh502002002
Grote lf502100202
Kay rf411111102
Whitehead c500005603
Costa 1b513001900
S. Griffith 2b512001331
Huebner ss522002221
Crawford 3b502201131
Totals44617511327912
Mercer 1 (39-16)

Playerabrhrbibbkpoalob
Hagan ss511002211
Hanson cf403000000
Thomas dh401100000
Madden c4010011212
Edgeworth 2b400001010
Ware lf402000002
Meeder 3b301000130
Upton ph100000000
Bening 1b100001500
Joe ph/1b300000302
Truitt rf401001402
Totals37110162789

Score by Innings123456789RHELOB
Furman040100100617112
Mercer00001000011019

E - S. Griffith ; Hagan ; DP - Furman 1; Mercer 0.
RBI - Overton (34) ; Grote (55) ; Kay (36) ; Crawford 2 (32) ; Thomas (60) ; 2B - Costa (11) ; S. Griffith (11) ; Hanson (11) ; HR - Kay (11) ; IBB - Kay ; KL - Richards ; Whitehead ; Huebner ; Hagan 2 ; GDP - Thomas ; LOB - Furman 12; Mercer 9.

FURiphrerbbkbfabnp
Schuermann 8.0910053333121
Hawkins 1.0100014412

MERiphrerbbkbfabnp
Coulter 3.074403161668
Varga 4.092117222187
Burks 1.0000023316
Gipson-Long 1.0100014410

Win - Schuermann (7-4). Loss - Coulter (5-3). Save - None.
WP - Varga (5) ;
PItches/strikes - Schuermann 121/84; Hawkins 12/9; Coulter 68/44; Varga 87/57; Burks 16/11; Gipson-Long 10/8;

Umpires - HP: Jon Merry; 1B: Randy Vestal; 2B: Vic Correll; 3B: Steve Sanders.
Start: 8:40pm. Duration: 2:57. Attendance: 449
Weather: 66, Clear with light winds
2017 SoCon Baseball Championship - Game 8


Play By Play (Full) - Final
Furman at Mercer
5/25/2017 at Fluor Field (Greenville, S.C.)


Score by Innings123456789RHELOB
Furman040100100617112
Mercer00001000011019

Furman starters: 17/cf/Overton; 6/dh/Richards; 5/lf/Grote; 44/rf/Kay; 16/c/Whitehead; 9/1b/Costa; 1/2b/S. Griffith; 41/ss/Huebner; 7/3b/Crawford; 37/p/Schuermann;
Mercer starters: 3/ss/Hagan; 11/cf/Hanson; 25/dh/Thomas; 18/c/Madden; 21/2b/Edgeworth; 4/lf/Ware; 6/3b/Meeder; 44/1b/Bening; 8/rf/Truitt; 27/p/Coulter;

FUR 1st - No play.; Overton grounded out to 3b (1-2 KFBF).; Richards lined out to rf (3-2 BFBFBF).; Grote grounded out to p (1-2 BKF).;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.

MER 1st - Hagan popped up to 1b (1-2 BKK).; Hanson doubled to right center (0-2 FF).; Thomas flied out to cf (2-1 BFB); Hanson advanced to third.; Madden flied out to lf (3-2 BBBKK).;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

FUR 2nd - Kay homered to center field, RBI (2-1 BBF).; Whitehead struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS).; Costa singled to shortstop (1-1 BK).; S. Griffith singled up the middle (1-2 KBS); Costa advanced to second.; Huebner singled to right field (1-2 FSB); S. Griffith advanced to second; Costa advanced to third.; Crawford singled through the right side, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Huebner advanced to third; S. Griffith scored; Costa scored.; Overton singled through the left side, RBI (1-1 BK); Crawford advanced to second; Huebner scored.; Richards struck out looking (1-2 BSFK).; Grote reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (2-2 KBFB); Overton out at second ss unassisted.;
4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

MER 2nd - Edgeworth flied out to lf (1-0 B).; Ware singled to left field (0-1 K).; Meeder singled to right field (2-1 SBB); Ware advanced to second.; Bening struck out swinging (0-2 KSS).; Truitt struck out swinging (0-2 SFS).;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

FUR 3rd - Kay lined out to ss (1-0 B).; Whitehead struck out swinging (3-2 FKBBFBFS).; Costa singled up the middle (1-2 FSB).; S. Griffith grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBBK).;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

MER 3rd - Hagan singled to center field (1-1 BK).; Hanson reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-1 BS); Hagan out at second ss to 2b.; Thomas grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (0-1 F); Hanson out on the play.;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.

FUR 4th - Varga to p for Coulter.; Huebner struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 BKFFS).; Crawford struck out swinging (2-2 FBKBS).; Overton singled through the left side (2-2 BSKBF).; Richards singled up the middle (2-0 BB); Overton advanced to third.; Grote singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 KBF); Richards advanced to second; Overton scored.; Kay grounded out to p (2-2 SKBB).;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

MER 4th - Madden singled up the middle (3-1 BBBK).; Edgeworth grounded out to 2b (1-2 KBK); Madden advanced to second.; Ware singled to pitcher (0-2 SSF); Madden advanced to third.; Meeder popped up to ss (0-0).; Joe pinch hit for Bening.; Joe flied out to rf (2-2 BFFB).;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

FUR 5th - Joe to 1b.; Whitehead struck out swinging (0-2 KFS).; Costa flied out to rf (1-0 B).; S. Griffith doubled down the rf line (2-0 BB).; Huebner grounded out to 2b (0-0).;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

MER 5th - Truitt reached on a fielding error by 2b (0-1 F).; Hagan reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-2 BFS); Truitt out at second ss unassisted.; Hanson singled to center field (2-2 BKSBF); Hagan advanced to third.; Thomas grounded out to p, RBI (0-0); Hanson advanced to second; Hagan scored, unearned.; Madden struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFS).;
1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.

FUR 6th - Crawford flied out to rf (0-1 S).; Overton fouled out to rf (3-2 KSBFBBF).; Richards singled to center field (2-2 BBKF).; Grote singled through the right side (0-0); Richards advanced to third.; Kay intentionally walked (3-0 BBBB); Grote advanced to second.; Whitehead struck out swinging (1-2 BSSFFFS).;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.

MER 6th - Edgeworth grounded out to 2b (2-2 BBFK).; Ware flied out to cf (0-0).; Meeder grounded out to ss (1-1 KB).;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.

FUR 7th - Costa struck out swinging (1-2 SBFS).; S. Griffith struck out swinging (1-2 FBKS).; Huebner singled up the middle (1-2 FKB).; Crawford singled to left field (2-1 BSB); Huebner advanced to second.; Overton singled to shortstop, advanced to second on the error (1-1 BK); Crawford advanced to third; Huebner advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by ss, unearned.; Richards struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (1-2 FKBS); Crawford out at home c unassisted.;
1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.

MER 7th - Joe popped up to 2b (1-0 B).; Truitt grounded out to 3b (2-2 SFBFB).; Hagan struck out looking (1-2 KFBK).;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.

FUR 8th - Burks to p for Varga.; Grote grounded out to ss (1-2 KBFF).; Kay struck out swinging (2-2 BBSKFS).; Whitehead struck out looking (2-2 BKBFK).;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.

MER 8th - Hanson singled to right field (2-2 FBBFF).; Thomas singled to center field (0-1 K); Hanson advanced to second.; Madden popped up to 3b (0-0).; Edgeworth struck out swinging (3-2 BKKFBBFS).; Ware flied out to cf (3-2 BFBBFF).;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

FUR 9th - Gipson-Long to p for Burks.; Costa doubled to left center (0-1 S).; S. Griffith popped up to 3b, bunt (0-0).; Huebner struck out looking (1-2 KBKK).; Crawford grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB).;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

MER 9th - Hawkins to p for Schuermann.; Upton pinch hit for Meeder.; Upton grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0).; Joe grounded out to 3b (0-1 S).; Truitt singled through the right side (2-2 KBBF).; Hagan struck out looking (1-2 BFFK).;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.