RBI single in eighth lifts Mercer past Bradley

An eighth-inning RBI single by Trey Truitt on Saturday gave Mercer a 6-5 victory over Bradley in a non-conference baseball game at OrthoGeorgia Park.

Bradley tied the game at five with a two-run sixth inning. Matt Meeder’s one-out double paved the way for Truitt’s run-producing single to left to give Mercer the lead. Bradley then went down 1-2-3 in the ninth.

Zach Graveno, who pitched the eighth inning for Mercer, picked up a win in his first decision of the season. Nick Spear pitched the ninth for his second save of 2017.

FPD product Austin Cox struck out 10 in six innings of work as Mercer’s starting pitcher, allowing five earned runs on eight hits.

First baseman Hunter Bening went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Truitt and Meeder each had two hits, as well.

Bradley and Mercer close their series at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The game time was adjusted because of expected inclement weather.

Rider 8, Georgia 3

Rider scored five runs in the first inning to defeat Georgia in Athens.

Rider (5-5) added one run in the second and two more in third. In the bottom of the second, Georgia’s Keegan McGovern scored on a sacrifice fly from Adam Sasser.

Georgia (6-9) started the bottom of the fourth inning down 8-1. With one runner on base, Michael Curry hit a home run over the left-field wall.

The series against Rider concludes at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Georgia College 5, Montevallo 2

Kane Keith and Brady Walsh combined to hold Montevallo to five hits in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader in Milledgeville.

Keith picked up the win, pitching 5 1/3 innings. Nate Schmal went 3-for-4, while Wesley Wommack went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI.

The second game of the doubleheader was incomplete at press time.

This story was originally published March 11, 2017 at 6:34 PM with the headline "RBI single in eighth lifts Mercer past Bradley."