Golden Eagles Host Mercer Bears for Weekend Series at Quillen Field
Tennessee Tech baseball hosts Mercer for a three-game series at Quillen Field at Bush Stadium at the Averitt Express Baseball Complex this weekend. Watch all three games live on ESPN+ with the first pitch of Friday’s game scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final (11) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 0 |
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0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Game 3
Game 3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
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0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 16 | 16 | 0 |
By Jeff Bowe, TTU Athletics Media Relations
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech baseball hosts Mercer for a three-game series at Quillen Field at Bush Stadium at the Averitt Express Baseball Complex this weekend. Watch all three games live on ESPN+ with the first pitch of Friday's game scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.
SERIES PREVIEW
The Golden Eagles have dropped four straight games and look to right the ship against Mercer out of Tech's future conference, the SoCon. Tech readies for a three-game series with the following first pitch times. Watch all three games live on ESPN+.
SERIES SCHEDULE
Friday, Mar. 13 - 6 p.m. CT | ESPN+ | Live Stats
Saturday, Mar. 14 - 2 p.m. CT | ESPN+ | Live Stats
Sunday, Mar. 15 - 1 p.m. CT | ESPN+ | Live Stats
All-time series: Series tied 8-8-1
Tennessee Tech Baseball Game Notes
LAST GAME
Most recently, the Golden Eagles dropped an 11-7 decision against Belmont on Wednesday, grabbing a 1-0 lead early but falling behind in the second inning and, despite an attempted comeback with three runs in the ninth inning, the Golden Eagles drop two straight in the midweek with an 11-7 loss (20-2 at UT on Tues.) and fall to 7-10 overall on the year.
Belmont used a six-run fifth inning to open the game, but the Golden Eagles continued to battle back throughout the afternoon. In the fifth, Smelser singled to start the frame before Lee delivered a base hit and a pitch hit, Eddie Garza to bring in a run and trim the deficit. Owen Lee provided another highlight in the seventh inning, launching a solo home run, his fourth of the season, to make it an 11-4 contest.
Tech mounted one final push in the ninth. Jimenez tripled to left field to plate Crowson, Garza followed with a sacrifice fly, and Nash Crowell ripped an RBI double down the left-field line to cap a three-run inning for the Golden Eagles. Crowell finished with two hits and an RBI, while Garza drove in two runs for Tennessee Tech, which totaled 11 hits in the contest.
GOLDEN BATS
- Eddie Garza leads the team with a .339 (20x59) average with three doubles and nine RBI (.390 SLG).
- Jorsixt Jimenez leads the team with a .633 slugging percentage and 22 RBI.
- Jimenez's .633 slugging percentage is 10th in the OVC.
- Jimenez's 22 RBI are second in the conference (trails Patrick McLellan, USI, with 23 RBI).
- Lee leads the order with four home runs, including a solo shot on Wednesday vs. Belmont.
- Cade Fuller launched the first homer of his DI career at Tennessee on Tuesday.
- AJ Marchetti is tied for seventh in the OVC in on-base percentage (.500).
EAGLES' WINGS
- Garrett Holpuch has the lowest ERA among pitchers on the Golden Eagles (3.32) with 8 earned runs in 21.2 IP
- Holpuch has struck out 14 batters and limited hitters to a .278 BAA.
- Holpuch's ERA is 9th in the OVC.
- Holpuch's 21.2 IP are 9th in the OVC.
- Jaxson Pease earned his first career save at Georgia Southern on Friday, March 6.
- Pease leads the OVC in wins with 3 (tied for 1st) and has allowed just eight runs in 19.1 IP (3-1 record).
- Reece McDuffie's two saves are tied for 2nd in the OVC.
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