MACON, Ga. - Falling behind early, the University of Evansville baseball team demonstrated late inning grit, rallying from four runs down in the final frame, only to come up painfully short in their season opener, losing to Mercer University, 5-4, in Macon, Georgia Friday night.
Trailing 5-1 in the top of the ninth, freshman designated hitter A.J. Fritz got the ball rolling with a one out single. Sophomore pinch hitter Pete Vaccaro followed that up with a single to center, and would be replaced on the base paths by senior pinch runner Matt Jones. Then, freshman second baseman Danny Borgstrom drilled a double to the gap in left-center, driving in Fritz, cutting the deficit to three runs.