MACON, Ga. – The Mercer Bears crushed three home runs on Tuesday evening at Claude Smith Field to down the Eagles 5-1. Georgia Southern falls to 29-21 on the season, while the Bears improve to 34-18.
The Eagles threatened early in the game, putting two on in the first, before failing to push anything across. Mercer would take the lead on a solo home run in the third. The Bears would add one in the fourth with the second of five home runs that Mercer hit.
In the seventh, Mercer would add a two-run home run to extend the lead to 4-0.