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Thompson's Walk-Off Lifts Eagles over Mercer

STATESBORO, Ga. – hit a sacrifice fly to right field with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Mercer Bears 3-2 on Wednesday. The Eagles improve to 19-13, while the Bears fall to 20-12.

picked up his first win of the season, improving to 1-0, entering in the ninth and keeping the game at 2-2. In the first Mercer got on the board first with a solo shot in the top half. In the third the Eagles would respond with a single by through the left side to score .