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Diamond Dogs improve
to 5-3 in region standings
TODAY
5:55 p.m,
Varsity Baseball
(vs. West [aurens)
THURSDAY, APRIL $
FRIDAY, APRIL 6
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
SUNDAY, APRIL 8
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Season ticket sales
for the 2018 Mercer
Bears football season
were rdeasedto the
general public at 10
am. on Monday
through the university
ticket office.
Packages indude
tickets to all five
home games in 2018
at a cost of $100 per
package. Due to a
limited supp fans
are encouraged to visit
www.ticketsanercer.
eduat 10 a.m. on April
2 to secure tickets in a
timely manner. A new
package for Young
AhmniwiU also be
introduced when tick-
ets are released to the
general public. Mercer
graduates (2015-18)
can purchase two
tickets for $50 each.
The 2018 home
schedule kicks off
against Jacksonville on
Saturday, Sept. 8. Mer-
cer's five-game home
slate also indudes
The Gitadel
22), Weaem Carolina
(Oct. 20), ETSU (Nov.
2) and Furman (Nov.
17).
Mercer is coming off
a 5-6 campaign (4-4
Southern Conference)
that induded road
wins over nationally-
ranked conference
foes The Citadel and
Westem Carolina. The
Orange and Black are
expected to return 15
include
season award winners.
For more ticket in,
formation, please call
(478) 301-5470.
By Richard .l mas
forsyth@rnymcr.net
The Mary Persons base-
ball squad (16-7 overall,
5-3 in region) won a nail-
biting series over Spalding
last week, but then dropped
a double header to region
leader West Laurens on
Monda
The Bull- REGION 2-AAAA
dogs lost the
first game STANDINGS
7-5 in Dexter
on Monday.
The Bull- Mary Persons 5-3
dogs took
an earlylead 'Perry 3-3
inthetop of
the second
inning when Howard
Ladondre
Buckner
singled, scoring two runs.
The Bulldogs led 5-2 in
the fourth but the Raiders
scored three runs in the
bottom of the inning to tie
the game at 5 apiece.
West Laurens would add
two more runs for the 7-5
win. Trippe Moore took the
loss for the Dogs, going five
innings and giving up sev-
en hits and seven runs, bfit
MP errors made it harder
for him. Moore struck out
four and walked one.
Along with Buckner, J.D.
Richards and Austin Mock
each had a hit for ME
The Dogs lost badly in
Game 2, 12-1, when West
Laurens welcomed back
several starters who had
been suspended for Game
1. Raider bats went wild in
the third inning, scoring
five runs.
Alex Kite took the loss
for Bulldogs, lasting three
, innings, allowing five hits
and six runs while striking
out one and walking one.
Kite, Aaron Mock, and
JD Richards each managed
one hit to lead MP.
After the twin
bill wins, the
Raiders (15-5,
7-1 region) are
ranked No. 13
in the state.
The two teams
play again on
Wednesday in
Forsyth at
3 1
0-7 p.m.
The Bulldogs
fared better on
Friday with a 2-1 win over
Spalding.
The Dogs trailed 1-0 in
the top of the fourth when
they tied things up on
Aaron Mocks sac fly.
It remained tied 1-1 in
the top of the fifth when
Ladondre Buckner ground-
ed out, scoring what would
become the winning run.
Conner Watson got the
win, striking out five and
allowing just two hits and
one run in seven innings
ofwork. Christian Knight,
Cam Agnew, and Alex Kite
each collected a hit to lead
Bulldogs.
Last Wednesday, the Bull-
dogs won an9ther 1-run
contest 4-3 over Spalding.
The Bulldogs took a 4-0
MP senior Payton Poland, pictured in a March 15 home vic-
tory over Pike County, was the low medalist in a March 22
road win over Jackson. (Photo/Richard Dumas)
sweep-
By Richard Dumas Gus Proctor and freshman
forsyth@mymcrnet Caden Knight each shoot-
ing rounds of 38 to lead
The Mary Persons boys the Bulldogs. Meanwhile,
and girls golf teams con- the Lady Dogs won their
tinued their outstanding match with a round of 166.
recent play with victories Freshman Molly Poland
over Schley County in a was the girls' low medalist
two-team, nine-hole match with a round of 53 while
at Griffin Bell Golf Course Carrington Hughes and
in Americus on Tuesday, Payton Poland also posted
March 27. counting scores of 55 and
The,MP boys defeated the 58, respectively.
Wildcats in a tight match,
163 to 168 with sophomore See MP GOLF Page 4B
lead into the top of the who stepped on the second was
seventh inning, but the Jag- base bag for a force out to escorted
uars scored three unearned end the game. to third fol-
runs off of a tiring Trippe With a sharp Moore fan- lowing a balk. Knight then
Moore thanks in large ning five Spalding batters crossed home plate when a
part to a pair of throwing in the first three innings, dribbler offthe bat of Alex
errors. With the tying run it was the Bulldogs who Kite was mishandled by the
on second base and the go- struck first in the bot- Spalding first baseman.
ahead run on first, Moore tom of the second inning. MP tried to add to its
buckled down and induced Christian Knight led offthe lead in the bottom of the
a ground ball to second frame with a walk, reached
baseman J.D. Richards, second on a wild pitch and See BASEBALL Page .4131
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