It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mercer can now relate to. They fell 10-5 to the Wilmington Greyhounds on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Greyhounds this season, with their most recent loss being a 14-0 defeat two weeks ago.
Justin Amos put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Jayden Amos was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Cole Fisher, who went 2-for-5 with two runs.
Mercer's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Wilmington, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Mercer nor Wilmington have any future games scheduled.
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