Bryant falls to Mercer on Walk-Off HR

MACON, GA. – The Bryant University softball team fell to Mercer 5-3 on a walk-off home run on Sunday.

 Location: Sikes Field (Macon, GA.)
 Mercer 5, Bryant 3
 W | L | S: Grace Taylor (3-1) | Grace McKillop (2-2)

Key Moment

• In the bottom of the seventh inning, with two outs, the Bulldogs committed a fielding error, which led to a walk-off three-run home run (5-2).

How it Happened

• In the top of the first inning, the Bears scored a run on an RBI single (1-0).
• Megan Marcel and Alexis Larrow reached base on a walk and single. Sam Rohwer and Amira Rainer then hit back-to-back RBI singles to give the Bulldogs a lead in the top of the second (2-1).
• Mercer then tied the game at two on an RBI single in the bottom of the third (2-2).
• Aleix Hudson hit a lead-off double to right-center, then was brought home on a sacrifice fly by Alexis Clancy in the top of the fifth inning (3-2).
• In the bottom of the seventh inning, with two outs, the Bulldogs committed a fielding error, which led to a walk-off three-run home run (5-3).

Stats

• Amira Rainer went 2-2 with an RBI.
• Clancy tallied an RBI.
• Hudson, Marcel, Larrow, and Sam Rohwer posted a hit.

Next Up

The Bulldogs will compete in the Black and Gold Tournament starting on Friday.