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Mercer at Samford · Diamondwire
Mercer 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
Home win-probability curve through the game. 100% 50% 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Samford favored Mercer favored Mercer 2–0 Samford 2–2 Mercer 3–2 ▲ 1st· Mercer batting
· Graziano grounded out to ss. · Shepherd struck out looking. · Katz flied out to lf. ▼ 1st· Samford batting
· Dutton struck out swinging. · Marginal effect on each team's RPI and our-rank position when this single result is removed from the season and the snapshot is recomputed. Positive = the game lifted them; negative = the game cost them.
Date Friday, May 1, 2026
Venue at Samford Mercer 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
Home win-probability curve through the game. 100% 50% 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Samford favored Mercer favored Mercer 2–0 Samford 2–2 Mercer 3–2 ▲ 1st· Mercer batting
· Graziano grounded out to ss. · Shepherd struck out looking. · Katz flied out to lf. ▼ 1st· Samford batting
· Dutton struck out swinging. · Marginal effect on each team's RPI and our-rank position when this single result is removed from the season and the snapshot is recomputed. Positive = the game lifted them; negative = the game cost them.
Date Friday, May 1, 2026
Venue at Samford Samford 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Mercer
4–2
Mercer 6–2 Samford 6–3 Souders struck out swinging.
· Carr struck out swinging. 0-0 ▲ 2nd· Mercer batting
· Stephens singled to left field. 0-0 · Kamaka flied out to rf. 0-0 · Baughcum singled to center field; Stephens advanced to third. 0-0 · Kersey flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Baughcum advanced to second; Stephens scored.+1 R 0-0 · LaPointe singled to left field, RBI; Baughcum scored.+1 R 0-0 · Buffone singled through the right side; LaPointe advanced to second. 0-0 · Graziano flied out to rf. 2-0 ▼ 2nd· Samford batting
· Higgins doubled to center field. 2-0 · Boykin fouled out to 1b. 2-0 · Ince homered to right field, 2 RBI; Higgins scored.+2 R 2-0 · McDonald struck out swinging. 2-0 · Harris grounded out to 2b. 2-2 ▲ 3rd· Mercer batting
· Shepherd struck out looking. 2-2 · Katz doubled down the lf line. 2-2 · Stephens grounded out to p; Katz advanced to third. 2-2 · Kamaka tripled to center field, RBI; Katz scored.+1 R 2-2 · Baughcum flied out to cf. 1-2 ▼ 3rd· Samford batting
· Gandy flied out to cf. 1-2 · Dutton struck out swinging. 1-2 · Souders popped up to 3b. 1-0 ▲ 4th· Mercer batting
· Kersey grounded out to ss. 1-0 · LaPointe lined out to 3b. 1-0 · Buffone flied out to lf. 0-0 ▼ 4th· Samford batting
· Carr singled up the middle. 0-0 · Higgins grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Carr out on the play. 0-0 · Boykin flied out to lf. 0-0 ▲ 5th· Mercer batting
· Graziano struck out swinging. 0-0 · Shepherd walked. 0-0 · Katz singled through the right side; Shepherd advanced to second. 0-0 · Whitney to p for Lee. 0-0 · Stephens singled to right field; Katz advanced to second; Shepherd advanced to third. 0-0 · Kamaka fouled out to 1b. 0-0 · Baughcum fouled out to 1b. 0-0 ▼ 5th· Samford batting
· Ince flied out to lf. 0-0 · McDonald struck out looking. 0-0 · Harris walked. 0-0 · Gandy reached on a fielder's choice; Harris out at second ss to 2b. 0-0 ▲ 6th· Mercer batting
· Kersey struck out swinging. 0-0 · LaPointe flied out to rf. 0-0 · Buffone struck out swinging. 0-0 ▼ 6th· Samford batting
· Dutton lined out to 2b. 0-0 · Souders flied out to cf. 0-0 · Carr singled through the left side. 0-0 · Higgins singled through the right side; Carr advanced to second. 0-0 · Boykin flied out to cf. 0-0 ▲ 7th· Mercer batting
· Graziano doubled to left center. 0-0 · Shepherd struck out swinging. 0-0 · Katz lined out to ss. 0-0 · Stephens doubled to left field, RBI; Graziano scored.+1 R 0-0 · Kamaka grounded out to 2b. 1-0 ▼ 7th· Samford batting
· Garnett to p for Lambert. 1-0 · Ince struck out swinging. 1-0 · McDonald grounded out to 3b. 1-0 · Harris struck out looking. 1-0 ▲ 8th· Mercer batting
· Baughcum walked. 1-0 · Kersey struck out swinging. 1-0 · LaPointe singled up the middle; Baughcum advanced to second. 1-0 · Malone to p for Whitney. 1-0 · Buffone struck out swinging. 1-0 · Graziano struck out swinging. 0-0 ▼ 8th· Samford batting
· Gandy popped up to p, bunt. 0-0 · Dutton struck out looking. 0-0 · Souders lined out to 2b. 0-0 ▲ 9th· Mercer batting
· Shepherd grounded out to ss. 0-0 · Katz walked. 0-0 · Stephens homered to left field, 2 RBI; Katz scored.+2 R 0-0 · Kamaka singled through the right side. 0-0 · Kamaka out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0-0 · Baughcum grounded out to 3b. 2-0 ▼ 9th· Samford batting
· Rowland to rf for Stephens. 2-0 · Carr flied out to lf. 2-0 · Higgins struck out swinging. 2-0 · Boykin homered to left center, RBI.+1 R 2-0 · Ince walked. 2-0 · Fagerstrom to p for Garnett. 2-0 · McDonald fouled out to 3b. 2-1 Samford 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Mercer
4–2
Mercer 6–2 Samford 6–3 Souders struck out swinging.
· Carr struck out swinging. 0-0 ▲ 2nd· Mercer batting
· Stephens singled to left field. 0-0 · Kamaka flied out to rf. 0-0 · Baughcum singled to center field; Stephens advanced to third. 0-0 · Kersey flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Baughcum advanced to second; Stephens scored.+1 R 0-0 · LaPointe singled to left field, RBI; Baughcum scored.+1 R 0-0 · Buffone singled through the right side; LaPointe advanced to second. 0-0 · Graziano flied out to rf. 2-0 ▼ 2nd· Samford batting
· Higgins doubled to center field. 2-0 · Boykin fouled out to 1b. 2-0 · Ince homered to right field, 2 RBI; Higgins scored.+2 R 2-0 · McDonald struck out swinging. 2-0 · Harris grounded out to 2b. 2-2 ▲ 3rd· Mercer batting
· Shepherd struck out looking. 2-2 · Katz doubled down the lf line. 2-2 · Stephens grounded out to p; Katz advanced to third. 2-2 · Kamaka tripled to center field, RBI; Katz scored.+1 R 2-2 · Baughcum flied out to cf. 1-2 ▼ 3rd· Samford batting
· Gandy flied out to cf. 1-2 · Dutton struck out swinging. 1-2 · Souders popped up to 3b. 1-0 ▲ 4th· Mercer batting
· Kersey grounded out to ss. 1-0 · LaPointe lined out to 3b. 1-0 · Buffone flied out to lf. 0-0 ▼ 4th· Samford batting
· Carr singled up the middle. 0-0 · Higgins grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Carr out on the play. 0-0 · Boykin flied out to lf. 0-0 ▲ 5th· Mercer batting
· Graziano struck out swinging. 0-0 · Shepherd walked. 0-0 · Katz singled through the right side; Shepherd advanced to second. 0-0 · Whitney to p for Lee. 0-0 · Stephens singled to right field; Katz advanced to second; Shepherd advanced to third. 0-0 · Kamaka fouled out to 1b. 0-0 · Baughcum fouled out to 1b. 0-0 ▼ 5th· Samford batting
· Ince flied out to lf. 0-0 · McDonald struck out looking. 0-0 · Harris walked. 0-0 · Gandy reached on a fielder's choice; Harris out at second ss to 2b. 0-0 ▲ 6th· Mercer batting
· Kersey struck out swinging. 0-0 · LaPointe flied out to rf. 0-0 · Buffone struck out swinging. 0-0 ▼ 6th· Samford batting
· Dutton lined out to 2b. 0-0 · Souders flied out to cf. 0-0 · Carr singled through the left side. 0-0 · Higgins singled through the right side; Carr advanced to second. 0-0 · Boykin flied out to cf. 0-0 ▲ 7th· Mercer batting
· Graziano doubled to left center. 0-0 · Shepherd struck out swinging. 0-0 · Katz lined out to ss. 0-0 · Stephens doubled to left field, RBI; Graziano scored.+1 R 0-0 · Kamaka grounded out to 2b. 1-0 ▼ 7th· Samford batting
· Garnett to p for Lambert. 1-0 · Ince struck out swinging. 1-0 · McDonald grounded out to 3b. 1-0 · Harris struck out looking. 1-0 ▲ 8th· Mercer batting
· Baughcum walked. 1-0 · Kersey struck out swinging. 1-0 · LaPointe singled up the middle; Baughcum advanced to second. 1-0 · Malone to p for Whitney. 1-0 · Buffone struck out swinging. 1-0 · Graziano struck out swinging. 0-0 ▼ 8th· Samford batting
· Gandy popped up to p, bunt. 0-0 · Dutton struck out looking. 0-0 · Souders lined out to 2b. 0-0 ▲ 9th· Mercer batting
· Shepherd grounded out to ss. 0-0 · Katz walked. 0-0 · Stephens homered to left field, 2 RBI; Katz scored.+2 R 0-0 · Kamaka singled through the right side. 0-0 · Kamaka out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0-0 · Baughcum grounded out to 3b. 2-0 ▼ 9th· Samford batting
· Rowland to rf for Stephens. 2-0 · Carr flied out to lf. 2-0 · Higgins struck out swinging. 2-0 · Boykin homered to left center, RBI.+1 R 2-0 · Ince walked. 2-0 · Fagerstrom to p for Garnett. 2-0 · McDonald fouled out to 3b. 2-1 
