THE FLATS – Georgia Tech will travel to Macon, Ga. to face in-state foe Mercer in a midweek match up, Wednesday, March 11, with a 6 p.m. first pitch.
TV
- The game can be streamed on the SoCon Digital Network
Storylines
- Tech won its first ACC series of the season last weekend against Boston College, and has won six of its last nine games.
- Georgia Tech ranks second in the ACC in fielding percentage (.970).
- Freshman Blake Neleman leads the ACC with a .162 opp. BA, and ranks fourth with an ERA of 1.48 and fifth in strikeouts (70) and wins (8).
- The Yellow Jackets have already played one of the most challenging schedules in the country, picking up wins over No. 11 Kentucky, 17-5 Iowa and 21-4 Kennesaw State.
- Georgia Tech’s remaining schedule includes four top-25 teams.
Series Notes
- Georgia Tech leads the all-time series, 53-15, and 16-9 in games played in Macon, Ga.
- Tech has won the last three and six of the last eight against Mercer.
- The Yellow Jackets have not won in Macon since 2003.
- Last season, Georgia Tech topped Mercer 4-1 in Atlanta. Breanna Roper went 3-for-3 at the plate and Crosby Huckabay drove in two runs.
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