THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (17-18, 2-10 ACC) will wrap up its five-game road swing at Mercer (12-23, 3-3 SoCon) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Sikes Field in Macon, Ga.
Game Information
Tuesday, April 3 @ 6 p.m. vs. Mercer
TV
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
Storylines
- The Yellow Jackets have reached double digit triples on the season for the first time since 2014, improving 10 total on the year.
- Senior catcher Emma Kauf recently went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a pair of doubles against Kennesaw State, moving into a tie with Lindsay Wood (2000-03) for fifth in program history in career doubles with 44 to date.
- Senior right hander Blake Neleman (5-8) has moved into second all-time in career strikeouts, also becoming the second Yellow Jacket ever to surpass 500 career strikeouts with 511 to date.
- On top of marching through Tech’s record books in strikeouts, Neleman has picked up a pair of saves this season, moving up to six in her career as she’s now in an eight-way tie for third in program history in career saves.
- Pitching a gem of a two-hit, complete-game shutout for the win over Kennesaw State, Neleman is now over the century mark in strikeouts this season with 103.
- The outing was Neleman’s fourth complete game this year and first shutout this season.
- On the season, Neleman (103) and Dennis (72) have combined for 175 strikeouts.
- Defense has gone hand in hand with work from the circle this season as the Jackets are second in the ACC and 15th in the NCAA in fielding percentage (.977).
- Amongst the conference this season, Neleman is third in the ACC with 103 punchouts.
- Swatting a career-high third triple on the season against Georgia Southern, Kauf is currently third in the ACC in triples per game.
Series Notes
- Georgia Tech leads Mercer 55-15 in the all-time series.
- The Yellow Jackets have won the last five contests, including the most recent 9-1 (6) mercy-rule victory on The Flats a season ago.
- Tech also took the most recent road matchup by way of an 11-1 (6) run-rule triumph in 2020.
- From 1991-96, the White and Gold claimed 25 straight games, the longest streak of the series.
- Overall, the Jackets are 30-3 at home, 17-9 on the road and 8-3 at neutral sites against the Bears.
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