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MACON, Ga.- Kennesaw State dropped a 7-0 decision on the road against Mercer in the Tuesday night tilt.
 
All seven of the Bears runs were unearned, as they took advantage of the Owls' miscues. 
 
Both pitching staffs worked four scoreless innings to begin the contest at OrthoGeorgia Park on Tuesday evening. Josh Coburn dealt four frames for the Owls before he surrendered four runs in the fifth inning. 
 
He ended his outing with 5.0 innings tossed, five hits yielded and zero earned runs. He also punched out four batters.
 
The Owls threatened in the third inning when Tyler Tolve led off with a double to left-center field. He was left there after the Bears retired the ensuing three batters.
 
Tyler Simon and Justin Russell put together back-to-back singles in the sixth inning with two outs, but the Owls could not push either across the plate.
 
Mercer scored three runs in the eighth inning to extend the lead to 7-0 after taking advantage of a Kennesaw State error. With Monty Horn on the bump for the Owls, each run in the frame was unearned.
 
The Owls struggled plating runs, as they equaled the Bears in hits, but left 10 runners aboard in the bout. 
 
Justin Russell led the Owls after turning in a 2-for-4 performance at the plate. 
 
The Owls travel to Stetson for a Thursday, Friday, Saturday series at Stetson.