MACON, Ga. – VMI Baseball (18-19, 2-5 SoCon) had a tough outing Friday evening against Mercer University (18-14, 3-4 SoCon) at OrthoGeorgia Park to open up the series.

The Keydets allowed five second-inning runs that proved to be costly in the 10-2 defeat to the Bears. VMI makes a return to the diamond tomorrow for a chance to knot up the series.
 
Key Stats
- Brett Cook hammered his seventh homer of the season
- Jimmy Koza also posted an RBI
- VMI totaled six hits against the best pitching team in the conference

Scoring Summary
- Mercer put up seven runs in the first four innings
- VMI recorded its first run of the game in the top of the fifth on a sacrifice fly from Koza
- After the Bears countered with another run, Cook powered a home run to left center to cut the deficit

Next Up for the Keydets
- Keydets return to OrthoGeorgia Park tomorrow afternoon with first pitch set for 2 p.m.