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Mercy Rule needed?

by Brian Foley
by Brian Foley 4 comments


Bridgewater State College of Massachusetts squeaked by Newbury College 57-1 on Monday. They set new NCAA records for runs and margin of victory in victory. They also set records with 54 RBIs and 42 hits. Junior left fielder Steve Smith had seven hits, seven runs scored, and drove in ten runs to lead the Bears to victory.

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Brian Foley is the founder and Lead Editor of College Baseball Daily since its inception in 2005. He has covered two CWS, multiple NCAA Baseball Regionals, and other special events across the country. In addition to his duties with College Baseball Daily, he has covered games for Inside Lacrosse and been featured in USA Today, Wall Street Journal among other publications. He can be contacted by email at editor at collegebaseballdaily.com and followed on Twitter @BFoley82.

4 comments

Southern Miss Alum April 10, 2007 - 2:29 pm

Yeah, but how many of those runs were earned?

😉

Brian P. Foley April 10, 2007 - 3:17 pm

Only 44 were earned!!

Joanna April 11, 2007 - 9:17 pm

It sounds like the mercy rule did kick in. It was only a 7-inning game. Wow.

Brian P. Foley April 12, 2007 - 4:44 pm

I believe they were only scheduled for seven innings but I could be wrong.

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