The No. 2 Samford Bulldogs gave No. 5 Mercer their first loss in the Southern Conference tournament on Saturday afternoon, and then beat the Bears again in the championship game 14-4 Sunday afternoon.
Mercer claimed a 3-1 lead in the 5th but in the bottom of the 5th, Samford exploded for 11 runs and went on to beat the Bears in 7 innings. Samford earned an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs beat Mercer all five times this year.
Mercer's season most likely comes to an end at (38-22).
