Mercer University

• Location: Macon, GA
• Nickname: Bears
• Conference: Southern Conference 2015-Present; Atlantic Sun Conference 2002-2014; Trans America Athletic Conference 1981-2001; Dixie Conference?
• Ballpark: Claude Smith Field

Mercer University was previously known as Mercer College.

Notable Alumni

• Doc Bass, pinch-hitter
• Rob Belloir, infielder
• William Brennan, pitcher
• Billy Burns, outfielder
• Jim Cole, minor league pitcher
• Conrad Cornell, Great Britain national team player
• Austin Cox, player
• Ed Creech, minor league infielder
• Mayes Dobbins, minor league infielder
• Cory Gearrin, pitcher
• Craig Gibson, college coach
• Sawyer Gipson-Long, pitcher
• Charlie Harris, infielder
• Brad Hogg, pitcher
• Dimitri Kourtis, minor league pitcher
• Kyle Lewis, outfielder
• Nathaniel Lowe, infielder
• Jerry McQuaig, outfielder
• Mark Mimbs, minor league pitcher
• Michael Mimbs, pitcher
• Joe Pettini, infielder
• Collin Price, catcher
• John Rocker, pitcher
• Claude Smith, minor league pitcher
• Tige Stone, outfielder
• Colby Thomas, outfielder
• Andrew Urena, minor league pitcher
• Coot Veal, infielder
• Garrett Wilkinson, minor league coach
• George Winn, pitcher
• Robert Yopp, minor league pitcher

Coaches

• George Stallings, 1893-1896
• Henry Glass, 1897
• John McGrawl, 1898
• Zachary Copeland, 1899
• Eugene Stetson, 1900-1901
• King Bailey, 1908-1909
• Charles "Doc" Stroud, 1910-1913
• John Scully, 1914
• Fred Robbins, 1915
• George Stinson, 1917-1918
• James Clements, 1920
• Claude Smith, 1948-1977
• Barry Myers, 1978-2003
• Craig Gibson, 2004-present

Assistant Coaches

• Craig Gibson, 1994-2003
• Link Jarrett, 2004-2005
• Barry Myers, 1974-1977

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Post Season
1897	5-1
1898	4-0-1
1899	6-3
1900	3-2
1901	5-2
1902
1903	13-10
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910	13-10
1911	14-4
1912	14-9-2
1913	5-11
1914	11-7
1915	7-7
1916
1917	12-5
1918	7-5
1919	7-7
1920	5-7-1
1921	13-13-1
1922	14-12-1
1923	12-9
1948	3-12
1949	9-8
1950	8-12
1951	8-14
1952	18-6
1953	6-11
1954	10-6
1955	7-9
1956	16-4
1957	7-10
1958	8-10
1959	12-9
1960	8-10
1961	8-6
1962	7-16
1963	8-13
1964	11-9
1965	13-8
1966	6-10-1
1967	13-9
1968	17-10
1969	21-5		NAIA District Tournaments
1970	16-8-1
1971	19-10
1972	19-8
1973	15-7
1974	15-19
1975	30-17
1976	32-22
1977	32-20
1978	32-16
1979	38-16		Trans-Am
1980	33-17		Trans-Am
1981	39-12-1	3-4	Trans-Am
1982	35-22	8-2	Trans-Am
1983	29-26-1	7-3	Trans-Am
1984	23-23	10-6	Trans-Am
1985	24-28	9-9
1986	25-24	8-10
1987	27-22	6-9
1988	21-25	7-10
1989	16-38	4-14
1990	15-34	2-14
1991	15-30	2-16
1992	27-20	8-10
1993	15-34	6-14
1994	32-24	15-9	Trans-Am
1995	15-36	9-18
1996	25-30	7-11
1997	36-23	12-6	Trans-Am
1998	27-26-1	7-13
1999	36-24	19-11	Trans-Am
2000	16-35	8-19
2001	24-28	10-17
2002	22-32	13-17
2003	11-34	6-21
2004	20-35	8-22
2005	28-26	12-18
2006	34-26	19-11	A-Sun
2007	33-25	17-10	A-Sun
2008	24-33	17-16	A-Sun
2009	23-23	12-15	A-Sun
2010	38-24	16-11	A-Sun / CWS Regionals
2011	39-20	17-12	A-Sun
2012	38-21	15-12	A-Sun
2013	43-18	20-7	A-Sun / CWS Regionals
2014	38-17	18-9	A-Sun
2015	35-23	16-7	SoCon / CWS Regionals
2016	38-23	16-8	SoCon
2017	39-17	17-6	SoCon
2018	38-22	11-13	SoCon
2019	35-29	14-10	SoCon / CWS Regionals
2020	13-3	0-0
2021	35-22	18-9	SoCon
2022	40-18	12-9	SoCon
2023	33-25	13-8	SoCon
2024	29-29	6-14	SoCon
2025	35-25	12-9	SoCon
2026		15-6	SoCon