CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern baseball hits the road for just the third time on the year as it travels to Macon, Georgia to take on Mercer in a mid-week contest Tuesday night.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday, March 22
Charleston Southern (10-12) at Mercer (16-4)
6:00 p.m. * Macon, Ga. * Orthogeorgia Park * Live Stats * Watch
Projected Starters: CSU RHP Zac Robinson (1-0, 7.36 ERA) vs. Mercer MHP Ryan Lobus (1-1, 4.42 ERA)
 
TURNING THE TIDE
Charleston Southern's campaign in the early going has been highlight by a set of runs, dropping its first four before running off eight-straight to turn the tide. After the conclusion of the win-streak, the Bucs have dropped their last seven contests.
 
The slate started with an Opening Weekend affair at 5^th-ranked Ole Miss, where the Rebels took all three tilts in Oxford. CSU then played host to The Citadel in a mid-week contest, where the Bulldogs used two grand slams to best the Bucs.
 
The Buccaneers turned the tide after dropping the first four, completing a four-game sweep of Delaware State, evening the season series with The Citadel and besting Villanova in another mid-week affair before hosting Southern Conference member Samford at Nielsen Field. CSU took the first two contests of a three-game set to clinch the series before dropping the finale.
 
Kansas then came to the Lowcountry for a two-game set and used a strong offensive output to claim both wins before Canisius was next on the ledger for Charleston Southern. The Golden Griffins come to Nielsen Field and left with all three tilts in a series where CSU struggled on the mound throughout the weekend. Saint Mary's was the latest of Charleston Southern's opponents, coming Nielsen Field and leaving with a 9-5 victory.
 
Charleston Southern was able to open the Big South slate with some noise, taking two of three from Radford at home to open the Big South slate. Radford took the opener before the CSU offense exploded for 13 runs in game two to even the series. The rubber match went extras as the Buccaneers scored four runs in the eighth before a Dylan Stewart infield single scored Ajay Sczepkowski in the tenth to walk it off.
 
SCOUTING THE BEARS
Mercer is off to an exciting start, as the Bears have been winners of 16 out of 20 games. Mercer has taken five of six series on the campaign, the only series loss coming to South Florida last time out. The Bears have taken advantage of the long ball, as they sit second in the nation in the stat category with 43 and trail only Tennessee.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The two sides have never met, as Tuesday will be the first contest in the series.
 
UP NEXT
Charleston Southern will stay on the road for its next endeavor, as the Buccaneers head to Asheville, North Carolina to take on UNC Asheville in a Big South weekender. Friday, March 25 kicks the series off with a 5:00 p.m. first pitch and is followed up by a 3:00 p.m. first pitch Saturday and a 1:00 p.m.