Mercer baseball’s Braydon Kersey heads to Tennessee as key two-way player

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Mercer baseball’s two-way player Braydon Kersey is heading to Rocky Top.

The 2025 Preseason SoCon Freshman of the Year announced his commitment to X on Saturday. In his time with the Bears, Kersey racked up 21 home runs, 67 RBIs,11 doubles and 141 bases in 206 at-bats.

Last season Kersey recorded 26 strikeouts on the mound in route to the Bears regular season Sothern Conference crown.

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