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Mercer tests positive for COVID; IU baseball series in limbo

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Indiana announced Friday that baseball coach Jeff Mercer has tested positive for COVID-19, leaving the status of this weekend’s series against Penn State in the air.

Mercer’s result came through an antigen test on Friday morning, and it was later confirmed by a PCR test. The rest of the team and staff are scheduled to undergo further testing, themselves.

“This morning I tested positive for COVID-19,” Mercer said in a statement. “I’m experiencing minor symptoms and will now enter my 10-day isolation period. I look forward to communicating with the team during my absence and rejoining the team when it’s safe to do so.