WILSON, NC -- Charlie Drummond (Strasburg/ Strasburg, VA) went 4-for-4 and Brian Renner (Handley (Potomac State)/Winchester, VA) hurled a complete game four-hitter to lift Shepherd College to a 9-2 win over Barton College in the season opener for the Rams. Barton earned the split with a 6-2 win in the nightcap.
The Rams used a five-run third inning to pull away in the first game. Drummond smacked a two-run single, Josh Delawder (Paw Paw (Potomac State)/Paw Paw, WV) added an RBI double, and Nick Gozzard (Canon-McMillan (Allegany College)/Eighty-Four, PA) added a two-run single.
Drummond and Gozzard each added solo homers in the fifth.
Tavis Laws (Sherando (Eastern Mennonite)/Stephens City, VA) was 3-for-3 and Bo Royal (William Byrd (Louisburg JC)/Vinton, VA) added a pair of RBI for the Rams.
Renner struck out three and only gave up one earned run. Barton starter Matt Kennedy suffered the loss.
In the second game the Bulldogs used the long ball to earn the split. A two-run homer from Chris Scott in the first, a three-run shot by Eric McInery in the third, and a solo knock by Michael Kopp in the sixth lifted Barton to the 6-2 triumph.
Jason Walck (Waynesboro/Waynesboro, PA) and Drummond each had a pair of hits for the Rams in the second game.
Matt Boykin earned the win for the Bulldogs, while Mitch LeMasters suffered the loss for the Rams.
Shepherd moves to 1-1 on the year, while Barton is now 8-7. The two teams will complete the series tomorrow afternoon with a single game starting at 1:00 p.m.
Game One
Shepherd 005 020 2 9 11 2
Barton 010 100 0 2 4 2
Kennedy, Dunford (3), Schandorff (6) and Blackmon; Renner and Drummond.
HR: Drummond SC (5th, solo), Gozzard SC (5th, solo)
WP: Renner (1-0)
LP: Kennedy (1-2)
Game Two
Shepherd 110 000 0 2 7 0
Barton 203 001 X 6 7 0
Boykin, McIver (7) and Kopp; LeMasters, McCullough (4) and Gozzard.
HR: Scott BC (1st, one on), McInery BC (3rd, two on), Kopp BC (6th, solo)
WP: Boykin (1-1)
LP: LeMasters (0-1)
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