FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Shepherd College and Fairmont State split in baseball doubleheader action at Fairmont on Wednesday. The Rams edged the Falcons with a 2-1 win in game one, while the Falcons took the nightcap with a 4-1 victory.
The Rams took a 1-0 lead in the first inning in game one when Tavis Laws (Sherando (Eastern Mennonite)/Stephens City, VA) singled and later scored when Mike Spry (Kent County/Chestertown, MD) grounded into a double play.
After Fairmont tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the second, Shepherd rallied for the win in the fifth when Brad McCullough (Susquehannock/New Freedom, PA) led off with a walk and later scored on an RBI-single off the bat of Jason Walck (Waynesboro/Waynesboro, PA). Walck and Laws had two hits each for the Rams.
Ram starter Brian Renner (Handley (Potomac State)/Winchester, VA) tossed a three-hitter to improve to 3-0. Adam Rice took the loss for the Falcons.
Tim Mergel scattered three Shepherd hits in the nightcap to lead Fairmont to a 4-1 win in the nightcap. J.R. Fitzwater (Hedgesville (Potomac State)/Hedgesville, WV) suffered the loss for the Rams.
Shepherd's only run came in the fourth when Charlie Drummond (Strasburg/Strasburg, VA) smacked a sacrifice fly to plate Walck, who had singled. Drummond and Bo Royal (William Byrd (Louisburg JC)/Vinton, VA) smacked doubles for Shepherd's other hits.
Nick Hedrick's triple highlighted a two-run fourth that put the Falcons ahead for good.
Shepherd moves to 5-6, 1-1 in WVIAC play, while Fairmont goes to 6-5, 1-1. The Rams return to action on Friday when they host SUNY-Oswego in a single nine inning game at noon.
Game One
Shepherd 100 010 0 2 5 2
Fairmont 010 000 0 1 3 1
Rice and Redmond, Belcastro (7); Renner and Gozzard.
HR: none
WP: Renner (3-0)
LP: Rice
Game Two
Shepherd 000 100 0 1 3 1
Fairmont 001 201 X 4 6 1
Mergel and Redmond; Fitzwater and Drummond.
HR: none
WP: Mergel
LP: Fitzwater (2-2)
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