FRONT ROYAL, VA -- Tavis Laws (Sherando (Eastern Mennonite)/Stephens City, VA) went 4-for-5 and Brian Renner (Handley (Potomac State)/Winchester, VA) pitched seven strong innings to lead Shepherd College to a 9-2 win over Mansfield University in baseball action at Bing Crosby Stadium in Front Royal, Virginia on Saturday.
Laws belted a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning and added three singles. He also added three runs scored and two RBI. Mike Spry (Kent County/Chestertown, MD), Charlie Drummond (Strasburg/Strasburg, VA), and Brad McCullough (Susquehannock/New Freedom, PA) each added a pair of hits for the Rams. Spry also drove a pair of runs. Shane Wines (Warren County/Front Royal, VA) returned to his hometown and went 1-for-3 with a double, two runs scored, and an RBI.
Jason Fischer led Mansfield with two hits and a run scored.
Renner recorded four strikeouts and allowed only one run in his seven inning stint. Jimmy Jackson (Old Mill/Millersville, MD) worked the eighth, and Austin Bowie (Loudoun Valley/ Paeonian Springs, VA) made his collegiate debut in the ninth. Mountaineer starter Jeff Papi suffered his first loss of the year.
Shepherd improves to 4-3 on the year, while Mansfield falls to 8-7. The two teams return to action on Sunday for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader at Bing Crosby Stadium.
Mansfield 001 000 001 2 5 2
Shepherd 111 240 00X 9 14 3
Renner, Jackson (8), Bowie (9) and Gozzard; Papi, Weaver (7), Ferguson (8) and Barkley.
HR: Laws (SC) (1st, solo)
WP: Renner (2-0)
LP: Papi (3-1)
Mike Spry scores on Nick Gozzard's sacrifice fly.
Jason Walck and head coach Wayne Riser.
Austin Bowie made his collegiate debut against Mansfield.
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