CHARLESTON, WV -- Shepherd College swept the University of Charleston in WVIAC baseball doubleheader action at Charleston on Sunday. The Rams earned a 5-1 triumph in game one and used a 17-hit attack to earn the sweep in a 17-3 victory in the nightcap.
Brad McCullough (Susquehannock/New Freedom, PA) was 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, while Josh Delawder (Paw Paw (Potomac State)/Paw Paw, WV) and Joe Cook (Loudoun County/Leesburg, VA) each added a pair of hits and drove in a run to lead the Rams in game one.
Ram starter Brian Renner (Handley (Potomac State)/Winchester, VA) went the distance and recorded four strikeouts to pick up his eighth win of the year. Nic Richards took the loss for the Golden Eagles.
Mike Spry (Kent County/Chestertown, MD), Jason Walck (Waynesboro/Waynesboro, PA), and Cook each had three hits to lead the Rams in the nightcap. Spry and Cook each drove in three runs, while Walck added a pair of RBI. McCullough, Delawder, and Charlie Drummond (Strasburg/ Strasburg, VA) added two hits apiece.
J.R. Fitzwater (Hedgesville (Potomac State)/Hedgesville, WV) registered five strikeouts over the first five innings and gained his eighth win of the season. Matt Rodgers suffered the loss for UC.
Shepherd improves to 19-15 overall, 13-5 in WVIAC play, while Charleston falls to 13-25-1, 8-12. The Rams return to action on Monday when they travel to WVU-Tech for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader.
Game One
Shepherd 011 021 0 5 8 0
Charleston 000 000 1 1 7 1
Richards and Bongiovanni; Renner and Rhea, Serrano (6).
HR: none
WP: Renner (8-2)
LP:Richards
Game Two
Shepherd 860 003 0 17 17 1
Charleston 030 000 0 3 5 2
Rodgers, Mussina (2), Rose (3) and M. Aguayo; Fitzwater, Bowie (6) and Serrano.
HR: none
WP: Fitzwater (8-2)
LP: Rodgers
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