SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va. -- Zac Couturiaux (Linganore (Allegany College)/Union Bridge, MD) smacked a two-out single to score Jimmy Jackson (Old Mill/Millersville, MD) in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Shepherd to a 7-6 win over West Liberty in first day action of the WVIAC Baseball Tournament at Hunnicutt Field in Princeton.
Ellifritz, Mike Spry (Kent County/Chestertown, MD), Lucas Taylor (Keyser (Potomac State/Davis & Elkins)/Keyser, WV), Jason Walck (Waynesboro/ Waynesboro, PA) and Brian Powell (Allegany (Allegany College)/Cumberland, MD) each had two hits to lead the Rams. Ellifritz hit the only home run of the game, a solo shot in the seventh.
Shepherd starter Preston Miller (Turner Ashby/Harrisonburg, VA) allowed only one earned run over the first six innings. Jimmy Jackson (Old Mill/Millersville, MD), who worked the final two innings improved to 6-0 on the year with the win. Hilltopper reliever Jeremy Steenstra took the loss.
Shepherd improves to 33-8-1, while West Liberty falls to 21-22.
West Liberty 001 002 003 6 9 4
Shepherd 001 202 101 7 13 2
Miller, Collins (7), Jackson (8), and Drummond; Kolvek, Steenstra (8) and Nash.
HR: SC - Ellifritz (7th, none on)
WP: Jackson (6-0)
LP: Steenstra (2-3)
Jimmy Jackson improves to 6-0 with the win over West Liberty.
Jake Ellifritz homered to centerfield in the seventh.
Head coach Wayne Riser in postgame interview with Matt Poling.
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