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Box Score 2 SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University swept Glenville State in MEC baseball doubleheader action at Fairfax Field on Thursday. The Rams recorded a 12-5 win in game one and added a 16-2 triumph in the nightcap. Shepherd extended its winning streak to 19 games with the sweep.
The Pioneers took a 1-0 lead in game one as Justin Lewis reached on a hit-by-pitch and later scored on a ground out by Tyler Wiseman.
Shepherd answered back in the bottom of the frame on a three-run blast to left by senior catcher
Spencer Wolfe (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown/USC Aiken).
The Rams added four runs in the second with a two-run single by senior first baseman
Dom Wyshinski (Pennsville, N.J./Pennsville Memorial) keying the rally.
Glenville State cut the lead to 7-2 in the third as Heath Swisher singled and scored on a double by Wiseman.
Senior outfielder
Matt Wilson (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley/Essex CC) hit a solo blast in the fourth to key a two-run rally and give the Rams a 9-2 advantage.
The Rams added three more runs in the fifth with junior shortstop
Tre Porter (Stephens City, Va./Sherando/Potomac State) hitting a solo homer and Wilson smacking an RBI-double to highlight the rally.
Glenville State plated three runs in the sixth as John Hunter, Randal Baugher, and Swisher each drove in a run.
Wilson went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and three RBI to pace the Rams. Porter added a 3-for-3 effort.
Swisher and Baugher each had a pair of hits for the Pioneers.
Junior starter
Sam Crater (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York/Frederick CC) (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 8 Ks, 1 BB) picked up the win to improve to 6-1. Pioneer starter Brock McClung (0-5) took the loss.
Shepherd used a 17-hit attack in the nightcap en route to the victory.
Freshman designated hitter
Daniel Heleine (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville/WVU) posted a 4-for-4 effort at the plate to pace the Rams. He belted a three-run homer in the first and added a two-run blast in the second.
Wyshinski added a 3-for-4 performance with three RBI, while sophomore outfielder
Jonathan Sarty (Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove/William & Mary), Wilson, and Wolfe each added a pair of hits.
Swisher, Baugher, and Khalfani Mar'na each had two hits for the Pioneers.
Junior pitcher
Jamie Driver (Broad Run, Va./Kettle Run) (4.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 1 BB) (6-0) picked up the win for the Rams. Junior reliever
Brody Heflin (Damascus, Md./Damascus) (3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 K, 1 BB) gained his second save of the season. Glenville State starter Ar'tom Rank (1-3) took the loss.
Shepherd improves to 22-2, 22-2 in conference play, while Glenville State drops to 4-22, 4-16. The two teams return to action on Saturday for a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Fairfax Field.
Matt Wilson went 6-for-6 with seven runs scored and five RBI on the day.
Tre Porter had four hits and drove in four runs on the day
Daniel Heleine belted a pair of home runs in the nightcap.
Jacob Carney had a pair of hits and scored three runs on the day.
Sam Crater picked up the win in game one.