Box Score BECKLEY, W.Va. – Shepherd University (35-13) handed Glenville State (19-32) an 8-1 setback  in second day action of the MEC Baseball Tournament at Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley on Friday.

Shepherd took a 3-0 lead in the first inning as sophomore designated hitter Daniel Heleine (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville/WVU) had a two-run double and junior outfielder Ron Farley (Cockeysville, Md./Calvert Hall/Delaware State) added an RBI-double.

The Rams added three more runs in the third on an RBI-single from Heleine and a two-run single by sophomore third baseman Chase Hoffman (Middletown, Md./Middletown).

Glenville State got on the board in the seventh as Zach Sanford was hit-by-pitch and scored on a triple by Logan Henderson.

The Rams added a run in the eighth on an RBI-single by Heleine and another in the ninth on an RBI-single by senior second baseman Zane Bard (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg/Mount St. Mary's).

Heleine went 4-for-5 with four RBIs and a run scored to lead a 13-hit attack for the Rams. Junior first baseman Mike Brown (Brandywine, Md./St. Mary's Ryken/Delaware Tech CC) contributed a  pair of hits.

Henderson had a pair of hits for the Pioneers.

Freshman pitcher AJ Stead (Culpeper, Va./Eastern View) (9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 7 Ks, 2 BB) (7-1) picked up the complete win for the Rams. Chris Longdo (7.0 IP, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 Ks, 6 BB) (2-4) took the loss for the Pioneers.

The Rams return to action on Saturday at 11 a.m. when they face the winner of tonight's West Virginia State-Notre Dame game.