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William Ransom
15
Winner Shepherd SHEPHERD 14-7
8
Charleston (W.V.) CHARLEST 9-9
Winner
Shepherd SHEPHERD
14-7
15
Final
8
Charleston (W.V.) CHARLEST
9-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Shepherd SHEPHERD 1 0 2 3 0 2 7 0 15 8 2
Charleston (W.V.) CHARLEST 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 8 8 4

W: Shorter, Tyler (2-2) L: T. Itnyre (0-2)

3
Shepherd SHEPHERD 14-8
4
Winner Charleston (W.V.) CHARLEST 10-9
Shepherd SHEPHERD
14-8
3
Final
4
Charleston (W.V.) CHARLEST
10-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Shepherd SHEPHERD 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Charleston (W.V.) CHARLEST 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 7 0

W: B. Harris (2-1) L: Marketell, Ryan (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Shepherd Baseball Splits with Charleston

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Shepherd University (14-8, 5-1 MEC) split with Charleston (10-9, 5-1 MEC) in MEC baseball doubleheader action at Charleston on Saturday. The Rams used a seven-run seventh inning en route to a 15-8 win in game one, while the Golden Eagles rallied for a 4-3 win in eight innings in the nightcap. The loss snapped Shepherd's 13-game win streak.

Shepherd seemed in control of game with a 7-2 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth.

Charleston rallied with six runs to tie the game. Jordan Bailey had a three-run homer and Jack Brunetti added a two-run single to key the scoring.

Shepherd plated seven runs on no hits, seven walks and a hit-by-pitch in the top of the seventh to gain the win. 

Senior first baseman Eddie Nottingham (Windsor Mill, Md./Mt. St. Joseph's/Catonsville CC) went 3-for-4 with four RBIS and three runs scored to lead the Rams. Graduate student infielder Syeed Mahdi (Odenton, Md./Arundel/Norfolk State) went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while junior outfielder Brenton Doyle (Warrenton, Va./Kettle Run) added a 2-for-3 effort with three runs  scored and an RBI.

Drew Hailey and Hefner each had a pair of hits for the Golden Eagles.

Junior reliever Tyler Shorter (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown) (0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 K, 2 BB) (2-2) gained the win for the Rams. Taylor Itnyre (0.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 K, 2 BB) (0-2) took the loss for the Golden Eagles.

Shepherd took a 1-0 lead in the first inning in the nightcap on an RBI-single by junior catcher Christian Hamel (Pasadena, Md./IMG Academy).

Charleston tied the game in the third on a solo homer by Austin Hathaway.

Mahdi hits a two-run blast in the fourth to give the Rams a 3-1 advantage.

The Golden Eagles scored two runs in the sixth to tie the game at 3-all. Brunetti and Brice Arrington each drove in a run.

Charleston won the game with a run in the eighth as Gianfranco Morello walked and later scored on a single by Brunetti.

Senior outfielder Nick Atkinson (Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park/VCU) and Mahdi each had two hits for the Rams.

Brunetti went 2-for-3 for the Golden Eagles.

Junior reliever Ryan Marketell (Webster, N.Y./Webster/Monroe CC) (1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB) (0-1) took the loss. Brandon Harris (8.0 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB) (2-1) earned the win for the Golden Eagles.

The Rams return to action on Sunday when they travel to West Virginia State for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.               

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