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UVa-Wise WISE 12-6, 5-4 MEC
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Winner Shepherd SHEPM 18-9, 9-2 MEC
UVa-Wise WISE
12-6, 5-4 MEC
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Final
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Shepherd SHEPM
18-9, 9-2 MEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UVa-Wise WISE 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Shepherd SHEPM 6 0 0 1 0 2 X 9 12 0

W: Bowley, Steve (5-1) L: RJ Vanvickle (3-3)

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UVa-Wise WISE 14-15, 8-4 MEC
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Winner Shepherd SHEPM 19-9, 10-2 MEC
UVa-Wise WISE
14-15, 8-4 MEC
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Final
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Shepherd SHEPM
19-9, 10-2 MEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UVa-Wise WISE 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 12 1
Shepherd SHEPM 0 0 2 0 4 0 X 6 9 0

W: Miller, Adam (3-2) L: Fletcher, E. (0-1) S: Marketell, Ryan (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Shepherd Baseball Takes Pair from UVa-Wise

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University (19-9, 10-2 MEC) swept UVa-Wise (14-15, 8-4 MEC) in MEC baseball doubleheader action at Fairfax Field on Saturday. The Rams posted a 9-3 win in game one and rallied for a 6-4 victory in the nightcap.

Trailing 2-0 in the first inning in game one, Shepherd scored six runs in the bottom of the frame. Graduate student infielder Syeed Mahdi (Odenton, Md./Arundel/Norfolk State) belted a three-run homer to highlight the scoring outburst.

Ethan Fletcher belted a solo homer for the Cavaliers in the second to cut the lead to 6-3.

Shepherd added a run in the fourth on an RBI-single by junior catcher Christian Hamel (Pasadena, Md./IMG Academy) and two more in the sixth on a two-run blast by junior outfielder Justin Smith (Hagerstown, Md./Smithsburg/Hagerstown CC).

Junior pitcher Steve Bowley (Medford, N.J./Holy Cross Academy/Cumberland County) (7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 2 BB) (5-1) earned the win for the Rams. Cavalier starter RJ Vanvickle (5.0 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 2 BB) (3-3) took the loss.

UVa-Wise took a 1-0 lead in the first in the nightcap on an RBI-ground out by Brett Yates.

The Cavaliers added two more runs in the second with an RBI-single by Bret Roberts keying the rally.

Shepherd cut the lead to 3-2 with a pair of runs in the third. Doyle belted a solo blast and Mahdi added an RBI-single.

Wise added a run in the fourth when Cal Bailey doubled and later scored on a wild pitch.

Shepherd scored four runs in the fifth to capture the win. Senior outfielder Nick Atkinson (Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park/VCU) belted a two-run blast, sophomore designated hitter Daniel Keer (Lehighton, Pa./Marian Catholic) had an RBI-double, and Doyle followed with an RBI-single to highlight the rally.

Keer and Doyle had a pair of hits to pace the Rams.          

Roberts went 3-for-4 for Wise.

Sophomore pitcher Adam Miller (Stephens City, Va./Sherando) (4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 BB) (3-2) gained for the Rams. Junior reliever Ryan Marketell (Webster, N.Y./Webster/Monroe CC) (1.0 IP, 1 H, ) R, 0 K, 0 BB) recorded the save. Fletcher (1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 2 BB) (0-1) took the loss.

The Rams return to action on Saturday when they travel to Urbana for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.             

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