SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University (16-9) swept a pair of games with Davis & Elkins (4-17) in baseball doubleheader action at Fairfax Field on Tuesday. The Rams gained a 14-3 win in game one and added an 8-4 triumph in the nightcap.
Davis & Elkins took a 2-0 lead in the first inning in game one behind RBI-singles by Connor Hyde and Cort Kegley.
Shepherd railed to take a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the frame. Sophomore infielder Wyatt Miles (Waterford, Va./Woodgrove/Frederick CC) smacked a two-run single to key the rally.
The Rams added four runs in the second with a two-run homer by redshirt-sophomore outfielder Sam Daggers (Galloway, N.J./Absegami/Rowan Gloucester CC) highlighting the scoring.
Shepherd took an 11-2 lead in the third with four runs on three hits and an error.
The Senators added a run in the seventh on an RBI-single by Fletcher Hindman.
Shepherd added a pair of runs in the fifth. Daggers walked and later scored on a wild pitch. Graduate student third baseman Connor Dewees (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) walked and later scored when senior shortstop Cole Daugherty (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) was hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded.
The Rams got their final tally in the sixth as Daggers doubled and scored on a single by graduate student catcher Zach Doss (Waldorf, Md./North Point/Maryland).
Seven Rams had a pair of hits to pace a 14-hit attack for the Rams.
Kegley went 2-for-3 to lead the Senators.
Redshirt-sophomore Eli Lam (Elkton, Va./Spotswood/Patrick Henry Community College) (2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB) (1-0) gained the win for the Rams. Wesley Athey (3.0 IP, 10 H, 11 R, 7 ER, 1 K, 4 BB) (4-4).
Shepherd took a 2-0 lead in the first in the nightcap as Daggers and Dewees both drove in a run.
Davis & Elkins cut the lead to 2-1 in the second on an RBI-single by Dezmon Johnson.
The Rams took advantage of three hits and two errors to plate four runs in the second to take a 6-1 lead.
The Senators cut the lead to 6-2 in the third on an RBI-double by Gavin Hartman.
Senior first baseman Ross Mulhall (Morgantown, W.Va./University/Gardner-Webb) stroked a two-run single in the third to give the Rams an 8-2 advantage.
Davis and Elkins added a single run in the fourth and the sixth.
Mulhall went 2-for-3 to lead the Rams.
Johnson went 4-for-4 for the Senators.
Redshirt-freshman pitcher Zac Rose (Charles Town, W.Va./Jefferson) (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB) (1-1) gained the victory. Malakai Webb (3.0 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 0 K, 4 BB) (1-1) took the loss.
The Rams return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Mansfield for a 1 p.m. contest.
