WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – Shepherd University (18-20) swept a doubleheader with West Liberty (10-32) in non-conference baseball action at West Liberty on Wednesday. The Rams gained a 13-9 win in game one and added an 8-0 win in the nightcap as junior pitcher
John Dhima (Frederick, Md./Urbana) tossed a no-hitter.
Shepherd took a 3-0 lead in the second inning in the nightcap as senior outfielder
Idris Carter (Uniondale, N.Y./Roosevelt/Stony Brook) smacked a two-run double and later scored on a single off the bat of redshirt-junior second baseman
Wyatt Miles (Waterford, Va./Woodgrove/Frederick CC).
The Rams added four runs in the third on a two-run triple by junior outfielder
Mike Guzzardo (Mullica Hill, N.J./Bishop Eustace Prep/RCSJ Cumberland) and a two-run homer by Carter.
Shepherd added a run in the seventh on a solo blast by graduate student third baseman
Connor Dewees (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion).
Carter, Dewees, and Guzzardo each had a pair of hits for the Rams.
Dhima (7.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 K, 1 BB) (1-0) picked up the win. Mason Bille (3.0 IP, 5 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 3 BB) (0-3) took the loss.
The two teams combined for 25 hits in the game one slugfest.
Shepherd took a 4-0 lead in the first as Carter hit a three-run triple and later scored on a single by junior first baseman
Aidan Greaney (New Windsor, Md./South Carroll/Frederick CC).
The Rams added a pair of runs in the second and four more in the fourth to take a 10-0 lead with a two-run double by Carter highlighting the rally.
West Liberty rallied with four runs in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run single by Will Balgo keying the rally.
The Rams took a 12-4 lead in the sixth behind run-scoring singles by junior shortstop
Greg Borges (Odenton, Md./Avalon Day School/Allegany College of Maryland) and redshirt junior outfielder
Sam Daggers (Galloway, N.J./Absegami/Rowan Gloucester CC).
After West Liberty scored a pair of runs in the sixth, Shepherd added a run in the seventh on an RBI-double from Greaney.
The Hilltoppers plated three runs in the seventh with RBI-doubles from Balbo and Jacob Sherman igniting the rally.
Carter went 3-for-4, drove in five runs, and scored three to lead a 13-hit effort for the Rams.
Redshirt-sophomore pitcher
Nate Mikulski (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) (1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 2 BB) (1-2) earned the win. Stephen Graebe (1.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 0 K, 4 BB) (0-1) took the loss.
The Rams return to action on Friday when they travel to Millersville for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.
Shepherd Baseball No-Hitters
April 15, 1940..........................................Paul Miller vs. Shippensburg (W, 5-0)
March 16, 1994................................................Kory Tucker, Eric Jones vs. UPJ
March 14, 1996.............Jamie Ware, Andrew Fincham, Eric Jones vs. C. Union
March 4, 2023 ...............................
Trevor Sharp vs. Lake Erie College (W, 5-0)
April 24, 2024............................... ……….
John Dhima vs. West Liberty (W, 8-0)
