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John and Pam Boyle
11
Shepherd SHEPHERD 5-2
20
Winner Concord CONCORD 3-5
Shepherd SHEPHERD
5-2
11
Final
20
Concord CONCORD
3-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Shepherd SHEPHERD 0 2 0 4 1 0 2 1 1 11 14 2
Concord CONCORD 1 3 4 4 2 1 3 2 X 20 17 4

W: B. Baker (1-0) L: Miller, Allen (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Shepherd Baseball Falls to Concord

ATHENS, W.Va. – Shepherd University (5-2) dropped a 20-11 decision to Concord (3-5) in baseball action at Concord on Friday afternoon. 

Concord took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Korbin Bostic singled to score Nick DiSanti.

Shepherd took a 2-1 lead in the second inning behind an RBI-ground out from redshirt junior outfielder Ethan Jones (Oakton, Va./Oakton) and a run-scoring double from junior infielder Braylon Conner (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville/Hagerstown CC)

The Mountain Lions plated three in the second to take a 4-2 lead. A two-run single from Matthew DiSanti keyed the rally.

Concord scored four runs in the third inning highlighted by a solo homer from Bostic to key the rally. 

The Rams scored four runs in the fourth inning when redshirt sophomore Infielder Ryan Fluharty (Burton, W.Va./Morgantown/USC Upstate) hit a three-run blast to cut the lead to 8-6.

The Mountain Lions took a 12-6 lead in the bottom of the fourth. The rally was keyed by a RBI-double from Austin Hear.

Shepherd scored one in the top of the fifth on a solo homer from freshman outfielder Alex Rose  (Oakton, Va./Oakton). 

Concord took a 13-7 lead in the bottom of the fifth when Bostic scored on a Tyson Burke walk.

Concord upped its lead to 15-7 on sacrifice flies from Atticus Goodson and Hear in the sixth. 

The Rams plated two-runs to cut the lead to 15-9 in the top of the seventh when Jones doubled to knock in Rose, and Jones later scored on a single from freshman infielder Etan Rosario (Lanham, Md./Jackson-Reed).

The Mountain Lions scored three in the bottom of the seventh behind a three-run blast from Goodson. 

Shepherd cut the score to 18-10 when Fluharty scored on an RBI from Burgreen in the eighth. 

After Concord added a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth, the Rams capped the scoring in the ninth when freshman infielder Andrew O'Brien (Harrisonburg, Va./Spotswood) scored when freshman outfielder Landon Pence (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville) was hit by a pitch. 

Fluharty went 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs to pace the Rams.

Matthew DiSanti went 3-for-5 with one run scored and five RBIs for Concord

Senior pitcher Allen Miller (Mechanicsville, Md./Chopticon) (2.2 IP, 8 H, 8 ER, 8 R, 1 BB, 2 K) (1-1) took the loss. Braylen Baker   (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K) (1-0) earned the win. 

The two teams return to action for a noon doubleheader on Saturday


 

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