Baseball | 4/18/2014 6:25:00 PM
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Box Score 2 SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Regionally-ranked Shepherd strengthened its grasp on the Mountain East Conference lead Friday afternoon by sweeping a doubleheader from West Liberty at Fairfax Field.
Coach Eric Burkle's Hilltoppers (21-18, 18-13) fell by scores of 8-0 and 13-2. The host Rams (29-8, 27-5) got a strong mound performance from Paul Hvozdovic in the opener as the Shepherd ace blanked the Hilltoppers on just four hits. Scott Castilow had a double and a single to lead West Liberty. In the second game, the Rams got out of a bases-loaded one-out situation with a double play to preserve a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth inning before exploding for seven runs – all with two out – in the bottom of the frame to break the game open.
The Hilltoppers will try to bounce back on Saturday when they challenge the Rams again in a 1 p.m. twinbill.
BASEBALL
Shepherd 8, West Liberty 0
West Liberty 000 000 0 – 0 4 0
Shepherd 302 030 x – 8 9 1
WLU: Y.Hughes lp (2SO, 5W), T.Hughes (5) (0SO, 1W), Secore (6) (0SO, 0W) and Carranza. Castilow D, S
Shep: Hvozdovic wp (11SO, 1W) and Wolfe. Carney 2S, 2rbi; Coffey 2S, rbi; Lott 2S; Messina S, 2rbi
Shepherd 13, West Liberty 2
West Liberty 200 000 0 – 2 11 2
Shepherd 300 712 x – 13 12 1
WLU: Grosul lp (2SO, 4W), Polanski (4) (2SO, 0W), Fuscardo (6) (1SO, 0W) and Francis. Mirandy D, S, 2rbi; Pierro D, S; Busby 2S; Brunner 2S; Johnson 2S
Shep: Driver wp (3SO, 0W), Buckley (7) (3SO, 0W) and Wolfe. Messina 2D, S, 3rbi; Wilson D, 2S, 2rbi; Lott T, D, 4rbi
