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St. Mary's City, Md. - The St. Mary's College
of Maryland baseball team cruised to an 18-2 Capital Athletic
Conference victory over the University of Mary Washington Wednesday
afternoon as the Seahawks tallied 10 runs in the fourth inning
alone to kick off league action on the right foot.
Junior RHP Jon Gill (Owings Mills, Md./Park)
went 7.0 solid innings in improving to 2-2 on the young
season. Gill notched four strikeouts with
one walk as he gave up just one run on seven hits.
St. Mary's (7-3, 1-0 CAC) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first
inning as junior outfielder Jacen Killebrew's (La
Plata, Md./La Plata) scored on senior catcher J.P.
Debrowski's (Sykesville, Md./Glenelg) ground out to
second.
The Eagles (3-1, 0-1 CAC) responded in the third inning with a
run of their own to knot the contest at 1-1 as freshman infielder
Shane Sixsmith (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) came
home on junior infielder Seamus Bergen's
(Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor) single to left field.
The home team broke the 1-1 tie in the third as sophomore
infielder Matt Baden (Sunderland, Md./Huntingtown)
doubled to right field to score Killebrew, while
Debrowski connected on a two-run single to left
field to bring home senior infielder Blake
Beaudoin (Damascus, Md./Damascus) and
Baden.
St. Mary's unleashed in the fourth inning as the Seahawks scored
10 runs on six hits. Beaudoin and junior
infielder Lyle Kralle (Great Mills, Md./Great
Mills) each tallied a two-run single, while the Eagle pitching
staff walked in two runs. Mary Washington made three pitching
changes in the inning.
The Seahawks continued to roll as they added two runs in the
fifth, one in the sixth and the final one in the eighth.
Sophomore outfielder Bobby Corton (Owings
Mills, Md./Calvert Hall) was perfect at the plate for the Seahawks
with a 4-for-4 effort which included a double.
Corton also scored twice and drove in one.
Baden finished 4-of-5 with a double, two RBI, and
four runs scored. Debrowski and sophomore DH
Brad Shepherd (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) each
tallied three hits, including a double for
Shepherd.
The visitors scored its second run in the top of the eighth as
Sixsmith crossed home plate on the fielder's
choice to the shortstop by junior infielder Will
Wright (St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis Priory).
Sophomore RHP Zach Hendrix (Farlysville,
Va./Albemarle) suffered the loss as Hendrix (0-1)
gave up six runs on six hits in 3.1 innings. He walked four
and struck out three. Sixsmith and sophomore
Eric Rehbein (Alexandria, Va./Gonzaga) each went
2-for-3 to pace the Eagle offense.
St. Mary's will look to complete the three-game sweep of Mary
Washington this Saturday when the Seahawks travel to
Fredericksburg, Va. for the twin bill. First pitch is slated
for 1:00.
