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Chestertown, Md. - The
Washington (Md.) College baseball team notched two wins over St.
Mary's College of Maryland Sunday afternoon in a non-conference
doubleheader as the Shoremen posted wins of 6-5 and 11-8. The
Seahawks return to action Wednesday, April 29 as St. Mary's hosts
Randolph-Macon College in the 2009 season finale at 4:00 at the
Hawk's Nest.
Washington (16-17) boasted a 6-2 lead after four innings of play
as the Shoremen scored four in the third and two in the fourth.
The Seahawks (15-22) tallied three runs in the fifth to come
within one following a sac fly by senior Blake
Beaudoin (Damascus, Md./Damascus) and junior Jacen
Killebrew's (La Plata, Md./La Plata) two-out,
two-run triple. Sophomore relief pitcher Paul
McMannis (Arbutus, Md.) struck out junior Justin
Rabon (Charlotte Hall, Md./La Plata) to end the inning.
In the seventh, McMannis retired the first two
batters in order before giving up a triple to junior Lyle
Kralle (Great Mills, Md./Great Mills).
McMannis sealed the win by striking out
Killebrew.
Senior starter Greg Perret (Morris Plains,
N.J.) picked up the win as Perret (3-1) pitched
4.0 innings with five runs on seven walks and six hits.
McMannis recorded his first save of the season
with 3.0 scoreless innings, fanning six and scattering just two
hits.
Sophomore RHP Adam Shenk (Baltimore,
Md./Western Tech) suffered the loss as Shenk (1-1)
gave up six runs (three unearned) on six hits in 3.1 innings.
Killebrew and Kralle each had two
hits for SMCM.
After the Shoremen scored the first run of the nightcap in the
first for an early 1-0 lead, St. Mary's dominated the second inning
with seven runs on five hits and two walks. Sophomores
Mark Dattilio (Hagerstown, Md./N. Hagerstown) and
Brad Shepherd (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) each
drove in two runs as Dattilio had a two-run single
and Shepherd connected for a two-run double.
Washington responded with six of its own in the bottom of the
second to knot the game at 7-all. The Seahawks then took an
8-7 lead in the sixth inning as sophomore Matt
Baden (Sunderland, Md./Huntingtown) score an unearned run
following a throwing error by the pitcher.
St. Mary's one-run lead was short-lived as freshman Ben
Jardot's (McLean, Va.) RBI single tied the game once again
at 8-8 in the bottom of the sixth. The Shoremen added three
more in the sixth as senior Joe Coveney (Madison,
N.J.) jacked a three-run homer.
Junior RHP Chris Keiper (Toms River, N.J.)
registered the win as Keiper (2-2) pitched 2.0
innings of relief with one unearned run on two hits, while fanning
five.
Freshman Matt Siciliano (Ardmore, Pa./Lower
Merion) dropped to 0-6 on the season as Siciliano
gave up four runs on five hits in 4.0 innings of relief, sitting
down five with two walks. Sophomore Ian
Simpson-Shelton (Upper Marlboro, Md./DeMatha) led the
visitors at the plate with a 3-for-5 effort.
