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Seahawk Baseball and No. 22 Mary Washington Battle to Doubleheader Split

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Box Score - Game 1

Box Score - Game 2

St. Mary's City, Md. – St. Mary's College of Maryland (15-11, 8-7 CAC) and No. 22 University of Mary Washington (16-7, 6-6 CAC) needed seven extra innings to decide Saturday's Capital Athletic Conference doubleheader as the Seahawks posted a 4-3 victory in 14 innings to claim the first game before Mary Washington rebounded with a 10-2 win in the allotted seven innings to capture the nightcap.

Sophomore shortstop Corey Napier (Leonardtown, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) paced the Seahawks at the plate with four hits, including a triple, while seniors Bobby Corton (Owings Mills, Md./Calvert Hall) and Matt Baden (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) each connected on three hits with Baden picking up two doubles and scoring twice.

Sophomore right fielder Mike Schmidt (Burtonsville, Md./Blake) cracked the game-winning hit with two outs in the bottom of the 14th inning as Schmidt singled to centerfield to score first-year Ben Trebach (Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase).  Trebach was pinch running for senior catcher Brad Shepherd (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills), who had started the inning with a single down the leftfield line.

St. Mary's had opened up the first game with a 3-0 lead in the first inning of play as the Seahawks capitalized on two Eagle errors and junior third baseman Keith Johnson's (Great Mills, Md./Great Mills) RBI triple.

Mary Washington cut the deficit to 3-2 in the fifth inning, scoring two on three hits, before forcing extra innings with a run in the seventh to tie up the game.

First-year LHP Sam Coe (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson) recorded his first career win as Coe (1-0) threw 3.0 innings of relief, giving up just two hits to 11 batters faced.

Mary Washington overcame a 2-0 setback with a nine-run explosion in the sixth inning of the nightcap, generating plenty of run support for sophomore starter Michael Straub (Falls Church, Va./George Mason).  Straub (2-0) pitched a complete game, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits with seven strikeouts and only two walks.

St. Mary's took a 2-0 lead in the third inning following an RBI double by Baden and then Baden scoring on a UMW error before the Eagles cut the lead in half with a run in the fifth.

Four different Seahawks notched hits in the nightcap while sophomore RHP Carlos Cruz (Lexington Park, Md./Great Mills) suffered the loss on the mound to drop to 2-3 on the season.

St. Mary's will return to action this Wednesday, March 30 as the Seahawks travel to Washington, D.C. to take on Gallaudet University in a non-conference doubleheader at 2:00 pm.

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Players Mentioned

Bobby Corton

#20 Bobby Corton

RF
6' 2"
Senior
Brad Shepherd

#4 Brad Shepherd

C
6' 1"
Senior
Sam Coe

#11 Sam Coe

P
6' 0"
Freshman
Carlos Cruz

#26 Carlos Cruz

P
6' 2"
Sophomore
Keith Johnson

#19 Keith Johnson

3B/OF
6' 1"
Junior
Matt Baden

#2 Matt Baden

SS
6' 2"
Senior
Mike Schmidt

#7 Mike Schmidt

OF
5' 8"
Sophomore
Corey Napier

#13 Corey Napier

2B/SS
6' 3"
Sophomore
Ben Trebach

#5 Ben Trebach

2B/SS
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bobby Corton

#20 Bobby Corton

6' 2"
Senior
RF
Brad Shepherd

#4 Brad Shepherd

6' 1"
Senior
C
Sam Coe

#11 Sam Coe

6' 0"
Freshman
P
Carlos Cruz

#26 Carlos Cruz

6' 2"
Sophomore
P
Keith Johnson

#19 Keith Johnson

6' 1"
Junior
3B/OF
Matt Baden

#2 Matt Baden

6' 2"
Senior
SS
Mike Schmidt

#7 Mike Schmidt

5' 8"
Sophomore
OF
Corey Napier

#13 Corey Napier

6' 3"
Sophomore
2B/SS
Ben Trebach

#5 Ben Trebach

5' 6"
Freshman
2B/SS