CHESTERTOWN, Md. –  The Washington College baseball team split a doubleheader against Mary Washington on Sunday afternoon at Athey Park. The Shoremen won the opener by a score of 7-3 but the Eagles came back with a 10-4 triumph in the nightcap. Washington College (6-2) won three of the four contests against Mary Washington (1-5) this weekend.

Washington College 7 Mary Washington 3 (Game 1)
How It Happened
- The Shoremen jumped out to a 2-0 advantage off right-handed starter Zach Adams. Right fielder Chris Baker drew a one-out walk and then advanced to second on a balk. Third baseman Joe Curtin tripled to right center on the next pitch to give the hosts their first run. Second baseman Jack Kingman followed with an RBI groundout to plate Curtin.
- Mary Washington evened the score at 2-2 in their half of the second on two hits and three walks off starter Nick Brauer. Brauer yielded a pair of one-out singles and then walked three consecutive batters before he gave way to reliever Anthony Sofran. Catcher Andrew Gerhart and center fielder Caleb McAlister both drew RBI walks for the visitors. Sofran came on with the bases juiced and stopped the bleeding. The right-hander induced a critical inning-ending double-play off the bat of shortstop Garrett Lyons.
- Kingman launched an opposite field homer to right field to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning, staking the Shoremen to a 3-2 lead.
- The Eagles got the run back in the top of the fifth on three hits. First baseman Nick Ciuffreda doubled to right after a one-out single by left fielder Norman Holcomb. However, Holcomb was gunned down at the plate on the play as center fielder Ben Ruvo hit shortstop CJ Gillmer, who then fired a bullet relay to catcher Ryan Colbert for the tag at the plate. Designated hitter Ty Lowe followed with a well-struck iRBI infield single off the glove of second baseman Kingman.
- Washington College went ahead for good, 4-3, with a run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Designated hitter Nick Tamberino was plunked by a pitch to get things going and then Ruvo executed a textbook sacrifice bunt to advance Tamberino over to second. Gillmer lined out to left but the red-hot Baker came through with a clutch game-winning RBI single to center to score Tamberino.
- The hosts added a run in the bottom of the seventh as Gillmer delivered a clean RBI single to right, scoring pinch runner David Hudak. Hudak replaced left fielder Tommy Buckman, who doubled to left center to open the frame. Hudak advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Tamberino.
- The Shoremen added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Kingman and first baseman Dylan Neport recorded back-to-back one-out singles and Colbert walked to load the bases. Hudak then drew an RBI walk and Tamberino followed with a line-drive RBI sacrifice fly to center field.

For the Shoremen (6-1)
- Hitting: Kingman (2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs), Baker (game-winning hit, 1-for-3, RBI, BB, SB)
- Pitching: Sofran (Win, 2-0, 3.2 innings, 4 hits, 1 earned run, no walks, 3 strikeouts)

For Mary Washington (0-5)
- Hitting: Gerhart (2-for-2, RBI), David Lambertson (2-for-3
- Pitching: Adams (Loss, 6.1 innings, 4 hits, 5 earned runs, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts)

Mary Washington 10 Washington College 4 (Game 2)
How It Happened
- The Eagles scored the first four runs of the game and never looked back. Holcomb got the visitors on the board in the top of the first with a two-out RBI single to left off starter John Grill. The hit scored Lyons who walked and stole second.
- Mary Washington added an unearned run in the top of the third inning as Lyons produced an RBI double to left center to score McCalister (reached on error).
- The Eagles scored twice more with two outs in the top of the fourth to extend their lead to 4-0. Second baseman Luke Guerzon hit an RBI single up the middle, stole second, and then scored on a double down the left field line by catcher Owen Reilly.
- The Shoremen cut the deficit in half with two runs on three hits and an error in the bottom of the fifth inning. Nepert came through with a one-out single and then scored on Tamberino's double to right field. Tamberino advanced to third on a wild pitch and then scored on a fielding error off the bat of left fielder Buckman (RBI).
- The vistors scored three big runs off reliever Ethan Osgood in the top of the fifth to extend their lead to 7-2. Lyons (single) scored on a throwing error, right fielder David Lambertson recorded an RBI groundout, and third baseman Jonathan Sedmak produced an RBI triple.
- The Eagles put the game away with three unearned runs in the top of the seventh inning off reliever Xan Wojie.
- The hosts scored a run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh as pinch hitter Brandon Hoffman (single) eventually scored with pinch hitter Logan Yi at the plate.
- The Shoremen added a final in the bottom of the ninth as they were aided by four walks and a fielding error. Third baseman Derek Pusey drew an RBI walk.

- For the Shoremen (6-2)
- Hitting: Ben Ruvo (2-for-2), Tamberino (1-for-3, RBI, 2B, run)
- Pitching (Grill (Loss, 4.0 innings, 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 3 BB, 3 strikeouts)

For Mary Washington (1-5)
- Hitting: Reilly (2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2B, BB), Lyons (2-for-4, RBI, 2B, 2 runs), Sedmak (1-for-2, RBI, 2 runs, 3 BB, SB)
- Pitching: Brendan McComber (Win, 6.0 innings, 6 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 BB, 5 strikeouts)

Notes
- Baker produced the game-winning hit in all three Shoremen victories this weekend. He went a combined 8-for-14 (.571) with 10 RBI's and three extra-bae hits.
- Sofran picked up two victories out of the bullpen in the series.
- Sofran (Game I) and Ben Ruvo (Game II) were named the GooseNation TV Players of the Game on Sunday

Up Next
3/20 @ Gettysburg, DH (12:00 p.m.)