CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Visiting Virginia Wesleyan topped host Washington College, 14-4, on Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference baseball game at Athey Baseball Park.  The Marlins are 11-7 on the season, while the Shoremen are 3-13.

Virginia Wesleyan 14 Washington College 4

How It Happened
- Virginia Wesleyan scored twice in the top of the second inning to take a 2-0 lead.  Nick Sylvester scored on a wild pitch for the game's first run with one out and Keegan Megaro scored on a two-out fielding error to cap the two-run frame.
- It remained 2-0 until the bottom of the third when the Shoremen pushed two across to tie it.  Elias Philiposian scored on a one out wild pitch and Ty Everitt scored on a sacrifice fly to right by Logan Yi to level the game.
- In the top of the fifth, the Marlins plated a pair to take the lead for the rest of the game.  With one out, Samuel Kasprow scored on a groundout to shortstop by Michael Burton Jr. and with two outs, Clay Clarke scored as part of a double steal to give Virginia Wesleyan a 4-2 lead.
- Virginia Wesleyan took advantage of two Washington College errors to score four unearned runs in the top of the sixth to take an 8-2 lead.  Megaro and Marcell Whitfield scored on a throwing error with nobody out to give the guests a four-run lead with nobody out.  Clarke would cap the run scoring with a one-out base hit up the middle to drive in Nathan Bryant and Kasperow to give the Marlins a six-run lead.
- Chase Ruppel would two back for Washington on a two-out, two-run single to left to chase home Tahir Parker and Cole McGee and reduce the Marlins' lead to 8-4.
- Virginia Wesleyan would put the game away with six runs in the top of the ninth to provide the final margin with Thomas Crandall plating the last two on a base hit to right-center.

For The Shoremen (3-13)
- Hitting: Ruppel (two RBI), Yi and Will Turner (two walks)
- Pitching: Izaiah Santiago (loss 0-4, five innings, four hits, eight runs, three earned, five walks, two strikeouts)
- Washington had seven hits, drew four walks and had one get on by a hit by pitch while leaving eight on base. 
- The Shoremen made three errors in the game, leading to five unearned runs for the Marlins.

For Virginia Wesleyan (11-7)
- Hitting: Clarke (3-for-5, two runs, two RBI), Megaro (2-for-4, three runs), Kasprow (two runs), Crandall (two RBI)
- Pitching: Sean Keener (win 1-0, three innings, one hit, two runs, one earned, two walks, four strikeouts)
- The Marlins notched eight hits, drew nine walks and had two reach via hit by pitch as they left six on base.
- Virginia Wesleyan had one error in the game, leading to one unearned run for WC.

Notes
- Ruppel was named the Goose Nation TV Shoremen Player of the Game.

Up Next
3/20 v. Eastern – 3:30 p.m. (Non-Conference Game)