SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va.-The Golden Eagles dropped both ends of a double header to northern division Rams Saturday afternoon.
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Game 1-Shepherd 4, UC 1
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The Golden Eagles were unable to produce the big hit early in the 7 inning contest as UC stranded 5 runners en route to a 4-1 loss. Â
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Senior pitcher Tyler Shreve struck out eight Shepherd hitters over six innings of work. Â
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Seniors Anthony Brunetti and Tyler Ocker doubled while redshirt freshman Gianfranco Morello drove in the lone UC run with a double of his own. Â
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Game 2-Shepherd 13, UC 5
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UC jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the 4th after Tristan Fields launched a solo home run to left along with Will Lucas' two-out, two-strike, two-run double.Â
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The lead was short lived as the Rams would answer with 7 runs of their own in the bottom of the 4th. Â
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The pitching trio of Anthony Brunetti, Kaleb Kinder and David Webb surrendered 13 runs on 11 Ram hits while striking out three. Â
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Jeff Somuk and Justin Mixon each went 2-5 for the Golden Eagles.Â
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UC returns to action against Alderson Broaddus on Tuesday, March 29th at 3 pm to finish a suspended game from March 4th and will play an additional seven inning game upon the completion of the suspended game. Â
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The Golden Eagles move to 7-14 (3-5 MEC) and currently sit in 4th place in the Southern Division.
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