CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Charleston's win streak ends at 8 games as the Golden Eagles get swept by Shepherd University, 5-1 and 12-4, Sunday afternoon at Triana Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES      Game 1 Shepherd University 5, University of Charleston 1
                                 Game 2 Shepherd University 12, University of Charleston 4
 
LOCATION               Charleston, W.Va. (Triana Field)
RECORDS                Charleston (10-5, 0-2 MEC); Shepherd (6-10, 4-0)
Game 1
-Shepherd got the scoring started in the 1^st off Charleston starter Jonathan Carr, plating a pair of runs on a Daniel Heleine double down the left field line to take a 2-0 lead.
-UC answered back with a run in the bottom half of the 1^st on a Taylor Itnyre single to right field scoring Lee Carneal from second, cutting the lead in half to 2-1 after 1 inning.
-The Rams took advantage of a Carneal error in the third on a line drive that was hit right to him but glanced off the shortstop's glove that would have ended the inning but rather brought in a Shepherd run to make it 3-1 after 3 innings.
-Charleston didn't have problems getting runners on base against Shepherd but couldn't bring them in to score, stranding 8 runners on the bases throughout the 7 innings.
-Shepherd added a pair of runs in the 6^th for the game's final tallies, handing Charleston their first loss in 9 games.
 
Game 2
-Charleston got the scoring started in the 1^st inning following a leadoff double by Brice Arrington and was later driven in by a Carneal groundout, giving UC a 1-0 lead after 1.
-Shepherd was held off the scoreboard by Golden Eagle starter Anthony Zona until the 4^th inning when Heleine homered to left field.  The Rams scored in each of the 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th innings to take a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the 6^th.
-Charleston cut into Shepherd's lead by scoring a pair of runs on RBI doubles by Nick Wilson and Jeff Somuk, making it 4-3 after 6 complete innings.
-After a scoreless 7^th, Charleston became unraveled in the 8^th and 9^th innings allowing Shepherd to push across 8 runs and cruise to a 12-4 victory and series sweep.
 

CHARLESTON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 
-Levi Nash worked a scoreless inning in relief for the Golden Eagles in the Game 1 loss.
-Gianfranco Morello was the only Golden Eagle with multiple hits in Game 1, going 3-for-4 at the dish for UC.
-Brice Arrington went 3-for-5 with a double in Game 2.
-Jeff Somuk had a pair of hits in Game 2 including a double while driving in a run.


SHEPHERD INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Danield Heleine was 2-for-4 in Game 1, driving in 2 runs.
-Cather Dalton Haymaker was 3-for-3 with an RBI for Shepherd, batting in the No. 9 spot.
-Ryan Pansch earned the win for Shepherd in Game 1, allowing just 1 run on 6 hits while striking out 7 Golden Eagles.
-Brandon Kirk, Jacob Carney and Heleine each drove in 2 runs in Game 2.

UP NEXT
-The Golden Eagles continue a rained-out series from Saturday with Fairmont State University on Monday at Triana Field.
 
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