By Maegan White
Elm Staff Writer
On Sunday, April 3, the Shoremen traveled to Dickinson College to compete against the Devils for their Centennial Conference season opener.
In the first game of the series, the first run was earned by the Devils in the third inning. The Shoremen had two fielding errors this inning allowing Dickinson to advance to base and get an unearned run. The score at the end of the third was 1-0 with the Devils in the lead.
Dickinson earned two more runs in the fifth inning after the Devil’s earned a single and another hitter was intentionally walked. That hitter would end up earning a run in the inning. Dickinson would earn two more runs in the seventh advancing the Devil’s lead to 6-0.
The Shorewomen earned their first and only run of the game when junior pitcher Cole McGee hit a triple to start off the eighth inning. Freshman outfielder R.J. Fiore grounded out to second base but earned an RBI as McGee advanced home.
The Devils secured victory over the Shoremen in the eighth inning, as they earned six runs. The Devil’s earned four consecutive runs starting with a sacrifice RBI and a walk from the pitcher.
The Shoremen only reached base three times, had two hits, and earned one run. They also had numerous defensive errors which allowed the Devils to advance their lead to 12-1.
The Shoremen lost the second game with a score of 6-9 after a comeback attempt in the eighth inning.
WC scored first in the second after McGee hit a single and stole second. Freshman infielder Ty Everitt hit an RBI bringing McGee across the plate. Dickinson responded by scoring two in the second.
At the bottom of the third, the Shoremen gave up four hits and the Devils scored three runs. In the fourth, the Devils scored two more off of a two RBI. This advanced their lead to 7-1.
The Shoremen finally responded with three runs in the sixth, decreasing the devils lead to three runs. Due to a walk and a wild pitch, junior infielder Logan Yi and McGee advanced to second and first. Freshman Elias Philiposian earned an RBI bringing Yi home. Everitt and freshman catcher Reese Hirsh continued with the momentum, and each earned two more RBIs to end the inning.
The Devils earned their last two runs of the game at the bottom of the sixth. The Shoremen responded with two runs in the eighth. After three consecutive walks and a single from Philiposian, the Shoremen earned two runs. With bases loaded situations, the last two Shoremen batters struck out swinging leaving three runners on base.
The Shoremen fell short after a strong comeback attempt in the eighth. The game ended with the Devils victorious 9-6.
The Shoremen’s overall record now stands at 10-13 and their conference record is 0-2. The Shoremen have their next conference game against Swarthmore on Saturday April 8 at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.