Pitching Staff Combines for 16 Strikeouts in Game One as Baseball Splits with Yellow Jackets

A walk and hit by pitch placed Guy and Estrada on first and second to kick things off offensively in the third, as freshman Ryan Bouma advanced both runners to second and third on a sacrifice bunt. WVSU recorded a throwing error, allowing Guy and Estrada to both score, putting the Bobcats up 4-0.  In the the bottom of the third and top of the fourth, only outs were recorded as Proctor sat the Yellow Jackets down in order, picking up two more strikeouts.

Looking into the top of the fifth, Estrada placed himself on second after being walked and stealing a base. Bouma made contact with the ball, hitting a long double, giving Estrada plenty of time to run home to push the score to 5-0. Bouma crossed home for the sixth and final run for FSU after he took third off a wild pitch and came into score on a sacrifice fly from Weiman to see the score at 6-0.

The Yellow Jackets took charge in game two earning four runs in the first inning off a trio of singles and a homerun, recording four runs on four hits, as sophomore Joe Pippin got the start in game two.  Frostburg saw a very quiet first two at-bats, as freshman Evan Biddle came in to pitch in the bottom of the second, facing only four batters.  Both teams saw a slow third and fourth inning, with WVSU collecting a single in the bottom of the fourth off junior Hayden Ford.

With graduates Ben Vok and Daniel Morgano taking over on the mound for the Bobcats in the bottom of the fifth, WVSU added one more run to their lead.  Junior Randy Steen recorded FSU's first hit of the day with a single to to third in the sixth, but was left on base.  Freshman Bryce Synder then got the nod for the Bobcats in the bottom half of the inning, recording one strikeout.  Freshman Ryan Bouma led off the seventh inning with a double to left center, scoring on an RBI single up the middle from junior Cy Probst to put Frostburg on the board.  Freshman Tiernan Daly came in to pinch run for Probst, advancing to second and third as senior Justin Jimenez was hit by a pitch and the Yellow Jackets recorded an error, coming home to score on a sacrifice fly from Steen.  The Bobcats were unable to put anything else together, dropping the second game 5-2.  

Steen and Bouma led FSU with hits on the day, each recording a pair and combining for a pair of runs abd RBI as well.  Proctor earned his third win of the season off of game one, throwing five innings giving up only three hits and one run, while walking none and striking out 11.  Hendricks struck out two in one inning pitched, while Ray struck out three.