Ashland University's baseball team started the new season on a strong note on Sunday (Feb. 25) in West Virginia, taking 5-0 and 16-0 decisions from Concord (3-3).
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In Game 1, the Eagles broke the scoreless tie with runs in the top of the fourth (one), fifth (one), sixth (two) and seventh (one) innings.
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Sunday's nightcap saw Ashland put up crooked numbers in the first (three runs), second (four), fourth (two), sixth (two) and eighth (four).
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POST-GAME NUGGETS
- The opener saw senior right-hander Zac Common (two innings), junior left-hander Marshall Leishman (three innings, win) and sophomore righty Drew Becker (two innings) combine for a five-hit shutout and 10 strikeouts.
- Sophomore designated hitter Collin Overholt went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and two RBIs, and junior catcher Ben Peltz was 1-for-2 with a homer and two RBIs.
- Another sophomore, second baseman Gavin Dobbels, hit a solo home run in Game 1, then went 3-for-5 with another solo blast and three runs scored in Game 2.
- Also in the second game, Peltz was 2-for-3 with another homer and three RBIs, and junior designated hitter Ian Sanders drove in three runs.
- Six Ashland pitchers combined for the second blanking of the day, a three-hitter with 10 more Ks. Sophomore lefty Seth Witt got the win by shutting out Concord in the fourth and fifth innings.
- The Eagles played a pair of errorless games in the field on Sunday to begin the new season, and ended the day with 21 runs on 23 hits.
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UP NEXT
The third and final game of the set on Monday (Feb. 26) at noon.
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