As the Shippensburg University is preparing for the PSAC tournament, the team capped its regular season by hosting West Chester on Saturday for their regular season finale, splitting a doubleheader.
In Game 1, SU started off strong when sophomore Jake Kennedy doubled to center field, scoring senior Jimmy Spanos. However, the tides turned in the bottom half of the inning, as West Chester scored two runs to reclaim the lead.
Yet, the Red Raiders responded with three runs in the second, and held a 5-3 lead going into the bottom half of the third, before allowing 9 runs over the next three innings.
West Chester never turned back, as they took the first game by a score of 12-5.
In Game 2, the Red Raiders jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the fifth inning, with a number of different players stepping up with big hits.
West Chester scored three runs in the bottom half of the fifth, but were held scoreless by junior Seth LeFever, who pitched scoreless sixth and seventh innings to earn his first career save.
Junior Austin Allison tallied four hits with three RBIs and two runs over the two games, while sophomore Jake Kennedy went 3-for-7 with a double and three RBIs.
Freshman Grant Hoover went 2-for-6 on Saturday, and finished the weekend series batting .455 with four runs and two walks.
The Red Raiders enter PSAC Tournament play on Wednesday when they oppose Seton Hill University from Butler, Pa.
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