Shippensburg baseball defeated Carson-Newman on Friday to win its first game of the season, picking up a 10-5 victory. A three-game series was scheduled between the teams, but only one could be played before rain cancelled the other two.
The Raiders offense was clicking from the very start, erupting for five runs in the first inning, highlighted by graduate Morgan Wyatt hitting a three-run homer to center field. They added another three runs in the second, thanks to senior Austin Baal hitting a three-run single to make it 8-1 Shippensburg.
Baal had three run-scoring hits on the day, going three-for-four with four RBIs. Senior Andrew Chronister and junior Carter Hinds each picked up an RBI as well.
Graduate Ryan Gleason started on the mound in his first appearance as a Raider, going four innings and striking out five while giving up one run on four hits. Freshman Conner Barto got the win in his Shippensburg debut, pitching two innings of two-run ball in relief.
Weather wreaked havoc on the series all weekend, with the second scheduled game Friday being moved to part of a Saturday doubleheader, which also got rained out. Shippensburg returns to action this weekend for a three-game series at Catawba, starting Friday at 1 p.m.
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