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SHIP U. Baseball splits home doubleheader against Mansfield

The Shippensburg University baseball team split a home PSAC Eastern Division doubleheader against Mansfield on Saturday at Fairchild Field.

Game 1: Shippensburg 5, Mansfield 2
Jaxon Dalena pitched a complete game for Shippensburg (22-18, 9-11 PSAC East), allowing two first-inning runs before holding Mansfield (13-23, 7-13 PSAC East) to two singles the rest of the way. He struck out eight and walked one, earning his third straight complete game win and sixth of the season.

Shippensburg tied the game in the second and took the lead in the fourth on a fielder’s choice. Ty Sherman and Mason Morris each added RBI hits in the fifth. The SU defense turned two double plays behind Dalena. Gio Calamia and Carter Arbuthnot each had a hit and an RBI.

Game 2: Mansfield 9, Shippensburg 6
Mansfield scored nine of the first ten runs, including four runs in both the third and fourth innings. Cole Serfass led Mansfield with three RBIs and two runs scored.

Shippensburg rallied with five runs across the fifth and sixth innings, including RBI hits from Arbuthnot, Bryce Herb, and Evan Shoffler. Eric Bohenek pitched three scoreless innings in relief.

Shippensburg plays next on Friday with a road doubleheader at Shepherd beginning at 1 p.m.

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