The Shippensburg University baseball team scored 21 runs on 23 hits to win 21-3 against Eckerd College in Game 2 of their series in St. Petersburg, Florida. This victory improved Shippensburg’s record to 9-4. The game, which lasted seven innings, saw Shippensburg score multiple times, including four runs in the second inning, and six runs each in the fourth and fifth innings.
Key performances included junior Mike Heckman from Lititz, PA, who achieved a career-high five hits, going 5-for-5 with three runs scored. Freshman Evan Shoffler from Cape May, NJ, hit a career-high three times, walked twice, and had four RBIs. Senior Gio Calamia from Burleson, TX, matched his career-high with four hits, including two triples, and contributed to five runs. Junior AJ Wenrich from Dauphin, PA, added a double in his 4-for-6 performance, driving in two runs. Graduate Carter Arbuthnot from Oshawa, Ontario, reached base every time he was at bat, scoring and driving in two runs with a single in the second inning. Freshman Kyle Ausgotharp from South Riding, VA, hit a three-run home run, and sophomore Erby Weller from Shippensburg, PA, also scored in a pinch-hit appearance in the seventh inning.
Eckerd College managed only two hits and three runs, with two singles from Reid Lisle. Shippensburg’s pitching was strong, with junior J.T. Weaver from Lancaster, PA, starting and allowing only one hit and two unearned runs over five innings, while graduate Eric Bohenek from Clifton, VA, gave up one run on one hit in two innings of relief. Shippensburg is set to conclude the three-game series against Eckerd on Sunday at noon in Florida.
