The Shippensburg University baseball team completed a season sweep against No. 13 West Chester for the first time since 2000 by winning two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division games on Saturday. Shippensburg’s record improved to 12-6 overall and 6-2 in PSAC East, while West Chester’s record moved to 10-5 overall and 3-5 in conference play.
In the first game, J.T. Weaver, a sophomore, pitched six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and earning his second win of the season. Ethan Miller, a senior, closed the game with a quick seventh inning. Shippensburg won this game 6-2. Conner Barto, a freshman making his first career start, won the second game with a five-inning performance that included one run allowed on six hits. Ryan Novakowski, another freshman, and senior Ethan Miller preserved the win, which ended with a score of 3-2.
Key offensive contributions came from junior Carter Hinds, who had four hits over the two games, including a triple, and scored four runs. Graduate Justin Byler and freshman Brady Harbach each recorded three hits on the day. Junior Gio Calamia hit his third career home run in the first game.
The first game featured Shippensburg taking a lead with a two-run homer by Calamia, and they extended their lead with runs in the third and fourth innings. West Chester made it a 5-2 game in the fifth, but Shippensburg secured their four-run lead shortly after.
In the second game, Shippensburg took an early lead and maintained it throughout, despite West Chester’s effort to tie the game in the third inning. Two runs in the fourth inning secured the lead for Shippensburg, culminating in a 3-2 victory.
