SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.V. – The Mountaineers (10-13, 4-4 PSAC East) completed their weekend series with the Shepherd University Rams (14-14, 2-6 PSAC East) on Saturday (Mar. 29) afternoon.
 
Game One: Mansfield 6, Shepherd 5
 
Mansfield struck early in the top of the first with an RBI single from Cole Serfass to bring in Ryan Sekulski.
 
Shane Stossel started on the bump for the Mounties and cruised through the first two innings as he faced the minimum.
 
In the third, Mansfield tacked on two more with another RBI knock off the bat of Serfass that plated Jacob Houtz and Stosel.
 
Stossel continued to deal on the mound, completing 6.0 innings while allowing no runs on just three hits and striking out seven Rams.
 
In the top of the seventh, Stossel helped himself by blasting a three-run home run to double the Mountaineers' lead and put them up 6-0 over Shepherd.
 
The Rams made it a game in the bottom of the seventh, as a single and a walk put runners on first and second with nobody out. Shepherd followed with an RBI double and a hit-by-pitch that loaded the bases. A two-RBI double cut the Mansfield lead to 6-3 and forced coach Chalot to call on Evan Woznick to get the save.
 
Woznick retired his first batter via a strikeout before the Rams cut the lead to one with a two-RBI single. With two down and a runner on first, Woznick got the Shepherd seven hitter to fly out to left and secure the game one victory for Mansfield.
 
Game Two: Mansfield 8, Shepherd 5
 
Shepherd took an early 3-0 lead, capped off by a two-run homer in the third inning.
 
Serfass got the Mountaineers on the board in game two with an RBI double in the fourth to make it 3-1.
 
The Mounties took a 5-3 lead with the help of a four-run fifth inning that was started by Sekulski's RBI double. Stossel and Ryan Verbonitz each added another with RBI singles. Jeffrey Coakley finished the inning, bringing in Stossel on a sacrifice fly.
 
Garrett Emerick started game two for the Mountaineers, going 5.0 innings and allowing three runs on six hits.
 
Mansfield scored three more in the sixth, first, Kahale Burns scored on a passed ball and then Houtz brought home two with his single back up the middle.
 
Luke Raho threw the final two innings and struck out four batters for the Mounties.
 
Trailing 8-3 entering the bottom of the seventh, Shepherd got two back with a home run but couldn't close the gap any further as the Mountaineers closed out the Saturday sweep.
 
UP NEXT:
 
Mansfield heads to Slippery Rock on Tuesday (Apr. 1) for a single nine-inning game against The Rock. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.