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MBU Baseball Wins First Game Of Season

Box Score

Mary Baldwin picked up its first win of the season Friday afternoon as the Fighting Squirrels rolled past Elmira 16-1 at John Moxie Stadium.

Seven different MBU players had multiple hits as the Squirrels finished with a program record 16 hits.

Elmira nicked MBU starting pitcher Kyle Measell for a run in the top of the fourth to lead 1-0, but the Squirrels responded with six runs in the botom half of the inning to take command.

Three walks loaded the bases for MBU with one out. Jared Mayhew scored from third on a wild pitched to tie the score. Brady Ward reached on an infield hit to re-load the bases and Gavin Rush followed with a bunt single, scoring Colby Cheatham to put the Squirrels ahead, 2-1. Michael Robertson then cleared the bases with a three-run triple, giving MBU a 5-1 lead. Robertson scored on Jacob Cude's sacrifice fly for a 6-1 Mary Baldwin advantage.

MAry Baldwin broke the game open with a seven-run outburst in the sixth. With the bases loaded and no outs, Dylan Rankin reached on an infield error that allowed two runs to score, making the score 8-1. Mayhew and Cheatham followed with RBU singles, pushing the margin to 10-1. With the bases full, Blake French was hit by a pitch to force in a run and Rush followed with a two-run double for a 13-1 Squirrels' lead.

Robertson paced the offfense, going 3-for-4 with a double, triple and four RBIs. Cheatman was 3-for-5 with two runs batted in. Rankin, Mayhew, Tucker Hensley, Ward and Rush had two hits each. Rush finished with three RBIs.

Measell turned in a strong start, pitching six innings and allowiing just one earned run on seven hits. He struck out two and walked one. Bradley Warren, Teddy Coates and Matthew Plotner each worked one scoreless inning of relief on the mound.

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Players Mentioned

Colby Cheatham

#12 Colby Cheatham

OF/LHP
5' 11"
Junior
Teddy Coates

#3 Teddy Coates

RHP
6' 0"
Junior
Jacob Cude

#2 Jacob Cude

IF
5' 10"
Junior
Blake French

#23 Blake French

IF
6' 0"
Freshman
Tucker Hensley

#5 Tucker Hensley

OF/RHP
5' 11"
Junior
Jared Mayhew

#21 Jared Mayhew

C
5' 11"
Sophomore
Kyle Measell

#10 Kyle Measell

RHP
5' 7"
Senior
Matthew Plotner

#20 Matthew Plotner

RHP
5' 6"
Senior
Dylan Rankin

#6 Dylan Rankin

IF
6' 2"
Senior
Michael Robertson

#27 Michael Robertson

OF/ IF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Gavin Rush

#9 Gavin Rush

IF
5' 10"
Junior
Brady Ward

#4 Brady Ward

OF/RHP
5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Colby Cheatham

#12 Colby Cheatham

5' 11"
Junior
OF/LHP
Teddy Coates

#3 Teddy Coates

6' 0"
Junior
RHP
Jacob Cude

#2 Jacob Cude

5' 10"
Junior
IF
Blake French

#23 Blake French

6' 0"
Freshman
IF
Tucker Hensley

#5 Tucker Hensley

5' 11"
Junior
OF/RHP
Jared Mayhew

#21 Jared Mayhew

5' 11"
Sophomore
C
Kyle Measell

#10 Kyle Measell

5' 7"
Senior
RHP
Matthew Plotner

#20 Matthew Plotner

5' 6"
Senior
RHP
Dylan Rankin

#6 Dylan Rankin

6' 2"
Senior
IF
Michael Robertson

#27 Michael Robertson

5' 10"
Sophomore
OF/ IF
Gavin Rush

#9 Gavin Rush

5' 10"
Junior
IF
Brady Ward

#4 Brady Ward

5' 8"
Sophomore
OF/RHP
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