SUMMARY

 
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore dropped both games of a NEC Friday doubleheader at Merrimack. Friday's contests were scheduled as a double header due to forecasted weather for Saturday in the Andover, Massachusetts area.

 
 
GAME 1 SCORE

 
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks – 1
Merrimack Warriors - 20

 
GAME 2 SCORE

 
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks – 3
Merrimack Warriors – 11
 

 
GAME 1 SUMMARY


Friday's opening game was a one sided affair as the Warriors of Merrimack scored in all but two innings including a seven run sixth inning to hand the Hawks their most lopsided loss of the year. UMES was also held without a hit in the loss.

 
Merrimack hit four home runs in the game. The Warriors totaled 22 hits while nine players recorded an RBI. The only Hawk run came in the fourth inning on a fielding error to send Anders Brown home.
 

 
GAME 2 SUMMARY


In the second game of Friday's action, Merrimack continued to pour on the offense with one run in the first inning before a seven run second inning. UMES added two runs in the top of the third highlighted by an RBI single by Doyle McNew. Christian Gemelli hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the inning to put Merrimack up, 9-2. Merrimack manufactured two more runs in the fifth inning to go up 11-2. UMES scored the game's final run in the sixth inning by scoring on a wild Merrimack pitch.
 

 
THE NUMBERS

 
Of the Hawks four runs through two games, only one counted as an earned run against Merrimack pitching.

 
The UMES offense totaled five hits in Friday's action. Ryan Howe was the only Hawk to record multiple hits (2-for-5).

 
Hawk pitching gave up a total of 34 hits in two games while walking nine batters.
 

 
UP NEXT

 
Due to Saturday's forecasted weather, the Hawks are scheduled to conclude the weekend series at Merrimack on Sunday at noon.