SUMMARY

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks were shut out in game two of the series against the Stonehill Skyhawks, 6-0, at Hawk Stadium in Princess Anne, MD.

THE SCORE

Stonehill Skyhawks (3-11, 2-0) - 6

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (1-14, 0-5) - 0

(Stonehill leads series 2-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stonehill scored in the opening inning to take a 1-0 lead. After back-to-back scoreless innings from UMES starting pitcher Richard De Jesus and the Skyhawk's starting pitcher, Stonehill scored twice in the fourth to expand their advantage to three runs.

The Skyhawks tallied one run in the fifth and two additional scores in the seventh frame en route to a shut out victory.

THE NUMBERS

The Hawks scored no runs on five hits and no errors while Stonehill amassed six runs on eight hits and no errors.

De Jesus recorded a season-high seven innings pitched. This marks the most innings that any UMES starter or reliever has gone on the mound this season.

Justin Spencer made his first appearance of the season, pitching two scoreless frames

Bronson Taylor recorded a team-high two hits in his first start of the season

UMES hit into three double plays in the loss

UP NEXT

The Hawks close their series against Stonehill at noon on Sunday, March 15. Live stats will be available on umeshawksports.com and the game stream will be available on YouTube.

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