SUMMARY
The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks were defeated by the Mercyhurst Lakers, 14-1, on Sunday morning at Hawk Stadium.
THE SCORE
Mercyhurst (13-20, 12-9) - 14
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (7-27, 6-15) - 1
(Lakers win series 3-0)
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
On a windy and rainy morning in Princess Anne, Mercyhurst opened the game by scoring seven runs in the first inning. The Lakers then continued their momentum with an additional run in the second frame to establish an 8-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fourth, Diego Aponte tallied the first UMES hit of the game on an RBI double to right field, making the score 8-1.
Mercyhurst added one run apiece in the fifth and sixth innings before cementing their victory with a four-run seventh inning to earn a series sweep.
THE NUMBERS
The Hawks finished with one run on two hits and an error while the Lakers posted 14 runs on 14 hits and no errors
Five out of UMES' six runs in this series came on RBI doubles
Joshua Caldwell finished 1-for-3 in the game and 5-for-9 with two doubles in the series. Caldwell paced the Hawks this weekend in hits
Aponte finished 1-for-2 at the plate with an RBI
Morales paced the Hawks in innings pitched, striking out two across four innings of work
UP NEXT
UMES travels to Annapolis to take on Navy at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22. Live stats will be available at navysports.com.
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