SOMERSET: The Somerset Eagles clinched at least a
share of the LHAC conference title by defeating Bishop McCort on Thursday. The Eagles can secure the title with a win
in either one of their two remaining games.
Somerset’s
starting pitcher Drew
Shaulis threw five innings. He
allowed four walks early in the game, but he settled in to limit the Crushers
to four runs on five hits. He recorded
six strikeouts. Jordan
Kaufman threw his first two innings of the season to close out the
game. He allowed one run on two
hits. He recorded one strikeout.
Bishop
McCort’s starting pitcher Frank Furfari helped his own cause with a two-run
homerun in the first inning, but he didn’t fare as well on the mound. He lasted only 1 2/3 innings and allowed
nine runs on nine hits.
Somerset
recorded four consecutive hits to start the game as they batted around in the
first inning. They repeated the feat in
the second as they took advantage of five walks. After two innings, Somerset led 9-2.
The
Eagles added solo runs in the third and fourth innings, and Shaulis and Kaufman
held the Crushers at bay for the remainder of the game.
Zach
Deist had two singles and four RBI’s for the Eagles. Tyler
Uphouse and Adam
Angermeier both were 2-3 with a double.
Shaulis
was 2-2 and scored twice. Josh
Barron had a single and drove in two.
Somerset
(14-3) will host Westmont
on Tuesday at 4:30.