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WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The Shippensburg University baseball team put forth a strong effort in its opening game against perennial region frontrunner West Chester on Friday afternoon from Serpico Stadium but the Raiders could not come away with a victory, dropping both games of a PSAC Eastern Division doubleheader by scores of 4-3 and 16-2.

Shippensburg (21-15, 7-7 PSAC East) received a steady pitching effort in the opener from junior Tom Bush, who threw a complete game but fell to 3-3 for the season. He allowed four earned runs – walking one and striking out two.

Senior shortstop Eric Herman collected three hits, two RBIs and a run scored in Friday's doubleheader. Sophomore third baseman Pat Kregeloh had an RBI-single in the opening game.

West Chester (25-1, 10-0 PSAC East), ranked No. 1 in the Collegiate Baseball poll and No. 5 in the NCBWA Division II poll, extended its PSAC-record winning streak to 20 games by pounding out 28 hits in the doubleheader – including 19 in Game 2 – and riding the quality starts of pitchers Joe Gunkel and Fred Breidenbach.

Shippensburg will host the Golden Rams at 1 p.m. Saturday in a doubleheader from Fairchild Field. Before the game, Herman will be presented with his Rawlings Gold Glove award that he was honored with following the 2011 season.

Game 1: West Chester 4, Shippensburg 3

Friday's opener was played at the pace of a businessman's special – as the two teams worked diligently and finished in just 1 hour and 45 minutes.

West Chester got on the board in the bottom of the first after Jack Provine tripled home Mike Raimo just two batters into the game. SU answered in the top of the second, however, as Kregeloh singled home sophomore designated hitter Kyle Hollingsworth with two outs. The Raiders loaded the bases in the inning but could not plate any additional runs.

Trailing 4-1 through three innings, SU got two back in the fourth when Herman doubled home Hollingsworth and junior Tyler Basso. SU plated all three of its runs in the game with two outs in the respective inning.

Gunkel, however, retired 10 of the final 11 batters that he faced to record the victory. The only blemish was a one-out single in the seventh inning by Herman.

Game 2: West Chester 16, Shippensburg 2

Junior Simon Beloff was the lone Raider with multiple hits in the nightcap. His 2-for-3 performance included a double down the right-field line in the fourth inning and a run scored. Herman was 1-for-4 and scored the game's first run after doubling to lead off the contest.

SU employed four pitchers in the contest: senior Jimmy Miller, junior Josh Scott, sophomore #R.J. Grant and senior Ted Williams#. Miller was credited with the loss; he lasted just 2.2 innings. Grant threw two shutout innings of relief, striking out two.