NEW MARKET, Va. – The Frostburg State baseball team split its Capital Athletic Conference doubleheader with York (Pa.) Saturday afternoon, taking the first game 7-3, but dropping the second, 4-1.
 
Game One Box Score
Game Two Box Score

The Bobcats (11-8, 8-7) put up four runs in the first inning, which to be enough to down the Spartans (5-13, 4-8) in the twin bill opener. Freshman Matt Donaldson (Garrett, Pa./Meyersdale) led off the game with a double left center to start off an impressive day for the rookie. Junior Garrett Price (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty (Emory & Henry) drew a walk to put two runners on for classmate John Barrett (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison (Hagerstown)). Barrett lined a ball to left field to clear the bases with a stand-up double and give the Bobcats an early 2-0 lead. Junior Doug Anuszewski (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty) singled down the right field line to bring around Barrett before freshman Tyler Hawthorne (Wilmington, Del./Alexis I. Dupont) doubled to left to score Anuszswski and give FSU a 4-0 lead after just one inning.

The Spartans got one run back in the top of the third when Justin Cohen reached on a fielder’s choice that allowed Steve Tretter to cross the plate.

Down 4-1 in the top of the fourth, YCP threatened to take the lead. With three quick hits to open the frame, the Spartans were within two, 4-2, before senior Greg Ross (Towson, Md./Loch Raven) got his first out on a strike out in the inning. Tretter reached on a Bobcat error that brought home Devin Harbold. Kyle Cook reached on a infield single to load the bases, but Ross was get the final two Spartans to go down swinging and end the Spartans scoring chance.

The Bobcats answered all three of the last Spartans runs in the bottom of the fourth with Donaldson’s first home run of the season. Hawthorne opened the frame with a double to center field and Heatwole reached on error by the third baseman on a sacrifice attempt. With a 0-1 count, Donaldson sent the Spartan pitcher’s offering long over the right center fence. The Bobcats pushed their lead to 7-3.

Ross picked up his fourth win of the season pitching six innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on seven hits and just one walk. Ross struck out 10 Spartans on the afternoon. Junior #Zach O’Dell# (White Plains, Md./ Henry E. Lackey) got the final three outs of the game giving up just one hit with one strikeout.

The Bobcats, however, could not complete sweep, dropping the second game 4-1. Once again, Frostburg got out ahead first, putting up a run in the bottom of the first. Donaldson led off with a single to left and came around to score on a double to right center from senior Matt Greene (Westminster, Md./South Carroll). Despite having the bases loaded, the Bobcats could not capitalize on the runners on base.

The Spartans answered quickly with two runs in the top of the second on two hits and an error to take the lead 2-1. YCP added another run in both the fifth and sixth to seal the win and take the game 4-1.

Senior Josh Davis (Freeland, Md./Hereford (Webber International)) suffered the loss for the Bobcats going 6.1, giving up four runs, two earned, on five hits and five walks. Davis struck out two on the afternoon.

Donaldson led the Bobcats at the plate on the day, going a combined 5-for-7 with two doubles and a home run. The right fielder accounted for three of the Bobcats runs and drove in two.

Frostburg State returns to the diamond when it travels to Huntingdon, Pa. to take on Juniata in a non-conference doubleheader on March 29 starting at 1:00 p.m.