HANOVER, Md. – The Frostburg State Baseball team dropped their opening two games of the weekend to West Chester 5-0 and 6-0 on Saturday night.
 
In game one, both teams went down in order through the first inning before the Golden Rams were able to get a lead in the second. After a strikeout looking, a double into left was followed by another K, however a triple to straightaway center gave WCU a 1-0 advantage. FSU had trouble getting their bats going, as Golden Ram starter Julian Costa sat them down 1-2-3 in both the second and third innings.
 
West Chester looked to tack on in the fourth, working a pair of walks and a single to load the bases with two outs, but sophomore Zach Dodson worked out of the jam with a grounder to third to keep the deficit at one. The Bobcats again went quietly in the bottom half, as in the fifth, the Golden Rams did complete their two-out rally through a triple, walk, and wild pitch to lead 2-0.
 
Frostburg wouldn't get a runner on base until the bottom of the sixth, when junior Ryan Bouma drew a walk, but he would advance no further after a pair of strikeouts and a pop up. WCU effectively put the game away win the seventh, with a pair of doubles, a single, and a stolen base that involved an error all playing three runs and putting them ahead 5-0. Juniors Brian Scott and Jackson Schalick drew back-to-back walks to lead off the bottom half hoping to provide some late magic, however a liner caught in left and another two swinging strikeouts gave Costa the West Chester no-hitter and shutout win.
 
Both sides went down in order to start game two, as junior starter John Smith was then able to work out of some trouble in the second. A pair of walks and a hit batter loaded the bases with one out, however he was able to get a much-needed 4-6-3 double play to get out of the frame unscathed. FSU again went quietly in the second, while Smith earned a pair of pick-offs to clear the bases in the third while also striking out a batter.
 
The Bobcats picked up their first base hit of the day in the bottom of the third, as sophomore Manny Hall lined a two-out single into right, while freshman Drew Jourdan doubled, however a fly ball to center ended the threat. After a scoreless fourth, West Chester got themselves going in the top of the fifth with an error starting things out, followed by a pair of singles, hit by pitches, and walks to score four runs, then a wild pitch netted their fifth of the frame. Frostburg wouldn't manage another baserunner in the game, as the Golden Rams plated one more in the seventh on a walk and back-to-back singles to take the 6-0 win.
 
With the losses, FSU drops to 7-4 on the year, while West Chester improves to 7-1. The sides will play again tomorrow, March 8 with another doubleheader set to begin at 4 p.m. Information and updates will be posted to frostburgsports.com.