Baseball Recap: University Has No Trouble Against Hampshire

University barely beat Hampshire the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. University blew past Hampshire 9-1 on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won seven in a row.

Daniel Grabo

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/29/25 @ Hampshire	6
04/10/24 vs Morgantown	3
04/04/24 @ Georgetown	3
03/20/24 @ Wheeling Park	3
03/20/25 vs East Fairmont	2

Daniel Grabo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grant Alexander, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Brock Shuba, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.

University was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

The win got University back to even at 4-4. As for Hampshire, they dropped their record down to 0-7 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.

Coming up, University will host The Linsly School at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hampshire, they will venture away from home to face off against Martinsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hampshire is facing Martinsburg at the right time seeing as Martinsburg is stuck on a three-game losing streak.