Doubleheader

The two games of Friday’s Hancock-Bishop Walsh softball doubleheader couldn’t have been more different. Hancock was upended by the Spartans 4-3 in extra innings in the first game. The Panthers were a different team in Game 2, exploding for a 15-6 romp of the Spartans for a split. Game 1 was deadlocked at 1-1 after five innings. Bishop Walsh’s Becca Winner, starting the sixth inning on second base under international tiebreak rules, gave the Spartans a 2-1 lead when she scored on a fielder’s choice.

Friday, March 18, 2011 COLLEGE BASEBALL Chris Kulik had three hits and an RBI to lead Hagerstown Community College past Jefferson 12-4 in the first game of a doubleheader sweep. Danny Morris had two hits and four RBIs, Seth Poffenberger had two hits and two RBIs and Josh Knupp added two hits for the Hawks (14-5). In the nightcap, Knupp had two hits and three RBIs, and Justin Martinez and Kyle Crist had two hits and an RBI each in HCC’s 13-1 victory.

The Hagerstown Community College baseball team settled for a split of its Maryland JuCo Conference doubleheader with Garrett Community College on Thursday. The Hawks pulled out a 4-3 win in the first game before Garrett won the second game, 6-3. In the opener, HCC (26-17, 10-9) snapped a 3-3 tie with Garrett (13-25, 8-8) by scoring the deciding run in the fifth inning. Tyeler Presgraves led off with a walk, and advanced to third on an errant pickoff attempt. Seth Poffenberger came through with a double to right to drive in Presgraves.

Patrick Henry banged out 37 hits on Tuesday to spark it to a 10-0, 15-5 doubleheader sweep of the Hagerstown Community College softball team. Every batter collected a hit for Patrick Henry (14-8) in each game of the doubleheader. HCC (7-3) helped the Patriots' cause by committing four errors in each game. “Patrick Henry is a good ballclub,” HCC coach Amy Sterner said. “They capitalized on our errors. You can't make that many errors against a good ballclub and expect to win. “They are an exceptional hitting team and are very disciplined.

WILLIAMSPORT - Brunswick Post 96 took advantage of eight walks and eight Williamsport errors to defeat Post 202 5-4 in game one of a Western Maryland District American Legion doubleheader on Saturday. Jake Backover had two hits to lead Brunswick. Williamsport's Brian Hammond hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning. Matt Bowman led Post 202 with three hits and J.R. Fitzwater added two. In the second game, Williamsport's Isaac Henry (2-0) struck out eight, walked one and allowed one run in a 6-1 win. Hammond and Derek Brown each had a run-scoring double for Williamsport.

Tonight’s game between the Hagerstown Suns and the Hickory Crawdads at Municipal Stadium has been postponed due to unplayable field conditions. The two teams will play one game, as scheduled, Wednesday, and a doubleheader is set for Thursday beginning at 5:05 p.m. The second game will start 30 minutes after the first ends. Tickets for the postponed game are exchangeable for any 2011 Suns game. Tickets for Thursday's game will be good for both games of the doubleheader. Gates open at 4 p.m.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- Rain took care of Friday's series opener between the Hagerstown Suns and Kannapolis Intimidators. The game was delayed for 1 hour, 50 minutes before it was called off. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday at 2 p.m.

The following events are being held this week at Hagerstown Community College: · Thursday, April 6 Baseball - The Hawks host Frederick Community College at 3 p.m. Admission is free. · Friday, April 7 Humanities Education Day - High school students will be on campus in the morning to learn about careers in the humanities field. · Saturday, April 8 Shrine Circus - The Ali Ghan Shrine Circus will perform two shows, at 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. Tickets are free for kids 12 and younger, and cost $6 in advance for adults and $8 at the door.

Saturday, April 6, 2013 COLLEGE BASEBALL Hagerstown Community College split a doubleheader with Dundalk on Saturday, winning the second game 3-2 after dropping the opener 2-1 in eight innings. In the victory for the Hawks (21-17), Eric Schanzenbacher had RBIs, Dylan Dunn had two hits and an RBI, Trey Kirby pitched 6 1/3 inning for the victory, allowing two runs and five hits, and reliever Dylan Eyler got the last two outs for his fifth saves. In the loss for HCC, Garrett Sprankle had two hits and Kevin Bair pitched all eight innings, allowing two runs and six hits.

Sunday, March 3, 2013 COLLEGE BASEBALL Garrett Sprankle's one-out single in the bottom of the eighth innning scored Tyler Walter to lift Hagerstown Community College to an 8-7 win over Alfred State in the second game of a doubleheader sweep on Sunday. Walter drew a leadoff walk and stole second before moving to third on a groundout. Sprankle followed with his base hit to give HCC (5-1) its second straight sweep. Sprankle finished with two hits and two RBIs, C.J. Owings had two hits and an RBI and Eric Schanzenbacher added two hits for the Hawks.

Monday, March 26, 2012 COLLEGE BASEBALL Dylan Dunn had three hits and four RBIs to lead Hagerstown Community College to a 15-5 win over Prince George's in the opener of a doubleheader sweep on Monday afternoon. Jacob Keeney and Chris Kulik had two RBIs each for the Hawks (15-10) in the first game. In the nightcap, Josh Knupp had three hits and three RBIs, Cole Sellers had three hits and two RBIs and Lazaro Torres had two hits and an RBI as the Hawks won 18-5.

While Tuesday may have been on the chilly side, the Hagerstown Community College baseball team's bats managed to warm up for at least part of the afternoon. The Hawks bounced back from a 10-2 loss in the opener by pounding out an 11-4 victory in the nightcap to gain a split of a Maryland JuCo Conference doubleheader with the College of Southern Maryland. “It was two completely different games,” HCC coach Scott Jennings said. “It was like night and day for us. In the first game, they just outplayed us. They had better hitting, better pitching and better defense.

Patrick Henry banged out 37 hits on Tuesday to spark it to a 10-0, 15-5 doubleheader sweep of the Hagerstown Community College softball team. Every batter collected a hit for Patrick Henry (14-8) in each game of the doubleheader. HCC (7-3) helped the Patriots' cause by committing four errors in each game. “Patrick Henry is a good ballclub,” HCC coach Amy Sterner said. “They capitalized on our errors. You can't make that many errors against a good ballclub and expect to win. “They are an exceptional hitting team and are very disciplined.

Saturday, March 10, 2012 COLLEGE BASEBALL Mercyhurst 10-7, HCC 8-5 Eric Schanzenbacher had two hits and two RBIs in the first game for Hagerstown, which lost its home opener by dropping a twinbill to Mercyhurst (6-1). Jacob Keeney and Josh Knupp had two hits and an RBI each and Terrell Thompson had two hits. In the nightcap, Danny Morris had two RBIs for the Hawks (10-3). Mercyhurst 10-7, HCC 8-5 Game 1 Mercyhurst    100    110    301    3    - 10    14    3 HCC    003    100    201    1    - 8    12    3 Williams, Fisher (6)

The Hancock boys and girls basketball teams hosted a doubleheader with Broadfording Christian Academy and split the two games Monday night. The Broadfording boys pulled away from Hancock in the second half to claim an 85-65 victory. In the girls contest, Hancock came from behind to take down the Lions, 48-38. The boys game was closely contested for much of the first half. The teams were tied at 14 at the end of the first quarter and Hancock held a 27-25 in the closing minutes of the first half.

Ivan Rodriguez drove in the go-ahead run as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Saturday night to earn a doubleheader split. Rodriguez’s single to right scored Rick Ankiel to cap a two-run rally. Pinch-runner Brian Bixler had tied the game on a double steal, taking third and then coming home when catcher Eric Fryer’s throw went into left field for an error. In the first game, Garrett Jones and Andrew McCutchen hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning, and James McDonald had a strong outing in the Pirates’ 5-3 victory.

Paul Burnside pitched a two-hit shutout in the opener before Kannapolis rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the second game as the Intimidators swept the Hagerstown Suns 3-0 and 4-3 in a South Atlantic League doubleheader Monday. Hagerstown (31-20) had its Northern Division lead cut to 2 games over Greensboro (28-22). Burnside (4-2) struck out nine without walking any in a dominant performance in the opener, outdueling Suns starter A.J. Cole (0-4). Cole allowed just one run — on John Spatola’s two-out RBI single in the second — on two hits and one walk while striking out six in five innings.

The two games of Friday’s Hancock-Bishop Walsh softball doubleheader couldn’t have been more different. Hancock was upended by the Spartans 4-3 in extra innings in the first game. The Panthers were a different team in Game 2, exploding for a 15-6 romp of the Spartans for a split. Game 1 was deadlocked at 1-1 after five innings. Bishop Walsh’s Becca Winner, starting the sixth inning on second base under international tiebreak rules, gave the Spartans a 2-1 lead when she scored on a fielder’s choice.