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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman University baseball team captured the opening game of a three-game series with Cal Lutheran University with a 7-1 decision at home on Friday afternoon. Senior All-America RHP Devin Drag was in top form for the Panthers, hurling eight shutout innings for his second win of the season. The win was Chapman’s fourth in a row to open the season. Drag allowed just four hits and struck out 11 in his eight innings of work. Chapman (4-0) got plenty of offense once again, pounding out double-digit hits (12) for the third time this season, including a 3-for-3 performance from junior DH Stuart Hyman. The Panthers scored four runs in the fourth thanks to a two-run single by sophomore IF Ryan Cavan. Hyman and sophomore IF Patrick Ohail followed with RBI doubles to give Chapman a 5-0 lead. Sophomore C Matt Pearson added some insurance in the sixth inning with a two-run homer. Justin Bogoyevac and D.J. Milonas each had a pair of hits for Cal Lutheran (2-1), which dropped its first game of the young season. The series moves from Hart Park to Thousand Oaks where the two teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
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